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Getting Started Guide for Teachers
Classrooms
Please follow these steps in order to learn how to make the most of your classroom website(s). Your
SchoolFusion site is accessible via ANY computer with an Internet connection.
STEP 1: Access your SchoolFusion Site
Type <<insert your SchoolFusion URL
here>> in the address bar at the top of your
internet browser.
Click > Go or Click > Enter
Step 2: Log In
User name: Your IPASS username
*See technology for your password if
you are unsure.
Find the login box, where you will see spaces
to login labeled User Name/Email and
Password. Place your username in the space
labeled Username. Please note that your
username and password are case-sensitive,
so please make sure your caps lock key is
not on.
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Step 3: Update personal information &
adding your email
Once you successfully login, “Welcome (Your
first name)” will appear on the left side of the
page under the mini calendar.
Click > My Personal Settings
Please change your username to something
you will remember (you can also leave it the
way it is), update your email address.
Note that in some cases, you will be
instructed to contact someone at the District
or Site. This is due to the District utilizing our
Data options.
Click > Change Information
Once the information has been changed,
“Personal information updated” will appear at
the very top of your page.
Step 4: Change your password
Next, keep your pages secure by updating
your password.
Type in your new password in the space next
to “New Password:”, then type it in again,
exactly the same, next to “Confirm
Password:”
Click > Change Password
Once the password has been changed, you
will see a “Password updated” message
confirming the update.
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Step 5: Find your Classroom(s)
Now that you have updated your personal
information, it is time to setup your
classroom.
Under “My Groups” you will see a list of the
classrooms for which you are the
administrator.
Click > Classroom Name
If you do not see your classroom listed please
see your SchoolFusion Administrator.
Step 6: Update Profile Name and Class
Name
You have the ability to customize what
appears on your classroom page.
Click > Edit Configuration at the top right
side of your page.
You will be taken to a page with four tabs.
The first tab, General Information is where
you can update the Class Name, and well as
the Instructor Name.
Update this information and
Click > Save
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Step 7: Add a Class Description
To return from the Update Configuration page
to your home page. Look to the upper right
hand side of the page.
Click > Back to Class Home
You should now be looking at your home
page, with red links in various places. Only
you as an administrator of the site can see
these red links. Your students cannot see
them.
To add your class description:
Click > Edit Description
Enter a sentence or 2 about your class in the
box.
Click > Add Description
You will now see your description appear on
your homepage.
Step 8: Add a Class Picture
Any picture representing the theme of your
class may be posted here. There are lots of
free pictures available on the Internet, or you
can use a digital photo.
Note: Please check with your school
administration on their policies before posting
images including students.
To add an image that is already on your
computer:
Click > Add Picture > Browse
Find the image name on your computer
(allowed image types end with .jpg or .gif)
Click > Image > Click > Open>
Click > Add Picture
We recommend uploading pictures less than
50KB. Pictures can be reduced in size and
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memory through any picture software.
To search for an image on the Internet,
go to www.google.com.
Click > Images
Type in a word related to what you are
searching (ie Math). When you see an image
you like, click on it, then click on See full-size
image. Right click (use the right mouse
button to click) on the image and choose
"Save Picture As" Click in the top box next to
where it says "Save in:" and find "Desktop."
Type the name of your image and hit the
"Save" button. Follow the directions above to
then add this picture to your SchoolFusion
website.
Please do not use copyrighted materials
found on the Internet (such as cartoon
characters owned by Disney or Nickelodeon),
as this is considered infringement.
Also, please check with your school
administration on their policies before posting
images including students.
Step 9: Add a Class Announcement
Click > Add Announcement
Enter a title for the announcement, plus
optional text and a picture. You can give
your announcement a start and an end date
so the announcement disappears, to always
keep your announcements current.
There is also checkbox next to "Also show at
top of page:" When this is checked, this
announcement will appear both in the
announcements area of your website, and
along the top of your site within a blue
banner.
Click > Save
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Once you have more than one announcement
in the announcement area, small up and
down blue arrows will appear
. Clicking on
these will change the order in which the
announcements appear by moving an
announcement up or down the list.
Click > Save
Step 10: Add homework assignments
Click > Add Assignment
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Add Assignment Name
Add Description
Check “Allow students to submit
homework online” if desired)
Add due date(s)
Click > Save
Homework assignments are automatically
sorted by due date, with the earliest due at
the top of the list.
If you have chosen to allow students to submit
their homework online, students will see a link
under the assignment name that reads
“Submit your file”. The next time you login, if
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students have submitted files, you will see a
red link under the homework assignment that
indicates that assignments have been
uploaded.
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Step 11: Add an event (Other than
homework assignments) to your class
calendar
Events such as field trips, test dates etc. can
be added to your website.
To add an event:
Click > Add Event
Add in the applicable details (below)
 Name: A name for your event (this field
must be filled in to add an event).
 Date: the date on which it will take
place
 Times: choose from one of the
following options:
 Event has a time specific start & end
times for the event can be entered
 Event has no time
 Event lasts all day
 Summary: a one line summary of your
event. This summary will pop us when
students move the mouse over the
event in the calendar.
 Description: a more detailed
description of your event
 Contact: add a person's name & info if
there is a contact for this event
 Location: the place where the event is
taking place
 Facility: a facility can be a room or
equipment within your site
 Link: if there is a link or a url for the
event, it should be entered here.
 Email Notification: If you would like
an email to go out notifying members of
this event, check this box. You can
choose if the notification should go out
immediately or at a specified period of
time before the event (1 hour, 1 day, 4
days, etc.)
 Accept RSVPs: Checking this box
allows you to send out an invitation,
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accept RSVPs and place a limit on
attendance for this event.
Repeat Event: If an event exists on
multiple days throughout the year, this
option allows you to repeat the event
daily, weekly or monthly until a
specified end date. Choosing No Repeat
from the drop down menu will put the
event in only once.
Click > Add Event
Step 12: Add a Class File
You can post handouts and other documents,
and organize them into folders. This saves
time and paper photocopying class handouts
and other information. Plus, if a student is
absent, they can access the class work.
To post a file:
Click > Add File > Click >Browse
Locate the Word, Excel, PowerPoint or PDF
(scanned) document on your computer.
Click > Open > Click Add
We DO NOT recommend uploading very large
documents or PowerPoint presentations,
because users with slow Internet connections
will not be able to download them.
Please note, you may also arrange files into
folders, make files active or inactive, and
change the sort order.
Step 13: Change the title of a Feature
You can also change the title of each of the
features on your class site. To change the
title of an area, just click on the yellow pencil
next to the section name.
Click > Yellow Pencil
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Step 14: Add a Discussion Topic
The Discussion Topics feature displays
FusionTool postings from all group
administrators. These postings appear in
chronological order.
To add a topic to the Discussion Topics
feature, directly from a group page:
Click > Add Topic > Choose FusionTool
Type (Blog Entry, Photo Slideshow,
Video/Podcast, Wiki Topic, or Browse the
Idea Exchange) > Make any changes to
the post > Click > Save
For more information on using FusionTools,
please see the FusionTools section.
Managing a Classroom
The SchoolFusion FusionPages were designed to allow class administrators to easily arrange class
features (FusionTools) to best meet the needs of each individual group. Not only can the FusionTools
be turned on and off, but they can also be moved within the page.
Classroom administrators are able to use a
simple drag and drop method to rearrange the
FusionTools. You can move features between
the larger left hand column, and the smaller
right hand column, as well as up and down the
page.
Classroom administrators can move content at
any time, but group members without
administrative status cannot move content.
FusionTools within a group page have two
icons in the upper right hand corner of the
box. These icons allow you to move the
FusionTool around a page using the drag and
drop method or to hide the FusionTool.
To move a FusionTool within a Classroom:
Click and Hold the 4-arrow Icon > Move
the appropriate position > Unclick
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Features displayed within the left hand column
will be displayed in liquid boxes. Features
displayed in the right hand column will not be
displayed in liquid boxes.
Hide a FusionTool from a FusionPage
In addition to activating FusionTools from the
Edit Configuration page, FusionPage
administrators can activate and hide them
from the main class page.
To activate a feature:
Select FusionTool from the dropdown
menu
This menu will display all tools that are not
currently active on the group page. This
dropdown menu is only available to group
administrators
To hide a tool:
Click > Arrow Icon> Click > OK
This will hide the FusionTool from the group.
It can be reactivated at any time. Hiding a
FusionTool will not delete the content
contained within the feature.
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