Foxbright Training

1. Foxbright Training FoxbrightTeacher Pages http://support.foxbright.com support@foxbright.com

2. Teacher Pages • Overview of Teacher Pages Training • www.eastlansingPD.weebly.com (PD Topics > Foxbright) • Teacher Pages • Weebly or Planbook or Foxbright? • Logging in • What am I editing? • Contact info • Welcome page • Teacher page content • Finally – adding & editing pages

3. System Login You will be required to login: Go to ELSP.us > Staff Links > Foxbright Teacher Pages

4. Welcome Page • Teacher Home / Welcome Page • Small Bio including Years Teaching, Experience, Specialty & Professional Development • May also include: • Homework Schedule • Calendar of assignments, tests, projects, etc. • Helpful links for students • You can also create additional pages for • Different Subjects that you teach • Projects • Field Trips

5. Update info & add photo • Select My Information • Click on your name to get the dropdown menu

6. Update Profile Photo • Scroll down to see the Photo and Profile • Select New Photo

7. Upload New Photo • You will be asked to Select a File

8. Upload New Photo • Browse for your photo image • When you have it selected, select “Open”

9. Upload New Photo • You will now see your photo and you have options to “Crop” and “Resize”

10. Upload New Photo • Resize and move window to portion of photo that you want and select Preview.

11. Upload New Photo • If you are happy with it, select “Save” • Otherwise select “Undo Crop”

12. Upload New Photo • Select “Save” when satisfied

13. Teacher Pages • Select “My Pages” Tab • You will see your pages

14. Teacher Pages • You can update your Page Name • Click on Gear next to your page • Select “Settings”

15. Teacher Pages • Enter a new Page Name • The other fields will automatically update • Select Save

16. Teacher Pages • You can also add pages • Click the Gear and Select “Add Page”

17. Teacher Pages • Enter a name for your page. • The system will fill out the other fields • Save the page.

18. Editing Page Content • Click on the page name to edit the page

19. Editing Page Content • Click Edit in the box to open the edit window.

20. Add Page • You will see an empty page if you just added the page • The red outlines indicate where you can add content • Click or hover over a red box to view action options • Select the Edit option

21. Editing Page Content • Click in the box and start typing to enter text • Use the “Format” drop to change font size and color. • Save your changes

22. Page Editor • Frequently Used Tool Bar Icons • Insert Link • Document (Word, PDF) • Website page • Insert Photo • Insert Multi Media • Video or Audio • Paste • Use the Paste from Word function to have your formatting converted to the available formats on your website.

23. Page Editor • Frequently Used Tool Bar Icons • Format • Styles to change format • Snippets • Inserts an icon • Use these when linking to documents

24. Page Editor • Preview – this allows you to view the page to make sure everything looks correct • Publish – this allows you to publish the page to make it live on the website. • Close – this closes the Page Editor and returns you to your “My Pages” View

25. Inserting Links • You can Add 3 types of links: • Link to a Document (Word, PDF, Excel) • Link to an External Web Page • Link to a page on your web site

26. Link to Document Step 1 – Create Link Text • Enter Link Text and Select Text using mouse • Select the “Link” icon

27. Link to Document • Step 2: Upload Document • Select Browse for Link button • Choose select file

28. Link to Document Step 3: Find File • Click the name of the file to add it or, • Select Add File to upload a file

29. Link to Document Step 4: Upload the file • Select A File • Select the Category “My Files” • Enter a Name • Enter a Description (optional) • Select Save button • You will see a progress bar while the file uploads • You will now see your uploaded file on the category you chose from.

30. Link to Document • You now have uploaded a document and added a link to it on your web page. • The link will be highlighted in the editor • To Test Link: • Save content block • Select “Preview”(upper right)

31. Link to External Web Page Step 1: Find the web page & copy the URL • Click on the address • Make sure the address is highlighted • Select Copy

32. Link to External Web Page Step 2: Create Link Text • Enter Link Text and Select Text • Select the “Link” icon • Paste the URL in URL field and click OK

33. Link to Page on your Site Step 1: Create Link Text • Enter Link Text and Select Text • Select the “Link” icon

34. Link to Page on your Site Step 2: Find Page • Click on “Browse for Link”

35. Link to Page on your Site Step 2: Find Page • The + symbol reveals subpages • If you know the name of the page you can search for it • Click on the page you want to link to • I’ll choose athletics

36. Link to Page on your Site Step 4: Insert Link • The chosen internal link will now be in the URL field • Select OK

37. Link to Page on your Site • You now have added a link to “Athletics” • The link will be highlighted in the editor • You can Save & Preview the page to test the link

38. Inserting Photos or Multimedia • Inserting Photos • You can insert pictures on your web page • If you want a slideshow or have a lot of photos, please see Using the Photo Gallery • Inserting Multimedia • If you have a video or voice file hosted on a third party streaming site such as vimeo or youtube, you can get the embed code from your video and paste it in the window that opens after clicking the multimedia button.

39. Add Picture Step 1 – Picture Location • Put your cursor location to where you would like to add the picture • Select the “Insert Image” icon

40. Add Picture • Step 2: Upload Picture • Select Browse Server For Image

41. Add Picture • Step 2: Upload Picture • If the image has already been uploaded, you can find the file in the list. Clicking on the title will select it, or: • Click Add Image to upload a new image.

42. Add Picture • Step 2: Upload Picture • Choose the “my files” • Click Select New File to choose the image from your computer. • Give your image a name and choose save. • Your file will be added to the list for selection as showed in previous slide.

43. Add Picture Step 3: Find File • Once the image is selected you can change its size and alignment. • Hint: Make sure the lock is always locked to maintain aspect ratio • Once satisfied, choose OK and the image will be added to your page.

44. Add Photo Step 6: Resize Photo • If the photo is large, you may need to resize it so you can view it • Click on the photo to select it • You can grab a corner a resize it • Save your updated content.

45. Add Media • Step 1: Get the Embed Code • Copy the Embed Code from the streaming service, such as youtube or vimeo, for the video. Most of these site allow you to change the video size and other options before generating the code

46. Add Media Step 2 –Video Location • Put your cursor location to where you would like to add the Video or Audio • Select the “Insert Multimedia” icon

47. Add Media Step 3: Paste Embed Code • Paste the Embed Code in the Embed Media Window and choose OK

48. Add Media • The video (or other media) will now be displayed on your page. • Save the content window.

49. Calendars • The system will allow you to have 1 or more calendars • Test Dates • Homework Assignments • Project Dates

50. Add Calendar Step 1 – Calendars Tab • Select the Calendars Tab • Choose Add Calendar