You only need
to register one time to establish your free SchoolNotes.com account.
To register for a free
SchoolNotes page, you will need to
Go to
www.SchoolNotes.com
and click on "Teachers Register Here" in the right-hand
margin.
Enter the Zip Code
of your school, followed by the other requested information.
Please
double-check all fields for typing errors. Once you have
double-checked, click on the "Submit Registration Information"
button at the bottom of the form.
If your requested
User Name has not already been taken and you supplied all the
required information, you will receive a message stating you are
now registered.
If your requested
User Name is already taken or you are missing some information, the
system will ask you for what is needed to complete the
registration.
Go to
www.SchoolNotes.com
and click on the "Edit Notes" button located in the left
margin.
Enter your school's Zip Code, the User Name you've established, and
your Password, and click on the "Log-in" button.
Once you are
logged in to Edit Notes for the first time, you can create your
SchoolNotes page. You return to this Edit Notes page of course to
edit your page.
Once you have
finished entering your notes, scroll to the top of your Edit Notes
page and re-enter your password in the left-hand margin of the
screen. Then click on the "Save" or "Save and Notify"
button. It is important that you go through this step of
saving your work.
The "Save and
Notify" button will save your changes and send an automated
e-mail to everyone on your Notify Me list (see step 3, next).
If you made only
minor changes (such as correcting a spelling error or selecting a
new background color) and do not need to alert your Notify Me list,
then you would only need to click on the "SAVE" button.
After your notes
have been saved, you can click "View" to see if they look
good. If you need to make changes to your notes, go back to your
Edit Notes log-in.
If your changes don't
show up in "View," you may need to Refresh or Reload your
Internet browser. The browser may be saving the previous version of
your page and showing you that from its cache.
If you are connecting
from school, your school's network may also use a server which stores
Internet pages and shows them "new" perhaps only once a
day, in which case your changes might not be visible from within your
school network until the day after you saved your changes.
To set up or modify
your Notify Me list - the e-mail addresses to which the system will
send notice when you click "Save and Notify" - you start
at www.SchoolNotes.com.
Click on the
"Account Management" link located in the upper right
margin. Enter your school's Zip Code, the User Name you've
established, and your Password, and click on the "Log-in"
button.
Click on "Show
Notify List" and create or edit the list of e-mail addresses to
which you wish notifications be sent when you "Save and
Notify."
The tools to
manage this list should be familiar to you, such as "Delete."
You can also send
out a personalized message to all parents/students who are signed up
to be notified by clicking on the "Notify All" link in the lower
left corner of the bottom of the notify list. Once you click on this
link you can type in a personalized message and send it out to your
parents/students.
Remind parents
periodically to inform you of any changes in their e-mail addresses
or their students' ones, if they're separate.
To add
"Favorite Links" to your SchoolNotes page, log in to Edit
Notes (See step 2).
Once you are
logged in, click on "Favorite Links" located in the upper
left margin. This will bring you down the page to the "Add Your
Favorite Web Links" section.
Select whether you
want your list of Favorite Links to appear at the top or the bottom
of your SchoolNotes page. You can add up to 20 different links to
other Web sites of interest. For each link, you can copy and paste
or type the URL into the space provided and then add a comment.
When you are done
adding or editing your Favorite Links, click on the "Back to
Top/Save" link located in the left margin. Enter your password and
click on the "Save" button. (You may Preview your page to
make sure you like the way your changes look!)
5. Changing Your SchoolNotes E-mail Address or
Your Display Name
To change your
SchoolNotes e-mail address or display name, log in to Edit Notes (See
step 2).
Click "E-mail
/ Name" located in the upper left margin of your Edit Notes
page. This will bring you down the page to the "Edit Your Email
Address Here" section.
Check to see if
your e-mail address is correct. If you wish to change it, click on
the field with your mouse and then type your correct e-mail address,
using the Delete key to delete characters that are not needed. When
you are done editing your e-mail address, click on the "Back to
Top/Save" link located in the left margin, enter your password,
and click on the "Save" button.
Your display name,
that is, the one that is shown in the header box of your SchoolNotes
page, can also be edited from this location.
To update your
School Web address or other School information, log in to Edit Notes
(See step 2).
Click on the
"School Info" link located in the upper left margin of
your Edit Notes page. This will bring you down the page to where you
can edit your school's web address.
Check to see if
your school Web address. If you need to make changes, click on the
field with your mouse and then type the correct school web address,
using the Delete key to delete characters that are not needed.
Check to see if
your other school information is correct. If you need to make
changes, click on each field with your mouse and then type the
correct school information, using the Delete key to delete
characters that are not needed.
When you are done
editing the school Web address or other school information, click on
the "Back to Top/Save" link located in the left margin, enter
your password, and click on the "Save" button.
SchoolNotes has
provided a few choices for customizing your SchoolNotes page,
including background and text colors and background patterns. To
customize your SchoolNotes page in these ways, log on to your Edit
Notes page (see step 2).
Click on the
"Colors" link in the upper left margin of the page. This
will bring you down the page to the "Edit Notes Page Colors
Here" section.
Click on each
field with your mouse to select the desired color for text and
background.
Do not select
the same color for both text and background or your text will be
invisible.
When you are done
selecting your colors and backgrounds, click on the "Back to
Top/Save" link located in the left margin, enter your password,
and click on the "SAVE" button. You will probably wish to
View your page to make sure you like the way it looks.
Your
SchoolNotes page comes with a useful "Flashcard" feature.
You can create simple electronic flashcards your students can then
use independently anywhere they have access to the Internet. You must
first log in to your Edit Notes page (see step 2).
Click on the
"Flashcards" link located in the upper left margin. This
will bring you down the page to the "Enter Flashcard Here"
section.
Click on the text
input box with your mouse and type one flashcard per line. Each time
you hit the Enter key, it will push your to the next line, which
will create a new flashcard.
Example: Type 5
+ 7 = on one line and hit the Enter (return) key. Then type 12.
The first line will be one flashcard showing the problem and the
second will be the next flashcard, showing the solution.
You
can use these not only for math, of course, but for short-answer and
other formats as well. Type "What is the capital city of North
Dakota?" (for example) then hit the Enter key and type "Bismarck."
When you are done
updating your flashcards, click on the "Back to Top/Save" link
located in the left margin, enter your password, and click the
"Save" button.
If you create
flashcards, a "Flashcards" link will automatically appear
on your SchoolNotes page, in the top header section, for your
students to access. They will simply click on the link and the
Flashcards will be displayed in the order you've entered them.
To change your
password, go to www.SchoolNotes.com
and click on the "Account Management" link located in the
upper right margin.
Enter your
school's Zip Code, your User Name, and your current password and
click on the "Log-in" button. If you would like to change
your password, click on the "New Password" section and
enter your new password, then re-enter your new password to confirm.
If you wish to
change your "Password Reminder," click on box to the right
of Password Reminder and enter a reminder that can be displayed
should you forget your password. Then enter your current password
and click on the "Change Password/Reminder" button.
If you need to delete
your SchoolNotes page, you will need to go to SchoolNotes.com
and click on the "Account Management" link located in the
upper right margin. Enter your school's Zip Code, your User Name, and
your password and then click on the "Log-in" button.
If you wish to delete
your SchoolNotes page, click on "Delete Account." You will
then need to re-enter your password and confirm that you wish to
delete your account.
Important: Your
free SchoolNotes account generates one SchoolNotes page. If you
delete this page, you are deleting this account, and your User Name
will no longer be active, your SchoolNotes page no longer visible on
the Internet.
It is important
to remember that you will want to Edit your SchoolNotes page, not to
Delete the Account, if you merely want to change what is on your
page, even if that change involves all the content you are currently
displaying.
If your teacher
has a SchoolNotes page, you can view it by going to
www.SchoolNotes.com.
Click on the "View Notes" button located in the upper left
margin.
Currently, all
SchoolNotes pages are listed by school Zip Code.
Enter the Zip Code
of your school. If any teachers have SchoolNotes pages within this
Zip Code, those pages will be listed by the last name of the
individual teacher.
If there are no
SchoolNotes pages in this Zip Code, double-check the Zip Code, check
with your teacher to make sure he or she has registered his or her
SchoolNotes pages using the correct Zip Code.
If your teacher
has not established a SchoolNotes page yet, please suggest he or she
goes to www.SchoolNotes.com
to get started!
2. How To Get Notified When Your Teacher's
SchoolNotes Page Is Updated
If you would like
to be notified when your teacher updates his or her SchoolNotes
page, please go to www.SchoolNotes.com
and click on the "View Notes" button at the top left.
You will then be
asked to enter the Zip Code for your school.
Find your
teacher's SchoolNotes page in the list of pages available within
this Zip Code and click on it.
Click on the
"Notify Me" link located in the header box.
You will be
prompted for your e-mail address and your first and last names. Once
you're sure you've completed this information correctly, hit the
"Process Notify Request" button.
