What is my Computer Name?

Two Ways to Find Your Computer Name:

1.  Before you login, click the drop down box to show the computer name.

or

2.  After you have logged in, RIGHT CLICK on My Computer, choose Properties, then click on the Computer Name tab.

Attendance Posting by Student Photo/Seating Chart

 Teacher attendance

Top 10 Gradebook Helps

Top 10 Teacher Gradebook Items

Teacher Gradebook User Guide

Teacher Gradebook User Guide

How to Enter a Tech Work Order

After you have done the following, you may need to enter a Technology Work Order.

• Check that all the cables (at both ends and sometimes even the middle) are securely plugged in.
• Restart the item.

How to Enter a Tech Work Order

• From the Campus home page, mouse over the STAFF tab and choose Tech Work Order.
• Or, from the District home page, click on the Teachers and Staff Resources Tab, then select Tech Workorder from the left navigation
• Fill in the required information and BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR COMPUTER NAME!  This little detail will save lots of time and pain for all involved. 
• How to Find your Computer Name

SchoolWorld Calendar – Mirror District/Campus Events

Calendar:  Mirror School or District Events

Want to keep a calendar with all the important campus/district events, but don’t want to spend the time typing? 

1. Click on the Applications TAB.
2. Click on the Calendar.  If you do not have the calendar turned on, click on Show Inactive Sections and turn on the calendar.
3. Click on Mirrror Distirct Events.
4. Check the events you want to mirror.  Perhaps start with Holiday, Early Release, and  Testing Academic.
5. SAVE.

School World Help

SchoolWorld has fantastic help documents. Once logged into to SchoolWorld, the help manual is located at the bottom of the main page.

School World Tips

Single Line Spacing with Shift Enter

When you press ENTER in the SchoolWorld editing pages, it will automatically double space.  For single line spacing, hold down the SHIFT key while you press Enter.

Campus Home Page

Did you know that clicking on the school mascot at the top of any teacher web page will take you to the campus home page?

Formatting

Having trouble getting something formatted just right in SchoolWorld?  Go to Microsoft Word, create what you want then COPY and PASTE into your web page.  In most cases, the formatting will be included.

SchoolWorld – Getting Started and Turning Off Features

The quickest, easiest way to get started with a teacher web page is to find a page that you like and COPY the bones.

Getting Started:

1. From your campus home page, click on Teacher Websites.
2. Browse the existing teacher web pages until you find one that has the basics you want to include, such as contact info, daily schedule, grading, expecations, etc.
3. Highlight and COPY the content of the page.
4. Login to Schoolworld using your HCISD login.
5. Click on Edit Home Page.
6. Right click and PASTE into the white area in the center.
7. Change the details to suite your needs.
8. SAVE the page.  Save is tricky because it is at the BOTTOM of the page and easy to miss.
9. Click on VIEW SITE in the upper right hand corner to see your creation!  Notice that you have many links in the left hand navigation–those need to be turned off until you are ready to use them. You can turn them back on at any time, but do not want to have empty links cluttering your page.

Final Steps – Turning Off Extra Features:

1. Click MAIN MENU.
2. At the bottom center of the screen, click on SORT WEB SITE.
3. UNCHECK all the features that you are not currently using.
4. Click SAVE at the bottom of the screen.

Congrats!! You have created a simple, informative web page in mere minutes!

SchoolWorld Login and Features

SchoolWorld is HCISD’s web content management system.  Each teacher can quickly make his/her own interactive teacher web page very quickly with the easy to use tools and help provided with SchoolWorld.

School World Login
Use your regular HCISD login

SchoolWorld Features

• Unlimited Page Creation
• Homework
• Calendar
• Booklists
• Slideshows
• Blogs
• Form Creator
• Polls
• Web Links
• Puzzles
• Word Searches
• QuizMaker
• Message Board
• Teacher Web Lockers
• Email Center