Creating+Classroom+Photo+Pages

toc =Creating Classroom Photo Pages=

To create the web page from iPhoto.

 * 1) Put the photos you want on your page in a new album.
 * 2) Place them in the order you would want them to appear.
 * 3) If it is not obvious what the picture is, you should title it. Click on the picture. In the information section (lower left corner) for that picture, put in a title or a description. (If you do not see the information section, click on the i icon in the lower left to bring it up.)
 * 4) In iPhoto, go to the main menu FILE - Export.
 * 5) Select the Web Page button.
 * 6) Put in a title. This is what will appear at the top of your page.
 * 7) You can then determine the number of columns, rows, color of the page, etc.
 * 8) Be sure to click off the "Show Title" or "Show Comments" boxes, if you have included titles or descriptions for your pictures.
 * 9) Click the Export button. It will ask you where to send the page. Navigate to your desktop and click the "New Folder" button on the bottom left of the window. Name your folder something simple and descriptive with NO SPACES. Then click OK.
 * 10) Everything you need for your page is inside the folder.

To load the web page to the media server

 * 1) Log on to the media server by using Safari. There is a link on the [|Internal Web page].
 * 2) Once logged in, you will see a folder for Sites. Choose that one.
 * 3) Copy your entire web page folder into the Sites folder.
 * 4) Open a new browser window.
 * 5) Type in the URL to your page. [|http://media.cysd.k12.pa.us/~lgraybill/name] of folder.
 * 6) Once you see that your page worked, copy the address for use in School Center.

To make a custom link on your School Center Page.

 * 1) Log on to School Center.
 * 2) In Edit Mode, go to Edit Navigation (in the menu bar).
 * 3) Select the "Custom Link" choice from the lower left side of the page and drag it where you want it to appear in the "Left" column.
 * 4) At the top of the page, fill in the "Link Title" with something descriptive.
 * 5) Paste in the web address in the URL.
 * 6) In Open In section, select "New Window".
 * 7) Click on Done at the bottom of the window.
 * 8) Change back to View Mode to see that your link works!

To make a link from an existing page in School Center

 * 1) Log on to School Center.
 * 2) In Edit Mode, go to the page where you'd like to add a link.
 * 3) Bring up the advanced content editor for the block of text you'd like to add the link to.
 * 4) Type a description of the photo pages you're linking to. Highlight the text you'd like to link.
 * 5) Click the "Insert Link" button on the toolbar at the top (next to the anchor...it looks like a little chain link).
 * 6) Paste in the link URL for your page.
 * 7) Choose "Open Link in a New Window" from the Target drop down menu.
 * 8) Click "Insert" (you may have to make the window larger to see the button).
 * 9) Click the Disc icon in the toolbar to save.
 * 10) Change back to View Mode to see that your link works!