2. Tipton County Mini-Tech Conference March 9, 2017
Sign-Up Genius
Tiffany Tucker, Ed.D
Christen Langford

3. GETTING STARTED…
All of today’s resources can be found at
Create an account. (
On the homepage, click on the “Create a Sign-Up” button.

4. GENERAL DETAILS
Name of Group: Select “Create a new group called.” In the dialogue box, type Your Name – Fall Conferences 2017.
Title of Sign-Up: Add the same text as in the previous step.
Description: Add a statement similar to this:
If you would like to attend parent-teacher conferences, please sign-up for one of the available time slots. NOTE: Sign-ups will close at midnight on 10/17/17 to allow me ample time to prepare for each scheduled conference. Thank you for your continued support!
Click “Continue.”

5. THEME
Select a theme and then click “Continue.”

6. DATES/TIMES Select “Time Slots.” Start Date: 10/23/2017
End Date: 10/30/2017
Location: Jane Doe’s Room – Purple Hallway – Room 611
Include these Weekdays: Make sure Monday is the only day selected.
Start Time: 3:30 p.m.
End Time: 5:45 p.m.
Time Slot Increments: Every 15 Minutes
Click “Continue.”

7. Dates/Times

8. SLOTS Title of Slot: Monday, October 23, 2017 Conferences # Wanted: 1
Help Comment: Leave this blank.
Show for Date/Time:
Selected Dates: Select all of the 10/23 dates.
Title of Slot: Monday, October 30, 2017 Conferences
Help Comment: Leave Blank
Selected Dates: Select all of the 10/30 dates.
Click “Continue.”

9. SLOTS

10. SETTINGS
Contact Info:
“Yes” is automatically checked for “Name.” Check “No” for everything else.
Click the box that says “Also hide the names from group members.”
Public Sign-Up Comment:
Call this field: Type “Your Child’s Initials” in the box.
Required? Select “Yes.”
Miscellaneous Preferences:
The first and second boxes should be checked. The rest should not. In the drop down box, change the 2 to a 1.
Click “Continue.”

11. SETTINGS

12. PREVIEW
Make sure everything looks correct then click on “Proceed to Invite and Publish.”

13. INVITE/PUBLISH Click on “Take My Sign-Up Live but Don’t Send E-mails.”
You’re finished! Copy the orange link and it to yourself. 

14. ADD TO YOUR PLANNER…
10/5/17 & 1/18/18 – OPEN SIGN-UPS. Send home the parent note (see webpage) for Fall Conferences. Share the conference link with your parents via Remind, handout, etc… You may also want to include a link to your sign-ups on your webpage.
10/18/17 & 1/29/18 – CLOSE SIGN-UPS. You need to close your online sign-ups today in order to give you an adequate amount of time to prepare. You can do this by going to your link and signing-up up for any open spots. This way, all slots will be filled and no one else can sign-up.

15. ACCESSING APPOINTMENTS
Click on the white circle with your initials in the top right hand corner of the screen. Click on “My Account.” Click on your sign-up to view your scheduled conferences.
Transfer your list to a sign-in sheet (see word.doc).

16. DELETING YOUR SIGN-UP
When conferences have concluded, you may delete your sign-up. Do this by clicking on the white circle with your initials in the top right hand corner of the screen. Click on “My Account.” Find your sign-up and click the “…” button. Select “Delete.” Then, select “Yes, Delete.”
Remember to also remove the link from your webpage.

17. YOUR TURN!
Try creating a sign-up for spring conferences. Don’t forget to the link to yourself. You will thank yourself next year! 

18. IDEAS???

19. QUESTIONS???