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2. 2 To edit your site go to: http://www.sctboces.org/toolbox To preview your site & other sites in your school or the region, go to: http://classrooms.sctboces.org To report difficulties: email Pam Barber Pbarber@warsaw.k12.ny.us

3. 3 Open Internet Explorer Type http://www.sctboces.org/toolbox into the address bar and press on the keyboard to edit your sitehttp://www.sctboces.org/toolbox

4. 4 Log in ID is the same as your e-mail address Original Password: changeme (please change immediately) Scroll down and click at the bottom of the screen

5. 5 Click to show/hide each feature

6. 6 On the Classroom Creator main page, click Use the formatting toolbar to set up your font style, size, color, etc. Type your info into the window. You can insert pictures, add hyperlinks and special characters using the buttons on the formatting toolbar… ALWAYSALWAYS click “SAVE MY EDITS…” when finished, or you will lose all your hard work!!!

7. 7 Spell Checker Insert Hyperlink Format Font… Help – Explains each tool on the Formatting Toolbar Suggestion : Put images into your PRIVATE WEB FOLDER, then use them to upload onto your web pages (you will see them in the list on the right) Click on a file to select a picture, then click INSERT IMAGE

8. 8 This is a great way to remind parents about: Classroom Events Guest Speakers Field Trips… This is a great way to remind parents about: Classroom Events Guest Speakers Field Trips…

9. 9 You will use the same editor to add or edit announcements. See Slide 7

10. 10 This feature allows the teacher to make links to favorite web sites. Useful for homework assignments that include research on a web site. Also great for easy access to your favorite sites. Create folders to organize sites This feature allows the teacher to make links to favorite web sites. Useful for homework assignments that include research on a web site. Also great for easy access to your favorite sites. Create folders to organize sites

11. 11 Click VIEW CONTENTS to see the sites in a folder and to add a Bookmark to that folder. Click ADD A FOLDER to add a folder to the list Once you have selected a folder from the list on the left, click ADD A BOOKMARK to add a web site to your list.

12. 12 List special days & vacations List monthly themes List projects that are due on certain dates List special days & vacations List monthly themes List projects that are due on certain dates

13. 13 Click on a date on the calendar (it will appear in the fields under “Starting Date” Use the buttons to scroll to the correct Month/Year Type an EVENT TITLE Type an EVENT DESCRIPTION Click ADD THIS EVENT… when finished

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15. 15 To add a deck: Click ADD A NEW FLASHCARD DECK Type in a name for the deck (i.e. – Plant Vocabulary) and click ADD THIS DECK Click on the name of your deck in the list on the top left of the Flashcard screen Use the buttons in the box on the right to edit the deck Click ADD A NEW CARD TO THIS DECK to add vocabulary to the deck Choose card type (term & definition or picture and term) Enter information and click ADD THIS CARD Edit Deck Options

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17. 17 Clickto begin Science Fair Projects This gallery contains pictures of our Science Fair projects.

18. 18 Click Click ADD A NEW IMAGE Click BROWSE… to find your file Click UPLOAD THE GRAPHIC FILE when finished

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20. 20 Click to begin Type in a name for the class (i.e. – Math 6C) & click ADD THIS CLASS… 3C Math

21. 21 Click You can attach files to assignments Click ADD NEW ASSIGNMENT to get started You can activate/ inactivate recurring assignments

22. 22 Click 09-15-03 09-16-03 Math – read page 41 and do #1-10 page 42 on graph paper. Use the site below for help if you need it. http://www.mat h.com Always use a 2 digit month-day-year to enter the date! Separate with dashes!! Type in a description of the assignment. If you have a web site that you want to add to the description to help students review a concept, use the ADD A WEB ADDRESS BUTTON & type in the URL into the box that pops up (include http://) Click ADD THIS ASSIGNMENT when finished

23. 23 Click here to begin Return to Announcements 

24. 24 Type in the story title Enter the names of the author(s) Describe the story Click ADD THIS STORY Click EDIT THIS STORY to add or make changes to your story. This button allows students to use the Text-to-Speech feature to listen to the story Allows you to see what the students will see when they view the story Allows you to add a new page to your story Allows visitors to your site to look at the story you created