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Tech Coordinator FAQ
Tech Coordinator FAQ
Will we have a guide sheet for adding new users (Will you add them at the district level and then have us add them to our page?)
Users will be added to ParentSquare automatically through an upload from Genesis. The only users for the website are those posting content, like you and me, so there will be no users you need to add.
Do we have to maintain our own calendar for our schools or will that just be district-wide? (Will we be adding our own events at our school that are not listed on the district calendar?)
John Bartruff and I will be setting up Google Calendars for each school to feed into ParentSquare and Smart Sites. You will have to maintain the Grandview Google calendar after we create it.
Are we also adding photos like we did before (unique to our school) or will that be handled at the district level? Will we have parameters for those photos (Size) ?
You and I will combine to add photos to the website. I assume you are referring to the slideshow photos on the home page, since those have a specific size. (Other photos on the website can be a variety of sizes.) The slideshow photos should high-resolution with an aspect ratio of 3-to-1 horizontal. (Smart Sites says 1500x500 pixels.) It’s best to crop the photo to fit before uploading it, since there is no tool in Smart Sites for cropping.
What languages will we have available for translation for our website?
Many languages. Google Translate is now turned on for the district homepage for all school sites. The button is at the top right of the webpage, to the left of the magnifying glass.
Will we have to adjust visibility on our pages? Will we have turn pages on and off during the year or for the summer?
I don’t think so. Let me know if you think of a specific reason to do this.
Are we adding any additional pages onto our individual school websites (not the ones imported from the old site) and if we are will there be guidelines on what pages need to be added or visible?
I have attached the template that I asked Smart Sites to build to keep our PreK-8 schools uniform. You should see on your website menus that match this. Some content from the old website was moved over where it already existed. Some pages may be blank if they are pages you didn’t have before. The pages under the District menu on the school sites redirect to pages on the district site, so you shouldn’t have to deal with those pages at all.
If we get an email or parent communication regarding issues with the website, will we ticket and inform you or do we contact you directly?
I believe John Bartuff is adding me to the ticket system for questions about ParentSquare, so that should also work for Smart Sites. In the meantime, emails are fine as well.