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Congratulations on becoming a member of the CMS4Schools community. In an effort to streamline your web site setup as much as possible, we have developed the following checklist.
There may be some exceptions; however, this is the order that we recommend for your web site project. Please take a few minutes to view this checklist and complete step 1 asap. Once you complete this step, we are able to add your organization onto our project list. If possible, all web site correspondence should take place via email using setup@cms4schools.com.
Embedded in this checklist is links to helpful video files. Some of these videos are very large and will take some time to open. Please be patient!
- Contact Information: Email the following information to our setup team: School District Name, Address, City, State, Zip, Phone, Fax, Email and your Primary Contact Name for this project.
- Custom Header Graphic Design: In order to get started on your district’s designs, please email us the following:
a. District / School logo
b. Tagline or text to include in the header graphic
c. District colors (be as specific as possible) to use
d. Pictures that you want us to include (we can also use stock photos if you give us direction on the types of photos you want us to use)
e. Any special instructions that relate to the header graphic design
- Training: We will conduct your web site training using one of the following three methods. Be sure to check your contract to see what method your district will be using.
a. Online Video Training: Click here to open the train-the-trainer video. This video was developed for group training for the key web site administrators within your district. Depending on the number of attendees, you may want to have a computer with a projector and project this video so that all attendees can clearly see and hear the video. You will need to have a meeting moderator pause and play the video as needed.
b. Online Live Training: This training will be conducted with a live instructor using an online meeting software (GoToMeeting.com). To schedule this training, we recommend that you email setup@cms4schools.com as soon as possible.
c. In-person Live Training: This training will be conducted with a live instructor at your district. To schedule this training, we recommend that you email setup@cms4schools.com as soon as possible.
- Set up the new site with your content: After your key web site administrators receive the necessary training, they can now populate the new web site system with your district’s content.
a. Main Category Links: Click here to learn what main category links are and how they are used. Once you decided on the main category links for your site, email these links to setup@cms4schools.com.
b. Setup your Calendar Categories: Click here to open a video with instructions on adding calendar categories. If your district is using HighSchoolSports.net (Schedule Star), click here for instructions on integrating you CMS4Schools calendar with Schedule Star.
c. Enter your web site administrators and faculty members: Click here to open the User Accounts Admin video.
d. General text and graphics: This will require you to copy text from your old site and/or Word files and paste the content onto the new site.
- Going Live with your new site: Once your site design is complete and you have all your content added to the site.
a. Be sure to email setup@cms4schools.com with the desired go live date at least 5 business days in advance.
b. CM4Schools will reply to your request with the web server’s IP address and the instructions that you will need to make the new site live.
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