<HTML><HTML><TABLE id=table1 width="100%" bgColor=#000080 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <P align=center><FONT face=Verdana color=#ffffff size=5><B>BCPS Teacher Websites<BR>&nbsp;Frequently Asked Qustions</B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P align=left><B><FONT face=Verdana color=#003399 size=2>1. How do I&nbsp;access the BCPS&nbsp;Teacher&nbsp;Website software?</FONT></B></P> <UL> <LI> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2>By logging into the Intranet. Click </FONT><FONT size=2> <a target="_blank" href="Activity%202%20-%20Accessing%20the%20BCPS%20Teacher%20Webpages/AccessingTeacherWebsites.htm">here</a>&nbsp;to see a video tutorial.&nbsp;</FONT></FONT></P></LI></UL> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#003399 size=2><B>2. How do I&nbsp;upload a picture to my website?</B></FONT></P> <UL> <LI> <P align=left><FONT size=2 face="Verdana">Click <a target="_blank" href="Activity%206%20and%207/UploadingAPictureToWebsite.htm">here</a>&nbsp;to see a video tutorial.</FONT></P></LI></UL> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#003399 size=2><B>3. How do I&nbsp;upload a file to my website?</B></FONT></P> <UL> <LI> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2>Click </FONT><FONT size=2> <a target="_blank" href="Activity%206%20and%207/UploadingAFileToWebsite.htm">here</a>&nbsp;to see a video tutorial.</FONT></FONT></P></LI></UL> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#003399 size=2><B>4. How do I&nbsp;edit my left navigation?</B></FONT></P> <UL> <LI> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2>Click </FONT><FONT size=2> <a target="_blank" href="Activity%206%20and%207/DesignElementsLeftNav.htm">here</a>&nbsp;to see a video tutorial.</FONT></FONT></P></LI></UL> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#003399 size=2><B>5. How do I&nbsp;create a new page?</B></FONT></P> <UL> <LI> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2>Video these two video tutorials: </FONT><FONT size=2> <a target="_blank" href="Activity%206%20and%207/CreatingANewPagePartI.htm">Part I</a> and </FONT><FONT size=2> <a target="_blank" href="Activity%206%20and%207/CreatingANewPagePartII.htm">Part II</a>.</FONT></FONT></P></LI></UL> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#003399 size=2><B>6. How do I&nbsp;edit a published page?</B></FONT></P> <UL> <LI> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Click on the <STRONG>My&nbsp;Pages</STRONG> link. Make sure the drop down list is set to <STRONG>Published Pages</STRONG> and then select <STRONG>View</STRONG>. Click on the hyperlink to the page you wish to edit. Click <STRONG>Unpublish</STRONG> and then <STRONG>Make Change</STRONG>. Once you have finishing editing the page you must click the <STRONG>Publish</STRONG> button to republish the page.</FONT></P></LI></UL> <P align=left><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#003399 size=2>7. How do I&nbsp;unpublish a page?</FONT></STRONG></P> <UL> <LI> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Click on the <STRONG>My&nbsp;Pages</STRONG> link. Make sure the drop down list is set to <STRONG>Published Pages</STRONG> and then select <STRONG>View</STRONG>. Click on the hyperlink to the page you wish to unpublish. Click <STRONG>Unpublish</STRONG>.</FONT></P></LI></UL> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#003399 size=2><B>8. When I go to my website and click on one of my links on the left navigation, I get an error message saying "Page Not Found". What is wrong?</B></FONT></P> <UL> <LI> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2>It could be one of two things. <BR>&nbsp;</FONT></P> <LI> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2>First: Click on the <STRONG>My&nbsp;Pages</STRONG> link. Make sure the drop down list is set to <STRONG>Published Pages</STRONG> and then select <STRONG>View</STRONG>. Make sure the page is listed in the published list. If it isn't, go to the <STRONG>Pages in Workflow</STRONG> View and&nbsp;click on the hyperlink to the page and then click the <STRONG>Publish</STRONG> button.<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></P> <LI> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Second: If the page is published but still isn't appearing, it means the link on the left navigation doesn't match the page url. Click on the <STRONG>My&nbsp;Pages</STRONG> link. Make sure the drop down list is set to <STRONG>Published Pages</STRONG> and then select <STRONG>View</STRONG>. Look and see what the name of the page is - this is the URL. In the example below, for the first page listed <STRONG>home</STRONG> would be the URL. Write this down exactly. </FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT face=Verdana> <IMG title="list of published pages on my teacher website" alt="list of published pages on my teacher website" src="Images/mypagesurl.gif" width="408" height="252"></FONT></P> </LI></UL> <UL> <LI> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Click</FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#003399 size=2><FONT color=#000000> on the <STRONG>Design Elements</STRONG> link and then select the&nbsp;<STRONG>LeftNav</STRONG> link. Click the <STRONG>Edit</STRONG> button at the&nbsp;bottom of the screen.&nbsp;Change&nbsp;the hyperlink target of the webpage so it matches the url exactly and add .html to the end (see example below). There is no need to change the Hyperlink Caption. Click the <STRONG>Save and Exit</STRONG> button. Click the <STRONG>Save</STRONG> button again on the next page.</FONT></P></LI></UL> <P align=center><FONT color=#000000> <IMG title="home.html sample" alt="home.html sample" src="Images/homehtml.gif" width="564" height="72"></FONT></P> </FONT> <UL> <LI> <DIV align=left> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2>You now have to use the Republish Tool to make these changes affect all your published pages. Click <a target="_blank" href="Activity%206%20and%207/DesignElementsRepublishTool.htm">here</a>&nbsp;to </FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#000000 size=2>see a&nbsp;video tutorial.&nbsp;</FONT></P></DIV></LI></UL> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#003399 size=2><B>9. I made changes to my Design Elements but they only took affect on a couple of pages. For example, some of my pages have one title&nbsp;and others have the old title. How do I fix this?</B></FONT></P> <UL> <LI> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2>You now have to use the Republish Tool to make these changes affect all your published pages. Click <a target="_blank" href="Activity%206%20and%207/DesignElementsRepublishTool.htm">here</a>&nbsp;to <FONT face=Verdana color=#000000 size=2>see a&nbsp;video tutorial.&nbsp;</FONT> </FONT></P></LI></UL> <DIV align=left> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#003399 size=2><STRONG>10. I have published a webpage, but it does not appear when I attempt to access my website. When I attempt to access my website, I receive an error: 'Directory Listing Denied'.</STRONG></FONT></P></DIV> <UL> <LI> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2>The 'home' or main page of your site must be named specially to work properly. In the 'Web page information screen' (pictured), the 'Web page URL' field must be 'home', 'index', or 'default'. Other pages can be named however you like, but your home page must be given one of the names above.</FONT></P></LI></UL><FONT color=#000000> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#003399 size=2><B><FONT color=#003399>11. I was reading the instruction manual explaining how to create teacher webpages and did not see any option to upload any currently created pages that a teacher may already have. Can this be done?</FONT></B></FONT></P> <UL> <LI> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2>Yes, see the webteam's FAQ list with specific directions: </FONT><FONT size=2> <a target="_blank" href="https://intranet.bcps.org/offices/dot/webteam/cms_faq.html">https://intranet.bcps.org/offices/dot/webteam/cms_faq.html</a>.</FONT></FONT></P></LI></UL> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#003399>12. How do I change the school under which my web site is listed?</FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#003399 size=2> </FONT><FONT color=#003399></P></FONT><FONT color=#000000> <P></P> <UL> <LI> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Select the "Change School" link on the left navigation menu of NovusEDU. This tool will show you where your site will appear or does appear when it is published. To change the school under which your site is listed in the school directory (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bcps.org/schools"><FONT color=#800080>http://www.bcps.org/schools</FONT></a>) simply select the school you would like to be listed under from the drop down list provided and click "Update Listing." Teachers with split positions may use this tool to list their sites under multiple schools. Just follow the instructions on the form to select multiple schools.</FONT></DIV></LI></UL></FONT> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#003399>13. I unpublished a page to edit it but none of the available buttons will allow me to make changes. All I see are Publish, Archive and Preview. How can I edit a page that I have unpublished?</FONT></STRONG><FONT color=#003399> </FONT></FONT></P> <P></P> <UL> <LI> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Check the Pages in Workflow for a page of the same name as the page you unpublished.<FONT color=#990000> </FONT>Typically, when you have a page that is published you will see a "Make Changes" button. If you at any point click this "Make Changes" button, the page you are working on is then placed in workflow. At this point you will have two copies of the same page, one published and one in workflow.<BR><BR>You must make the changes you need to make to the document in workflow. While you have this draft version in workflow, the Make Changes button will not appear on the published page when viewed from the Published Pages file list. Clicking on "History and Comments" when on the page set up screen will show you how many versions of this page you have. </FONT></DIV></LI></UL> <P align=left><FONT face=Verdana>&nbsp;</FONT></P></HTML></HTML>