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Instructional Design: ADDIE Model RenWeb Training for Teachers at Trinity
Lutheran School
EDT 892 Instructional Design
Tiffany Gurgel
October 2013
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Table of Contents
Analysis 2
Design 7
Development 11
Implementation 13
Evaluation 14
References 18
Appendix A 19
Appendix B 64
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Analysis
Performance Gap
Trinity Lutheran School recently went to a new management system. With this
management system teachers are able to take attendance, put lesson plans and homework on a
parent portal, keep a grade book accessible to parents and create teacher website for their class.
This is a new program to all of our teachers. None of the teachers have had prior use of this
management program. Teachers from grades 5 through 8 feel comfortable with putting their
grades, homework and creating the class website. The teachers for Pre-K 3 through 4th
grade are
not as comfortable with these skills. Many of these teachers do not know how to save a file as a
PDF and then upload it to their RenWeb class site.
A few teachers had asked me about posting their homework in RenWeb and how they
could post newsletters or worksheets. I told this to our assistant principal who had been trained
with RenWeb more than the rest of the teachers. At one of our first faculty meetings of this
school year Scott, the assistant principal, asked about the need for a tutorial on some of the
aspects of RenWeb and all of the primary teachers said yes they would love one. The teachers
from grades 5 through 8 really did not respond in needing one because most of them had been
playing around with the system already.
At our last faculty meeting, our assistant principal, Scott, was going over some of the
parts of RenWeb and was being bombarded with questions from the primary grades. They
needed things done slower and written down. Our faculty meeting was already going long and so
I talked to Scott about doing training for just the primary teachers as part of my CUW class. It
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was during this meeting that I was able to see the gap between what the primary teachers knew
and were able to do with RenWeb and the middle school teachers.
After this meeting and another discussion with Scott, we decided to talk with the teachers
and decide what it was on RenWeb that they felt comfortable doing and those things that they
still felt they needed instruction on. After talking with teachers, almost all of the teachers could
take attendance and email through the RenWeb management system. Some of the teachers were
still unclear about posting assignments, posting web documents with their homework, adding
announcements, calendar events and web documents to their site. Two areas that were not
mentioned were using RenWeb for posting resources or posting a picture gallery. When asked if
they would use these tools most of them said yes and so these two areas were added to the
training.
Instructional Goals
After talking with the teachers and Scott the goals that I hope to achieve through this
training are as follows:
Teachers should be able to save a Word document as a PDF.
Teachers should be able to post assignments to their class website.
Teachers should be able to upload and post a worksheet that goes along with a homework
assignment to the class website.
Teachers should be able to create announcements, calendar events, post resources and
documents, and create a picture gallery for their parent to their class website.
Learners
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The learners will include the primary grade teachers (Pre-K 3 through 4th
grade). The
teachers range in age from early 20s through late 50s. There are 2 teachers between the ages of
25 and 30, one teacher between the ages of 30and 35, one teacher 45 and 50, and five teachers
between the ages of 55 and 60. All of the teachers are female. The teachers are all willing to use
technology in their classroom but are sometimes not as comfortable as the teachers of grades 5
through 8 with the use of different technology programs. Many of the teachers fear that they will
do something in a program that they won’t be able to change. They are sometimes fearful just to
play around with a program because they either will get lost or won’t be able to get back to an
area that is needed. Most of the teachers want a step by step guide to what needs to be done for
each part of the RenWeb system. A few of the teachers would be willing to play around with the
program to figure out the process but many of them want to be told what to do and have someone
take them through the process. All of the teachers have some prior knowledge to the RenWeb
program as we were trained in the taking of attendance and all of the teachers are currently using
this part of the system. All teachers have laptops and are familiar with Microsoft Office. Posting
items to the website requires making Word documents into PDFs so that everyone will be able to
access the document. All but two of the teachers know how to save a document as a PDF. None
of the teachers have had prior training in posting homework to their class website or entering
information to the class website. All of the teachers were taken to the page where the homework
would be posted but none of the primary teachers tried this out during the training session.
Resources
The teachers will need their laptops. Some of the training will be in a classroom that has
internet and a SMARTboard to project the Management System to take the teachers step by step
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through the different processes. A training manual has been created for the instructor of the class
to follow. Handout manuals will be given to the teachers to follow along as we go through the
training. The handouts will also be available online for the teachers to access if they misplace the
copy from the training session.
My thought is to offer both a face-to-face training but then to also have this information
available to teachers on-line. Some of the teachers I know learn better face-to-face and others
would be fine with just the directions or tutorial online that they could access to perform the
different tasks. Having the on-line access would also be helpful for any teacher on staff if they
forgot how to do something, they would have a place to go for help. This would also be used at
the beginning of each year as a refresher guide to those that may have forgotten how to do some
of the things over the summer.
The first activity will be completed before the training session using a job aid. They will
save several documents as PDFs to bring to training. They will also need dates and pictures on
their computers to use during the training session. In talking with the teachers, they all felt
comfortable in being able to complete these two items prior to the training session.
The instructional designer for this project management plan will be me. I will be
conducting interviews with the teachers to find out where they are and what they most need
when it comes to RenWeb training. The subject matter experts will be Scott, assistant principal,
John, technology coordinator, and Kathy, teaching aide. All three of these people have more
training and knowledge of the program. Scott and John went through separate training from the
rest of the teachers on RenWeb. Kathy will also be a help in seeing what she sees that teachers
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are having trouble with when it comes to RenWeb. I will be the main instructor and Scott will be
a co-instructor. Scott will help me, the instructor, by walking around to help in answering
questions as we go through the different lessons.
The only financial aspect of the training is for the paper used to run the training
guidelines for the teachers.
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Design
Task Inventory
Desired Performance 1: Teachers will successfully save a Word document as a PDF.
(motor and order)
o Task: Teachers will save a document as a PDF.
Step 1: Teachers will open a document that they have previously created
in Word.
Step 2: Using the step-by-step job aid, teachers will save the document as
a PDF.
Desired Performance 2: Teachers will navigate the Lesson Plan tab of the RenWeb site.
(motor and order)
o Task: Teachers will access the lesson plan page and post their homework for
today.
Step 1: Teachers will use their login information to access the RenWeb
site.
Step 2: Teachers will navigate to the lesson plan page from their
homepage.
Step 3. Teachers will post an assignment to the site.
Desired Performance 3: Teachers will successfully upload a document to post with a
homework assignment. (motor and order)
o Task: Teachers will add a worksheet to their RenWeb homework page.
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Step 1: Teachers will use their login information to access the RenWeb
site.
Step 2: Teachers will navigate to the lesson plan page from their
homepage.
Step 3: Teachers will post an assignment to the site.
Step 4: Teachers will add a document resource to a posted homework
assignment.
Desired Performance 4: Teachers will successfully navigate the tool in RenWeb to add
the classroom’s weekly newsletter to their class website. (motor, order)
o Task: Teachers will upload a document to their classroom webpage using their
knowledge of posting assignments.
Step 1: Teachers will use their login information to access the RenWeb
site.
Step 2: Teachers will navigate to the resource page from their homepage.
Step 3: Teachers will upload a document to their resource page.
Desired Performance 5: Based on the previous tasks, teachers will successfully use the
different tabs in the Web Configuration tool in RenWeb. (cognitive, motor, and order)
o Task: Teachers will create a useful website for the parents in their class by posting
announcements, dates and pictures.
Step 1: Teachers will use their login information to access the RenWeb
site.
Step 2: Teachers will access the Web Configuration tab on RenWeb’s
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homepage.
Step 3: Teachers will access the announcement, picture gallery, and
calendar tabs to add important information that will display on their class
website.
Step 4: Teachers will input data for their classroom.
Performance Objectives
Objective 1: Prior to the training program, teachers will with 100% accuracy save a Word
document as a PDF using a step-by-step instructional guide.
o Performance: Save a document as a PDF
o Condition: Completed prior to the training program
o Criterion: 100% accuracy
Objective 2: By the end of the training program, teachers will be able to post an
assignment to their class website.
o Performance: Post an assignment to the class website.
o Condition: Completed by the end of the training program.
o Criterion: 100% accuracy
Objective 3: By the end of the training program, teachers will be able to upload and post
a document associated with a homework assignment.
o Performance: Upload and post a document
o Condition: Completed by the end of the training program.
o Criterion: The document must go along with a posted homework assignment.
Objective 4: By the end of the training program, teachers will be able to upload and post
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a newsletter or other documents to their class website.
o Performance: Post a newsletter or document to their class website.
o Condition: Completed by the end of the training program.
o Criterion: 100% accuracy
Objective 5: By the end of the training program, teachers will be able to access the Web
Configuration tab on RenWeb to add an announcement, calendar dates, or photos.
o Performance: add announcements, calendar dates, or photos to the class website
o Condition: Completed by the end of the training program.
o Criterion: 100% accuracy
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Development
Pre-Training
Teachers will follow the Pre-Training Handout to save a document as a PDF. Teachers
should save their classroom newsletter and one document that could be linked with a homework
assignment (worksheet, note sheet, rubric, etc.). These documents should be saved to their hard
drive prior to the class meeting date.
Lesson 1
In Lesson 1 teachers will:
Teachers will be able to add homework assignments to their class website.
Teachers will be able to navigate to the Faculty Web to add homework assignments to
their class website.
Teachers will be able to add a Web Document that is linked to an added homework
assignment.
Lesson 2
In Lesson 2 teachers will:
Teachers will be able to navigate to the Faculty Web to add announcements to their class
website.
Teachers will be able to add announcements to individual classes or general
announcements meant for general information for their homerooms.
Lesson 3
In Lesson 3 teachers will:
Teachers will be able to navigate to the Faculty Web to add calendar events to their class
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website.
Teachers will be able to add calendar events to individual classes or to all classes taught
by the teacher.
Lesson 4
In Lesson 4 teachers will:
Teachers will be able to explain the difference between a Resource and a Web Document.
Teachers will be able to navigate to the Faculty Web to add Resources or Web
Documents to their class website.
Teachers will be able to add Resources or Web Documents to individual classes or to all
classes taught by the teacher.
Lesson 5
In Lesson 5 teachers will:
Teachers will be able to navigate to the Faculty Web to add pictures to their class
website.
Teachers will be able to add Pictures to individual classes or to all classes taught by the
teacher.
All of the lessons and handouts can be found in Appendix A and B.
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Implementation
There are several topics that will be covered during the training session and one topic that
will occur prior to the training day. The one topic that will be accomplished prior to the training
is saving a document as a PDF. Teachers need to follow the instructions to save the document as
a PDF and bring at least two documents that have been saved as a PDF to use during the training
session. One document should be their class newsletter and the other one should be a worksheet,
note sheet, etc. that can be linked to a homework assignment
There will be five mini-lessons that will occur during the training session. Each lesson will
be gone through together but teachers will have handouts to use as the lessons our completed.
The topics are:
o Posting homework to their class website and posting a document that goes along
with the homework assignment.
o Posting announcements, resources, documents and pictures to the classroom
website.
I have created a training manual for the instructor to use during the class which includes the pre-
training class documents, the lessons and the handouts that go along with each lesson. For this
training I am the main instructor but will also have a co-instructor that will be helping monitor
the teachers’ progress. There will also be a handout manual for all of the teachers in the class that
contains all the needed handouts. These handouts will also be available online for the teachers to
access if they misplace or cannot find the original handouts.
See Appendix A & B for the Training Manual and Handout Manual
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Evaluation
The purpose of my evaluation is to make sure that the teachers are able to perform the
necessary tasks in keeping their classroom website up-to-date through our school’s new
management system. At the end of the training teachers should be able to save documents as
PDFs, add homework and link documents to the assignment, add announcements, calendar
events, resource links, web documents, and pictures to their class site. Teachers should also be
able to locate needed information if they forget how do complete one of the listed tasks. Once the
evaluation is taken, I will see if more instruction is needed in any area and to see which teachers
may need more one-on-one training with the associated goals.
As the instructor, I will be conducting the evaluation. I will be observing teachers
throughout the class to see that the tasks are being completed as we go through the lessons. At
the end of the class I will also have the teachers complete a questionnaire to see how they feel
about the training. It will also assess how comfortable each teacher is with the tasks covered in
the training. This will help to see if changes need to be made for the training session and also to
see if some teachers need more assistance with the required tasks.
CIPP Model and ID Project
Context
o Context is the planning decisions that need to be made during the evaluation
phase. Evaluation of the needs and opportunities are completed during this phase.
Looking at the context helps to define and asses the goals within the program.
o The context of the training is based on the needed skills to put information up on
class websites through our new management system, RenWeb.
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Input
o Input is the structuring decisions that need to be assessed during the evaluation.
During this phase decisions are made about the approaches, methods, and
resource allocations that will be needed to reach the intended goals.
o Lessons have been developed around the tasks that will need to be performed to
keep the class website up-to-date and keep parents informed. Lessons are based
on adding homework assignments, announcements calendar events, resources,
web documents, and picture gallery.
Process
o Process is the implementing decisions made during the evaluation phase. It is
during this phase that the implementation of the program are evaluated and
refined if needed.
o The instructor will follow the lesson plans provided to help teachers be able to
add homework assignments, announcements calendar events, resources, web
documents, and picture gallery to their class website through the new
management system. Teachers will have handouts to help guide them through the
process. Continual evaluation will occur to see if changes need to be made to the
training.
Products
o Products look at the recycling decisions through the evaluation phase. The actual
ends of the program are assessed to see whether success of the desired goals was
met.
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o Teachers will show added information to their class website to show that goals
and objectives have been met. This will be shown through observation of the
teachers’ websites.
Kirkpatrick Model
Reaction of the learners for this training will be evaluated throughout the class. This
evaluation will be completed by observation of the learners throughout the learning experience.
Body language, questions, and comments can all be used to help evaluate how the learners’ are
feeling about the training process.
Evaluation of the learning that has taken place during the training will be completed by
both observations and questionnaires that will be filled out at the end of the class. As each new
task is taught and completed by the learners, the instructor and co-instructor will be observing
the steps being taken by the learners and whether success of the task has been achieved. After the
class learners will be asked to complete a questionnaire about how comfortable they feel about
completing the tasks covered during the training.
Observations will be used to evaluate the behavior of the learners. As the training is
occurring the instructor and co-instructor will be looking at the skills and abilities of the learners.
Through observation, the instructor will know if more instruction is needed on a certain task.
Teachers will be filling out a questionnaire asking them to assess how they feel about the
tasks covered during the training. Teachers will be asked to continue to keep their class website
up-to-date. Our principal and the parents will be able to see what the teachers are adding to their
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class site. If homework assignments have not been added, the teacher and principal will probably
begin to hear complaints from parents who will be checking these sites more regularly. Teachers
will become more confident in their ability to add items to their website because they will access
their class website on a more regular basis.
The post-evaluation survey can be found in the Instructor Training Manual in Appendix
A.
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References
RenWeb. (2012, September 11). Announcements. Retrieved
from: http://www.renweb.com/robohelp/sg1116dgh/renweb.htm.
RenWeb. (2012, September 11). Calendar events. Retrieved
from: http://www.renweb.com/robohelp/sg1116dgh/renweb.htm.
RenWeb. (2012, September 11). Resources. Retrieved
from: http://www.renweb.com/robohelp/sg1116dgh/renweb.htm.
RenWeb. (2012, April 17). Web documents. Retrieved
from: http://www.renweb.com/robohelp/sg1116dgh/renweb.htm.
RenWeb. (2012, May 8). Picture gallery. Retrieved
from: http://www.renweb.com/robohelp/sg1116dgh/renweb.htm.
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Appendix A:
Instructor Training Manual
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October 2013
RenWeb Training
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RenWeb Training Manual
Table of Contents
Ren –Web Survey 22
Pre-Training Handout: Saving a Document as a PDF 23
Lesson 1: Adding Homework & Web Document 25
Handout 1A: Adding Homework & Web Document 27
Lesson 2: Creating Announcements 32
Handout 2A: Creating Announcements 34
Lesson 3: Creating Calendar Events 37
Handout 3A: Creating Calendar Events 38
Lesson 4: Placing Resources or Web Documents onto the Class Website 40
Handout 4A: Creating Resource Links 42
Handout 4B: Uploading Web Documents 45
Handout 4C: uploading Web Documents with Screenshots 48
Lesson 5: Placing Pictures onto Your Class Website 51
Handout 5A:Uploading Picture Gallery 52
Handout 5B: Uploading a Picture with Screenshots 55
Handout 6A: Parent Web Views 58
Post-Training Survey 62
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RenWeb Survey
Based on you knowledge of RenWeb right now, please answer each of the following questions.
1. What do you feel most comfortable using on RenWeb?
2. What do you feel least comfortable using on RenWeb?
3. What areas of RenWeb do you feel you need more instruction on to use effectively?
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Pre-Training Handout: Saving a Document as a PDF
The steps below are for saving a document as a PDF in Microsoft Word, but the steps will work
in any word processing program.
1. Open the document in Microsoft Word.
2. Go to the file tab in the upper right-hand corner.
3. Select Save As
File Tab
Save As
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4. After selecting Save As, a dialogue box will popup. Type a file name and then press the
down arrow in the Save as type box.
5. On the drop down menu that appears, select PDF and then select save.
6. You have now successfully saved a document as a PDF.
1. Insert file
name here 2. Press this
down arrow
1. Select PDF
2. Select Save
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Lesson 1: Adding Homework Assignment & Web Document
Objectives:
Teachers will be able to add homework assignments to their class website.
Teachers will be able to navigate to the Faculty Web to add homework assignments to
their class website.
Teachers will be able to add a Web Document that is linked to an added homework
assignment.
Materials:
1. Laptop
2. Document that has been saved as a PDF that is linked to a homework assignment.
Resources:
1. Handout about Adding Homework Assignments and Web Documents section on the
faculty web page.
2. http://www.renweb.com/robohelp/sg1116dgh/renweb.htm (Follow these links once on
the help page: Home > Faculty > Managing Your Classroom > Create Lesson Plans)
Content:
1. Please have out the homework assignments that you have for your class that can be added
to your class website.
2. Login to RenWeb and access the Faculty Web Homepage. The directions for adding
homework assignments can be found in Handout 1A.
3. Click on the Lesson Plan button. (Please note that we will not be using the lesson plan
box. The homework assignment box will only be used on this page.)
4. Select the class for which you will be adding the homework assignment.
5. Make sure that the correct date is selected on the top of the window.
6. Click inside the homework box and type the assignment. The homework assignment
should be one that has a document linked to it (worksheet, note sheet, etc.).
7. Once the homework assignment has been added, be sure to save the lesson plan at the
bottom of the window.
8. To add the document to the assignment click on the Details button at the upper right hand
corner above the dated homework box.
9. In the Details box, find the Documents box and click on the My Web Documents.
10. Click on Add Web Document. Click Browse button and locate the document on your
hard and then click Open.
11. Click Submit to add the document to the web.
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12. Once the document has been successfully uploaded, select the document and click the
OK button.
13. The document will appear in the Documents box. Click Save on the left-hand side of the
page.
14. Click Back.
15. Click Web Preview button to see what parent will see on the site. Handout 6A can be
followed to navigate the Parents Web Page.
16. Add another assignment to a class on your own.
17. When you have added all of your assignments you can logout of RenWeb.
Evaluation:
1. As teachers are putting their homework assignments on the site, walk around the room to
see that steps are being followed.
2. As teachers are adding the document to the homework assignment on the site, walk
around the room to see that steps are being followed.
3. Teachers will add another homework assignment to their class site on their own. Walk
around to check for completion of task.
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Handout 1A: Adding Homework Assignment & Web Document
Login into RenWeb and access the Faculty Web page.
1. Click on Lesson Plan
2. Select the class you wish to add a homework assignment for. Then in the boxes for
homework, enter the assignment for the specific day. Be sure the correct date is selected.
Homework assignments can be entered for the entire week.
Click on
Lesson Plan
Tab
1. Select Class
3. Enter
assignments in the
column for the
specific date. 2. Be sure the
correct date is
selected.
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3. If there is a worksheet that goes with the assignment, this worksheet can be uploaded to
website. Click on Details above the homework box with the assignment.
4. Click on My Web Documents Button.
Click here to add a
document to the
assignment.
Click on My Web Documents
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5. Click on Add New Document.
6. Click on Browse to find the document on your computer’s hard drive.
Click on Add Web Document
Click on Browse
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7. Find the document on your computer’s hard drive. Select the document and then select
open.
8. Click on Submit. Once the document has been uploaded you will get a successful upload
message. Then close out of window.
1. Select the document
2. Click on Open
1. Click on Submit
2. Successful upload
message will appear
3. Click on X to
close out window
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9. Select correct document from list (if this is your first upload, you will only have one
document in the window). Click OK.
10. Your document will appear in the Documents box. Click on Save. Once you have seen
the message that your lesson plan has been saved successfully then click on Back.
11. Repeat steps 3 through 11 if you need to add an assignment to another class. If you do not
need to add another assignment, click on Parents Web to see what the parent will see.
Follow Parents’ Web View Handout. Then logout.
1. Select document
2. Click OK
1. Document will
appear in My Web
Document
2. Click Save
3. Click Back
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Lesson 2: Creating Announcements
Objectives:
Teachers will be able to navigate to the Faculty Web to add announcements to their class
website.
Teachers will be able to add announcements to individual classes or general
announcements meant for general information for their homerooms.
Materials:
Laptop
Information for what announcements will be added to the classroom site.
Resources:
Handout about accessing announcements section on faculty web page
http://www.renweb.com/robohelp/sg1116dgh/renweb.htm (Follow these links once on
the help page: Faculty > Communications > Announcements)
Introduction:
1. Discuss what will be covered today. Discuss the following questions: What items do you
want posted on the website? What do you want parents to have access to on your class
site?
2. Most of this information was covered in the survey that was completed before the
training but it allows them to discuss what they want out of this training and may bring
up other concerns not thought of during the completion of the survey.
3. Explain that we are going to start with adding announcements to classroom sites and that
there are two different types of announcements that can be placed on the site. One type of
announcements are specific to a particular class. For example on Thursday you will need
to bring an apple for science class. This announcement would go on the science class
page. The second type of announcement is a general announcement that applies to your
homeroom class. This would include an announcement about field trip forms, or hot
lunch forms are due today or tomorrow is red day.
Content:
1. Please have the announcement examples out that you were supposed to have brought
with you to this training.
2. Login to RenWeb and access the faculty web. Once the faculty web has been accessed,
follow the directions on Handout 2A to access the web configuration tab. This is the tab
we will continually come back to throughout the training.
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3. Creating announcement steps are on handout 1 but we will go through these steps
together.
a. Select the class that you wish to create the announcement for. If the
announcement not class specific, choose your homeroom.
b. Select the date that you wish the announcement to begin to appear and the date
when it can come off of your class site. (Note: This would be the day after the
event has occurred)
c. Type in a title for the announcement (Supplies, Field Trip, Color Day, etc) and
then in the larger box type in the needed information.
d. Click save. The announcement will appear on the left-hand side of the screen.
e. If changes need to be made to the announcement, double click on the
announcement from the left-hand side of the screen.
f. Be sure to always click save.
g. Click on Parents Web Tab on the faculty Web homepage to see how
announcement will appear for parents. See Handout 6A for the steps and what
each screen should look like in the Parents Web.
Evaluation:
As teachers are putting their first announcement up, walk around the room to see that
steps are being followed.
Teachers will place a second announcement up on their class site on their own. Walk
around to check for completion of task.
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Handout 2A: Creating Announcements
1. Login into RenWeb and access the FacultyWeb homepage.
2. From the Main Menu, click Web Configuration. Click the Announcements button.
The Web Configuration (Announcements) screen displays.
3. From the Class drop-down list, select the class for which the announcement is
intended.
FacultyWeb Version Appearance
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Creating Announcements
1. Select the Begin Date for the announcement. This is the first date the announcement is
displayed.
2. Select the End Date for the announcement. This is the last date the announcement is
displayed.
3. Type a title for the announcement.
4. Enter any additional information in the larger text box below the title.
5. Select the Global option to make the announcement viewable by all classes taught by
the teacher.
6. Click Save.
The announcement displays in the announcement list on the left side of the Web
Configuration screen.
Editing Announcements
1. Navigate to the Web Configuration (Announcements) screen.
2. Double-click the announcement in the left column to edit.
The announcement information displays in the text fields on the right.
3. Edit the announcement information.
4. Click Save.
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Deleting Announcements
1. Navigate to the Web Configuration (Announcements) screen.
2. Double-click the announcement in the left column to delete.
The announcement information displays in the text fields on the right.
3. Click Delete.
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Lesson 3: Placing Calendar Events on Class Website
Objectives:
Teachers will be able to navigate to the Faculty Web to add calendar events to their class
website.
Teachers will be able to add calendar events to individual classes or to all classes taught
by the teacher.
Materials:
Laptop
Information for important dates that will be added to the classroom site.
Resources:
Handout about calendar events section on faculty web page
http://www.renweb.com/robohelp/sg1116dgh/renweb.htm (Follow these links once on
the help page: Faculty > Communications > Calendar Events)
Content:
1. Teachers will return to the Faculty Web homepage to access the Calendar Events tab
under the Web Configuration. This is the same start as in Lesson 2.
2. Handout 3A contains the step-by-step directions. Select the class that the calendar
date should appear. For primary grades this should be in your homeroom class.
3. Select the date for the calendar event.
4. Type the information for the date selected.
5. If the date is something that applies to all classes, check the global box.
6. Click Save.
7. To change or alter the date if a mistake has been made, double click on the event in
the left-hand side of the calendar events window. The event will appear in the right-
hand side of the window and can then be altered.
8. Click on Parents Web Tab on the Faculty Web homepage to see how calendar
event(s) will appear for parents. See Handout 6A for the steps and what each screen
should look like in the Parents Web.
Evaluation:
As teachers are putting their first calendar event on the site, walk around the room to see
that steps are being followed.
Teachers will place a second calendar event up on their class site on their own. Walk
around to check for completion of task.
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Handout 3A: Creating Calendar Events
1. Login into RenWeb and access the FacultyWeb homepage.
2. From the Main Menu, click Web Configuration.
3. Click the Calendar button. The Web Configuration (Calendar) screen displays.
4. From the Class drop-down list, select the class for which the calendar item is intended.
FacultyWeb Version Appearance
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Creating Calendar Events
1. From the Date drop-down list, select the date of the event.
2. In the title text field below Date, enter a title for the event.
3. Enter any additional information in the larger text box below the title.
4. Select the Global option to make the event viewable by all classes taught by the teacher.
5. Click Save.
The event appears in the calendar list (left) of the Calendar screen.
Editing Calendar Events
1. Navigate to the Calendar screen.
2. Double-click the event in the left column.
The event information appears in the text fields in the right column.
3. Edit the event information.
4. Click Save.
Delete Calendar Events
1. Navigate to the Calendar screen.
2. Double-click the event in the left column.
The event information appears in the text fields in the right column.
3. Click Delete. It is not necessary to click the Save button.
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Lesson 4: Placing Resources or Web Documents onto the Class Website
Objectives:
Teachers will be able to explain the difference between a Resource and a Web Document.
Teachers will be able to navigate to the Faculty Web to add Resources or Web
Documents to their class website.
Teachers will be able to add Resources or Web Documents to individual classes or to all
classes taught by the teacher.
Materials:
Laptop
Documents that have been previously saved as a PDF that will be added to the
classroom site.
Resources:
Handout about accessing Resources and Web Documents section on the faculty web
page.
http://www.renweb.com/robohelp/sg1116dgh/renweb.htm (Follow these links once on
the help page: Faculty > Communications > Resources)
http://www.renweb.com/robohelp/sg1116dgh/renweb.htm (Follow these links once on
the help page: Faculty > Communications > Web Documents)
Introduction:
1. What is the difference between a Resource and a Web Document? Discussion will be
had that a resource is a website that you would like the class to go to practice skills or to
learn about a topic being covered in class. A web document is a PDF, Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, etc. that you have created on your computer and want it made available to
your students.
Content:
1. Adding a resource link will be looked at first. At this time none of the teachers have links
that they want made available to their class. We will show how it is done with a generic
link to a math website. Once they have a link they want to add they can follow the
handout directions and seek out help if needed.
2. Give out Handout 4A which will cover the steps for adding a resource to the class
website.
3. Teachers will return to the Faculty Web homepage to access the Resource tab under the
Web Configuration. This is the same start as in Lesson 2 and 3.
4. Select the class that we would like the link associated with. Since we are going to
practice with a math link, please select your math class.
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5. In the Resource Window the first box is “Sort Order.” Since this is the first link we are
adding, there is no sort order. As you add more links to the list you can place them in a
specific order by placing a number in the “Sort Order” box.
6. In the description box you will write a brief statement about the website that we are
linking to. In this case let’s put, “A math site to help students work on their math skills.”
7. In the URL box we are going to put the website: http://www.aplusmath.com/.
8. Since this site is only dealing with the subject of math we will not check the global box.
If the website covered more than one subject you can check the global box and it will
show up for every class the teacher teaches.
9. Be sure to click save and then test the link just to be sure the URL is correct.
10. To see how it will look to the parents, click on the Parent Web and click on the resource
tab. See Handout 6A for more detailed directions On the Parent’s Web view.
11. After the resource has been entered, web documents will now be looked at and added to
the class site. Every teacher should have brought at least two documents to load to their
site. One should be their class newsletter.
12. Return back to the Faculty Web homepage and click on Web Configuration and then
Web Documents.
13. We will first add your class newsletter and then have each teacher upload a different
document on their own. Handout 4B is a step-by-step guide to what completed in the
training class.
14. Since the newsletter is going to be uploaded to the class site, everyone should select their
homeroom class.
15. Near the bottom of the window, click on the button that says “Add New Document.”
Handout 4C will show screenshots for uploading a new document to the site.
16. Browse your computer for the specific document to be uploaded. Click Open and then
Submit. A successfully uploaded message will appear. Once this message comes up,
close out of the browse window.
17. Double Click on the newly uploaded document.
18. Add a caption, a begin date and an end date for this document.
19. Click Save and then Preview to see the uploaded document.
20. To see the page as the parents will see it, click on Parents Web and follow Handout 6A.
Evaluation:
As teachers are putting the resource up on the site, walk around the room to see that steps
are being followed.
As teachers are putting the web document up on the site, walk around the room to see that
steps are being followed.
Teachers will upload a second web document up on their class site on their own. Walk
around to check for completion of task.
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Handout 4A: Creating Resource Links
1. Login into RenWeb and access the FacultyWeb homepage.
2. From the Main Menu, click Web Configuration.
3. Click the Resources button. The Web Configuration (Resources) screen displays.
4. From the Class drop-down list, select the class for which the resource link is intended.
FacultyWeb Version Appearance
Adding a Class Resource Link
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1. From the Class drop-down list (top left), select the class.
2. Click New.
3. In the Sort Order field, insert the order that this link should have in the list of
Resources.
Order defines the order in which the resources are displayed on the web page.
4. In the Description field, type a description of the link.
5. In the URL field, type the website address following the address convention shown
above the field.
Example http://www.yahoo.com
6. Click the Global check box to make the resource viewable by all classes taught by
you.
7. Click Save. Recommended: Test the resource link.
Testing a Class Resource Link
1. Navigate to the Resources screen.
2. Click the web site listing you want to test (left).
3. Click Test Link.
If the link is entered correctly, the web site opens in a new browser window.
4. Close the newly opened browser window.
5. Click Save.
Editing a Class Resource Link
1. Navigate to the Resources screen.
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2. Double-click the web site listing to edit (left). The web site information displays in the
text fields on the right.
3. Edit the information.
4. Click Save.
Deleting a Class Resource Link
1. Navigate to the Resources screen.
2. Double-click the web site listing to delete (left).
The web site information displays in the text fields on the right.
3. Click Delete. Confirm the deletion.
4. Click Save.
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Handout 4B: Uploading Web Documents
1. Login into RenWeb and access the FacultyWeb homepage.
2. From the Main Menu, click Web Configuration.
3. Click the Web Documents button. The Web Configuration (Web Documents) screen
displays.
4. From the Class drop-down list, select the class for which the calendar is intended.
FacultyWeb Version Appearance
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Uploading a Web Document
1. Click New (right).
2. Click Add New Document to access the folders containing your documents on your
computer.
The Open folder directories dialog box displays.
3. From the displayed folder directory, select the folder and the document to upload.
4. Click Open, then click the button to exit the screen.
The file name of the uploaded document appears in the FileName grid.
5. Double-click the recently added file name in the FileName grid.
The file name displays in the File Name text box.
6. In the Caption text box, type a title describing the document.
7. The Document ID is automatically assigned to each uploaded document.
8. From the Begin Date and End Date drop-down lists, select the time frame to make the
document available for download.
9. Select the Global option to make the document available to all classes you teach.
10. Click Save to save the document.
11. To preview a document download screen, double-click the file name. Click Preview.
12. Click Save.
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Delete a Web Document
1. Navigate to the Web Documents screen.
2. Double-click the document to be deleted (left).
The document information appears in the text boxes to the right of the screen.
3. Click Delete. Confirm the deletion.
Updated 4/17/2012
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Handout 4C: Uploading a Web Document with Screenshots
1. Click Add a New Document.
2. Click Browse to access the folders containing your documents on your computer.
3. Find the document that you wish to upload to your site. Then Click on Open.
Click on Browse Button
1. Find your document
2. Click on Open
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4. Click on Submit.
5. You will get the following message when your document has been successfully uploaded.
Click on Submit.
Successful upload
message
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6. Exit window and double click the document that was just added. You will then add a tile
in the Caption box. The Document ID is automatically assigned to the document. From
the Begin Date and End Date lists, select the dates that you would like this document
available to your parents. Click Global if this document applies to all classes that are
taught. Click Save. Click Preview to see the document.
1. Double Click the
document
2. Type a description
of document
3. Document ID
will already be in
box
4. Select the begin
and end date from
the drop-down list
5. Click only if you
want this document
to appear on every
class
6. Click Save
7. Click
Preview
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Lesson 5: Placing Pictures onto the Class Website
Objectives:
Teachers will be able to navigate to the Faculty Web to add pictures to their class
website.
Teachers will be able to add Pictures to individual classes or to all classes taught by the
teacher.
Materials:
Laptop
Pictures of their class that are loaded on their computers
Resources:
Handout about accessing Picture Gallery section on the Faculty Web page.
http://www.renweb.com/robohelp/sg1116dgh/renweb.htm (Follow these links once on
the help page: Faculty > Communications > Picture Gallery)
Content
1. Give out Handout 5A which will cover the steps for adding pictures to the class website.
2. Teachers will return to the Faculty Web homepage to access the Resource tab under the
Web Configuration. This is the same start as in Lesson 2 through 4.
3. For primary grades (pre-k through 5th
) pictures should be attached to the homeroom class.
In the upper left-hand corner of window, select the homeroom class.
4. In the right-hand side of the window click on the “Get Picture” button to load picture
onto website. Handout 5B will show screenshots for uploading a picture to the site.
5. Browse the computer for the specific picture to be uploaded. Click Open and then
Submit. A successfully uploaded message will appear. Once this message comes up,
close out the browse window. (Note: It may take up to 1 minute for this message to
appear.)
6. Double Click on the newly uploaded picture.
7. Add a caption, the location, and group for the picture. (Caption- brief description,
location – cover or gallery, and group – what group or album it belongs to)
8. Click Save and the Preview to see the uploaded picture.
Evaluation:
As teachers are putting the picture up on the site, walk around the room to see that steps
are being followed.
Teachers will upload a second picture to their class site on their own. Walk around to
check for completion of task.
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Handout 5A: Uploading Picture Gallery
1. Login into RenWeb and access the FacultyWeb homepage.
2. From the Main Menu, click Web Configuration.
3. Click Picture Gallery. The Web Configuration (Picture Gallery) screen displays.
4. From the Class drop-down list, select the class for which the picture is intended.
FacultyWeb Version Appearance
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Upload a Picture
1. From the Picture Gallery screen, click New (top right).
2. Click Get Picture to access the folders on your computer that contain your pictures.
The folder directory dialog box displays.
3. From the folder directory, select the folder and picture to upload.
4. Click Open.
5. Click Submit. Click to exit after you receive the Successfully Uploaded message.
The file name displays in the picture file list (bottom).
6. From the picture file list (bottom), double click the uploaded file name.
The picture file name displays in the text box below Picture Properties (top).
7. In the Caption text box, type a title for that picture.
The Picture ID and Staff ID are automatically assigned to each uploaded picture.
8. From the Location drop-down box, select the location where the photograph will be
displayed.
a. Cover The image displays on the front page of the Classroom web site,
below the banner and above Announcements.
b. Gallery – The image displays in the selected gallery.
9. In the Grouping text box, select the group, or album, to which the photograph
belongs, or type a name in (i.e., athletics, student life, our graduates, etc.).
10. If you want to hyperlink the picture to another web site, type the URL in the
Hyperlink text box.
11. If the picture should be viewable by all classes, check the Global check box or leave
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blank for the current class only.
12. Click Save to upload the image.
Notes:
Often images scanned or taken from digital cameras are saved in a very large format.
Uploading large photographs can be time-consuming, and use a great deal of space on the
server. It is better to load the images into photo editing software (Paint Shop Pro, Adobe
Photoshop, Corel, etc.) and reduce them in size before uploading them to your web site.
For ease of viewing and uploading, horizontal photos will be automatically re-sized to
have a width of 400 pixels and vertical photographs resized to have a height of 400
pixels.
Edit a Picture
1. Navigate to the Picture Gallery screen.
2. From the picture file name list (bottom), double-click the file name to edit.
3. Edit the information.
4. Click Save to save your changes.
Delete a Picture
1. Navigate to the Picture Gallery screen.
2. From the picture file name list (bottom), double-click the file name to delete.
3. Click Delete. Confirm the deletion.
Updated 5/8/2012
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Handout 5B: Uploading a Picture with Screenshots
1. Click Get Picture.
2. Click Browse to access the folders containing your documents on your computer.
3. Find the picture that you wish to upload to your site. Then Click on Open.
Click on Browse Button
1. Find your picture
2. Click on Open
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4. Click on Submit.
5. You will get the following message when your picture has been successfully uploaded.
Once this message appears, close out the window (hit the x in the top right corner of
window)
Click on Submit
Successful upload
message
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6. Double click the document that was just added. You will then add a tile in the Caption
box. The Photo ID and Staff ID are automatically assigned to the document. From the
Location list select either cover or gallery. Cover means it will be on the front page of
the website and gallery means it will display within the gallery you select to your parents.
In Grouping, select the group the picture belongs or type the title for the new group you
are creating (Apple Orchard, Chapel, etc.). Click Global if this document applies to all
classes that are taught. Click Save. Click Preview to see the document.
1. Double click photo
2. Type a
description of
photo
3. Photo ID
and Staff ID
will already
be in box.
4. Select Cover or
Gallery for location
of picture
5. Select previous
name or add title for
picture group
6. Click Save
7. Click
Preview
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Handout 6A: Parents Web Views
1. Click on Parents Web from the Faculty Web homepage.
2. Click on Classes tab.
Click here for
Parents Web
Click here for
Classes tab
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3. All classes that you teach will appear. Click on your homeroom class (or any class that
you have added material to).
4. Once you have clicked on your homeroom you will be able to see any announcements or
calendar events that have been added.
Announcements are shown here. Calendar events are shown
here.
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5. By clicking on the Homework tab and Resources tab, you will be able to see the
homework that has been added and the documents and web links that you have added to
your site. The lesson plan tab will show any worksheets that are associated with a
homework assignment. We do not use the syllabus tab.
Homework tab will appear as seen below.
Homework Assignment Tab
Resource Tab
Lesson Plan Tab
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Resource tab will appear as seen below.
If a document has been added to a homework assignment it will be found in the
lesson plan tab as shown below.
This is a web document that
has been added for this
class.
This is a web document is
associated with an added
homework assignment.
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Post-Training Survey Please rate your confidence on the skills presented during this training session on a scale of 1
through 5 (5 being very confident and 1 being not confident at all)
1. Adding homework to your classroom website
1 2 3 4 5
2. Adding a web document to a homework assignment
1 2 3 4 5
3. Adding announcements to your classroom website
1 2 3 4 5
4. Adding calendar events to your classroom website
1 2 3 4 5
5. Adding resources to your classroom website
1 2 3 4 5
6. Adding web documents to your classroom website
1 2 3 4 5
7. Adding a picture gallery to your classroom website
1 2 3 4 5
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Strongly
Agree
Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly
Disagree
The training met my expectations.
The topics covered were relevant
to me.
The content was well organized
and easy to follow.
The handouts were well organized
and useful.
Time was given for questions and
discussion.
The time allotted for the training
was sufficient.
8. What was most helpful about the training?
9. What could have been improved with the training?
10. Is there any area of the RenWeb program that you feel you need additional training with?
Explain.
11. Any other comments?
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Appendix B:
Handout Manual
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Handout Manual
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RenWeb Handout Manual
Table of Contents
Pre-Training Handout: Creating a Document as a PDF 67
Handout 1A: Adding Homework & Web Document 69
Handout 2A: Creating Announcements 74
Handout 3A: Creating Calendar Events 77
Handout 4A: Creating Resource Links 79
Handout 4B: Uploading Web Documents 82
Handout 4C: Uploading Web Documents with Screenshots 85
Handout 5A: Uploading Picture Gallery 88
Handout 5A: Uploading a Picture with Screenshots 91
Handout 6A: Parent Web Views 94
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Pre-Training Handout: Saving a Document as a PDF
The steps below are for saving a document as a PDF in Microsoft Word, but the steps will work
in any word processing program.
7. Open the document in Microsoft Word.
8. Go to the file tab in the upper right-hand corner.
9. Select Save As
File Tab
Save As
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10. After selecting Save As, a dialogue box will popup. Type a file name and then press the
down arrow in the Save as type box.
11. On the drop down menu that appears, select PDF and then select save.
12. You have now successfully saved a document as a PDF.
1. Insert file
name here 2. Press this
down arrow
1. Select PDF
2. Select Save
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Handout 1A: Adding Homework Assignment & Web Document
Login into RenWeb and access the Faculty Web page.
12. Click on Lesson Plan
13. Select the class you wish to add a homework assignment for. Then in the boxes for
homework, enter the assignment for the specific day. Homework assignments can be
entered for the entire week.
Click on
Lesson Plan
Tab
2. Select Class
2. Enter
assignments in the
column for the
specific date.
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14. If there is a worksheet that goes with the assignment, this worksheet can be uploaded to
website. Click on Details above the homework box with the assignment.
15. Click on My Web Documents Button.
Click here to add a document
to the assignment.
Click on My Web Documents
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16. Click on Add New Document.
17. Click on Browse to find the document on your computer’s hard drive.
Click on Add Web Document
Click on Browse
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18. Find the document on your computer’s hard drive. Select the document and then select
open.
19. Click on Submit. Once the document has been uploaded you will get a successful upload
message. Then close out of window.
1. Select the document
2. Click on Open
1. Click on Submit
2. Successful upload
message will appear
3. Click on X to
close out window
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20. Select correct document from list (if this is your first upload, you will only have one
document in the window). Click OK.
21. Your document will appear in the Documents box. Click on Save. Once you have seen
the message that your lesson plan has been saved successfully then click on Back.
22. Repeat steps 3 through 11 if you need to add an assignment to another class. If you do not
need to add another assignment, click on Parents Web to see what the parent’s view.
Follow Parents’ Web View Handout. Then logout.
1. Select document
2. Click OK
1. Document will
appear in My Web
Document
2. Click Save
3. Click Back
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Handout 2A: Creating Announcements
4. Login into RenWeb and access the FacultyWeb homepage.
5. From the Main Menu, click Web Configuration.
6. Click the Announcements button. The Web Configuration (Announcements) screen
displays.
7. From the Class drop-down list, select the class for which the announcement is
intended.
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Creating Announcements
7. Select the Begin Date for the announcement. This is the first date the announcement is
displayed.
8. Select the End Date for the announcement. This is the last date the announcement is
displayed.
9. Type a title for the announcement.
10. Enter any additional information in the larger text box below the title.
11. Select the Global option to make the announcement viewable by all classes taught by
the teacher.
12. Click Save.
The announcement displays in the announcement list on the left side of the Web
Configuration screen.
Editing Announcements
5. Navigate to the Web Configuration (Announcements) screen.
6. Double-click the announcement in the left column to edit.
The announcement information displays in the text fields on the right.
7. Edit the announcement information.
8. Click Save.
Deleting Announcements
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4. Navigate to the Web Configuration (Announcements) screen.
5. Double-click the announcement in the left column to delete.
The announcement information displays in the text fields on the right.
6. Click Delete.
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Handout 3A: Creating Calendar Events
5. Login into RenWeb and access the FacultyWeb homepage.
6. From the Main Menu, click Web Configuration.
7. Click the Calendar button. The Web Configuration (Calendar) screen displays.
8. From the Class drop-down list, select the class for which the calendar item is intended.
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Creating Calendar Events
6. From the Date drop-down list, select the date of the event.
7. In the title text field below Date, enter a title for the event.
8. Enter any additional information in the larger text box below the title.
9. Select the Global option to make the event viewable by all classes taught by the teacher.
10. Click Save.
The event appears in the calendar list (left) of the Calendar screen.
Editing Calendar Events
5. Navigate to the Calendar screen.
6. Double-click the event in the left column.
The event information appears in the text fields in the right column.
7. Edit the event information.
8. Click Save.
Delete Calendar Events
4. Navigate to the Calendar screen.
5. Double-click the event in the left column.
The event information appears in the text fields in the right column.
6. Click Delete. It is not necessary to click the Save button.
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Handout 4A: Creating Resource Links
5. Login into RenWeb and access the FacultyWeb homepage.
6. From the Main Menu, click Web Configuration.
7. Click the Resources button. The Web Configuration (Resources) screen displays.
8. From the Class drop-down list, select the class for which the resource link is intended.
FacultyWeb Version Appearance
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8. From the Class drop-down list (top left), select the class.
9. Click New.
10. In the Sort Order field, insert the order that this link should have in the list of
Resources.
Order defines the order in which the resources are displayed on the web page.
11. In the Description field, type a description of the link.
12. In the URL field, type the website address following the address convention shown
above the field.
Example http://www.yahoo.com
13. Click the Global check box to make the resource viewable by all classes taught by
you.
14. Click Save. Recommended: Test the resource link.
Testing a Class Resource Link
6. Navigate to the Resources screen.
7. Click the web site listing you want to test (left).
8. Click Test Link.
If the link is entered correctly, the web site opens in a new browser window.
9. Close the newly opened browser window.
10. Click Save.
Editing a Class Resource Link
5. Navigate to the Resources screen.
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6. Double-click the web site listing to edit (left). The web site information displays in the
text fields on the right.
7. Edit the information.
8. Click Save.
Deleting a Class Resource Link
5. Navigate to the Resources screen.
6. Double-click the web site listing to delete (left).
The web site information displays in the text fields on the right.
7. Click Delete. Confirm the deletion.
8. Click Save.
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Handout 4B: Uploading Web Documents
5. Login into RenWeb and access the FacultyWeb homepage.
6. From the Main Menu, click Web Configuration.
7. Click the Web Documents button. The Web Configuration (Web Documents) screen
displays.
8. From the Class drop-down list, select the class for which the calendar is intended.
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Uploading a Web Document
13. Click New (right).
14. Click Add New Document to access the folders containing your documents on your
computer.
The Open folder directories dialog box displays.
15. From the displayed folder directory, select the folder and the document to upload.
16. Click Open, then click the button to exit the screen.
The file name of the uploaded document appears in the FileName grid.
17. Double-click the recently added file name in the FileName grid.
The file name displays in the File Name text box.
18. In the Caption text box, type a title describing the document.
19. The Document ID is automatically assigned to each uploaded document.
20. From the Begin Date and End Date drop-down lists, select the time frame to make the
document available for download.
21. Select the Global option to make the document available to all classes you teach.
22. Click Save to save the document.
23. To preview a document download screen, double-click the file name. Click Preview.
24. Click Save.
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Delete a Web Document
4. Navigate to the Web Documents screen.
5. Double-click the document to be deleted (left).
The document information appears in the text boxes to the right of the screen.
6. Click Delete. Confirm the deletion.
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Handout 4C: Uploading a Web Document with Screenshots
7. Click Add a New Document.
8. Click Browse to access the folders containing your documents on your computer.
9. Find the document that you wish to upload to your site. Then Click on Open.
Click on Browse Button
1. Find your document
2. Click on Open
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10. Click on Submit.
11. You will get the following message when your document has been successfully uploaded.
Click on Submit.
Successful upload
message
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12. Exit window and double click the document that was just added. You will then add a tile
in the Caption box. The Document ID is automatically assigned to the document. From
the Begin Date and End Date lists, select the dates that you would like this document
available to your parents. Click Global if this document applies to all classes that are
taught. Click Save. Click Preview to see the document.
1. Double Click the
document
2. Type a description
of document
3. Document ID will
already be in box.
4. Select the begin
and end date from
the drop-down list
5. Click only if you
want this document
to appear on every
class
6. Click Save
7. Click
Preview
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Handout 5A: Uploading Picture Gallery
5. Login into RenWeb and access the FacultyWeb homepage.
6. From the Main Menu, click Web Configuration.
7. Click Picture Gallery. The Web Configuration (Picture Gallery) screen displays.
8. From the Class drop-down list, select the class for which the picture is intended.
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Upload a Picture
13. From the Picture Gallery screen, click New (top right).
14. Click Get Picture to access the folders on your computer that contain your pictures.
The folder directory dialog box displays.
15. From the folder directory, select the folder and picture to upload.
16. Click Open.
17. Click Submit. Click to exit after you receive the Successfully Uploaded message.
The file name displays in the picture file list (bottom).
18. From the picture file list (bottom), double click the uploaded file name.
The picture file name displays in the text box below Picture Properties (top).
19. In the Caption text box, type a title for that picture.
The Picture ID and Staff ID are automatically assigned to each uploaded picture.
20. From the Location drop-down box, select the location where the photograph will be
displayed.
a. Cover The image displays on the front page of the Classroom web site,
below the banner and above Announcements.
b. Gallery – The image displays in the selected gallery.
21. In the Grouping text box, select the group, or album, to which the photograph
belongs, or type a name in (i.e., athletics, student life, our graduates, etc.).
22. If you want to hyperlink the picture to another web site, type the URL in the
Hyperlink text box.
23. If the picture should be viewable by all classes, check the Global check box or leave
blank for the current class only.
24. Click Save to upload the image.
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Notes:
Often images scanned or taken from digital cameras are saved in a very large format.
Uploading large photographs can be time-consuming, and use a great deal of space on the
server. It is better to load the images into photo editing software (Paint Shop Pro, Adobe
Photoshop, Corel, etc.) and reduce them in size before uploading them to your web site.
For ease of viewing and uploading, horizontal photos will be automatically re-sized to
have a width of 400 pixels and vertical photographs resized to have a height of 400
pixels.
Edit a Picture
5. Navigate to the Picture Gallery screen.
6. From the picture file name list (bottom), double-click the file name to edit.
7. Edit the information.
8. Click Save to save your changes.
Delete a Picture
4. Navigate to the Picture Gallery screen.
5. From the picture file name list (bottom), double-click the file name to delete.
6. Click Delete. Confirm the deletion.
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Handout 5B: Uploading a Picture with Screenshots
1. Click Get Picture.
2. Click Browse to access the folders containing your documents on your computer.
3. Find the picture that you wish to upload to your site. Then Click on Open.
Click on Browse Button
1. Find your picture
2. Click on Open
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7. Click on Submit.
8. You will get the following message when your picture has been successfully uploaded.
Once this message appears, close out the window (hit the x in the top right corner of
window)
Click on Submit
Successful upload
message
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9. Double click the document that was just added. You will then add a tile in the Caption
box. The Photo ID and Staff ID are automatically assigned to the document. From the
Location list select either cover or gallery. Cover means it will be on the front page of
the website and gallery means it will display within the gallery you select to your parents.
In Grouping, select the group the picture belongs or type the title for the new group you
are creating (Apple Orchard, Chapel, etc.). Click Global if this document applies to all
classes that are taught. Click Save. Click Preview to see the document.
1. Double Click photo
2. Type a
description of
photo
3. Photo ID
and Staff ID
will already
be in box.
4. Select Cover or
Gallery for
location of picture
5. Select previous
name or add title for
picture group
6. Click Save
7. Click
Preview
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Handout 6A: Parents Web Views
6. Click on Parents Web from the Faculty Web homepage.
7. Click on Classes tab.
Click here for
Parents Web
Click here for
Classes tab
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8. All classes that you teach will appear. Click on your homeroom class (or any class that
you have added material to).
9. Once you have clicked on your homeroom you will be able to see any announcements or
calendar events that have been added.
Announcements are shown here. Calendar events are shown
here.
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10. By clicking on the Homework tab and Resources tab, you will be able to see the
homework that has been added and the documents and web links that you have added to
your site. The lesson plan tab will show any worksheets that are associated with a
homework assignment. We do not use the syllabus tab.
Homework tab will appear as seen below.
Homework Assignment Tab
Resource Tab
Lesson Plan Tab
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Resource tab will appear as seen below.
If a document has been added to a homework assignment it will be found in the
lesson plan tab as shown below.
This is a web document that
has been added for this
class.
This is a web document is
associated with an added
homework assignment.