This document provides an overview of the key features and navigation of a school website for parents. It describes how to log in, view calendars, photos, videos and other resources. Specific areas that only parents can access are highlighted, such as the parent directory and protected committee pages. Navigation bars and drop-down menus are used to easily access all parts of the site. The document aims to help parents familiarize themselves with the parent portal and all it has to offer.

1. Website: Hands-On
Training for Parents
Willy Kjellstrom, Spring 2008

2. You Will Learn
About:
•Navigation
•Username and password
•Calendars
•View and download pictures
•Faculty and student writing
•Links
•Videos and podcasts
•Commenting
•Special parent areas http://www.trinityatl.org

3. The PowerPoint and Notes Sheet
can be found at the web address
listed below.
http://tinyurl.com/3csrxt

4. The two navigation bars are
present on all pages.

5. Navigation
Drop-down menu
information is also on
the left side of pages in
that section.

6. Navigation: Moving
Main Navigation Bars
The Breadcrumb
(present on all pages)
Go Home
(click on the logo)

7. Username &
Password
Necessary for...
• Seeing all of the calendars
• Watching most videos
• Accessing subscription links
• Searching the parent directory
• Accessing protected parent
areas

8. Username &
Password
The Username is almost always an
email address.
If you are not logged into the
website and you access a page that
requires a login, the website will
prompt you to login.
Must login each time you close and
then reopen your browser window.

9. Helpful
Resources in the
Website
Before we go over “big ticket” tools
like the calendar system, photos, and
videos, let me show you some
smaller yet equally helpful
resources...

10. Helpful Resources
Faculty Email Parent Directory Trinity Handbook
Addresses: Info: and Dress Code:
Go to About Trinity > Go to About Trinity > Parent Go to About Trinity > Policies and
Faculty and Staff > Email Directory Procedures
Directory

11. Helpful Resources
ELD Photos: ELD News:
Go to Academics > Early Learning Go to Academics > Early Learning
Department (3s to 1st) Department (3s to 1st)
ELD photos and news aren’t always included in the main Photo gallery or home
page.

12. Helpful Resources
ULD Photos: ULD News:
Go to Academics > Upper Learning Go to Academics > Upper Learning
Department (2nd to 6th) Department (2nd to 6th)
ULD photos and news aren’t always included in the main Photo gallery or home
page.

13. Helpful Resources
Summer Reading AE & Extended Day
Lists: Info:
Go to Academics > Media Center Go to Academics > Afternoon
Enrichment & Extended Day Classes

14. Helpful Resources
Matching Gifts: Online Giving:
Go to Support Trinity > Ways to Give Go to Support Trinity > Online Giving
Find out if your employer makes All major credit cards are accepted.
matching gifts.

15. Helpful Resources
Classroom Infocentre (Media
Newsletters: Center Catalog):
Go to News > Classroom/Grade Level Go to Quicklinks > Infocentre (H)
News

16. Calendars
Click on the Calendars link at
the top of any page.

17. Calendar Information
There are at least 10 If you just want to view To view just 1 calendar,
calendars on the page. information from a few click on the calendar
calendars, click on the name.
All of the information boxes next to the
in all of the calendars is calendars and then click
displayed by default. Refresh.

18. Calendar Month & Day
Click on the drop-down Click on a single day to just
list to view different view calendar information for
months. that day.

19. Calendar Views
Calendar views change the way
information looks on the page.
Click on...
• Block View (looks like a traditional
calendar)
• Week View
Click on List View to return to the
original display when you are in
Block View or Week View.

20. Calendar: Miscellaneous Info
Printing: Make sure that You can download the All
you have selected the School calendar information
calendars first and then to your own electronic
press the Print button. calendar by clicking on the
iCal file button.

21. Photos: Community Gallery
Click on the Photos link at the
top of any page.

22. Photo Gallery
Sections
Each photo gallery has a number of
sections. The sections are
collections of pictures.
Example: “ELD Goes To See Santa!”
is a section. “Garden” is another
section.
Click on the drop-down menu to
see other sections.

23. Section Information
Thumbnails: Click to Pages: Each section can Click to enlarge a
select a photo (will have a number of pages photo.
appear as a larger with additional photos.
photo) Click on one of the
page numbers to see
more.

24. Save Photo
Click to enlarge a Right click on the
photo. enlarged photo.
Choose “Save Picture
As...” or “Save Image
As...”

25. Virtual Trinity:
The Writer’s
Exchange
The Writer’s Exchange is where you
can read and respond to faculty and
student writing. The writing in this
area tends to be personal and
reflective, and it often pertains to
the individual author’s interests.

26. Accessing the Writer’s
Exchange Areas
Go to Virtual Trinity > Click on Students or Once the Writer’s
Writer’s Exchange Faculty and Staff. Exchange loads, click on
the title of one of the
entries to read the
article.

27. Commenting On an Author’s
Writing
Once the Writer’s Scroll down to the Type your comment in
Exchange loads, click on bottom of the entry. the large box and then
the title of one of the Fill in your name (first click the Submit
entries to read the name only), email Comment button.
article. address, and the anti-
spam word.

28. Virtual Trinity:
Website Links
The Website Links area is where
you can find web resources for you
or your children.

29. Website Links:
Two Areas
The General Websites area is not
password protected. You will find
websites for parents as well as
students here.
The Subscription Websites area is
password protected. It is used
primarily by students. Go to Virtual Trinity >
Website Links

30. Websites For Parents
Click on View Websites Click on one of the tags
Scroll down and either
in the General Websites (like a category) to
click on one of the
area. view websites that
websites or click on
pertain to that topic.
More Websites for
Parents.

31. Videos
Most of the videos are available to
people with a current website
username and password.

32. Videos: Two Areas
Video: Trinity News & Video: The Total Trinity
Events is the area where Experience is the area
you can view videos from where you can view videos
assemblies, events that are educational in
(Nutcracker), and Trinity nature (student created
TV. work).

33. Videos: Not Logged Into the
Website
If you aren’t logged into Log into the website.
the website, you will see a
page that looks like this.
Click on one of the links
and you will be prompted
to login.

34. Videos: Logged Into the
Website
If you are logged into the Click on Watch Video.
website, you will see a page
that looks like this.

35. Videos
Add a comment or
The video will Read comments. Type a
read existing comments
automatically play after comment in the Note/
by clicking on the
it loads. Comment area and
Discuss Video button. then click Submit Note.

36. More Videos
Scroll down to the bottom of either
video page and click on one of the
page numbers to view additional
videos.

37. Virtual Trinity:
Audio
The audio area contains a number
of resources for parents and
students.

38. Audio
The audio file plays
Click on Listen Now to Audio files, like all of
automatically.
play the audio file. the videos, contain an
area for adding
comments. Just click
on the Discuss Podcast
button.

39. The Parent
Portal
The Parent Portal is a customizable
area for parents. It contains a
number of useful resources.
Go to Quicklinks >
Parents will access their children’s
Parent Portal
class pages through the Parent
Portal in Fall 2008.

40. Parent Portal: Features
The Parent Directory is
Easy access to the News just for parents.
readily available.
Trinity School
Handbook (policies and
procedures)

41. Parent Portal: Features
Customizable News Customizable Calendar Discussion board just
for parents.

42. Protected Areas
for Parents
There are a number of areas that
only parents can access.

43. Protected Areas: Location
These protected areas
The TSPA Protected The SOA Committee
are accessible by
Page is an area for all area is accessible by
parents on these
parents. parents on this
committees. committee.
Go to Parent
Go to Parent
Involvement > TSPA Go to Parent
Involvement > Parents’ Involvement > Spotlight
Council on Art

44. Protected Areas: Features
The committee chair Everyone can have a
The committee chair
can add news items for virtual discussion by
can add files that
this group. clicking on Add a
people can download.
Discussion.

45. The PowerPoint and Notes Sheet
can be found at the web address
listed below.
If you have questions, please feel
free to email me at
wkjellstrom@trinityatl.org
http://tinyurl.com/3csrxt