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Teacher Websites
Goddard Public Schools is a hosted website through Gabbart Communications. Each teacher, principal, and office staff personnel have access to their school’s website and the Faculty & Staff Section of the District Website. Each website address is as follows:
Goddard Public Schools -‐ http://www.goddardusd.com Eisenhower High School -‐ http://ehs.goddardusd.com Goddard High School -‐ http://ghs.goddardusd.com Goddard Academy -‐ http://academy.goddardusd.com Eisenhower Middle School -‐ http://ems.goddardusd.com Goddard Middle School -‐ http://gms.goddardusd.com Challenger Intermediate School -‐ http://challenger.goddardusd.com Discovery Intermediate School -‐ http://discovery.goddardusd.com Amelia Earhart Elementary -‐ http://earhart.goddardusd.com Apollo Elementary -‐ http://apollo.goddardusd.com Clark Davidson Elementary -‐ http://clarkdavidson.goddardusd.com Explorer Elementary-‐ http://explorer.goddardusd.com Oak Street Elementary-‐ http://oakstreet.goddardusd.com
• What to Post: Anything and everything related to your classroom! These websites are to be your one-‐stop shop for all your classroom information. You can post lesson plans, assignments, electronic forms, polls, and so much more.
• Frequency: Parents, students, and patrons of Goddard Public Schools will be visiting school pages weekly if not daily, so your pages need to be up to date.
• Login Information: Your username is the beginning of your staff email. So if you have a number after your name (i.e. [email protected]), you will need to include the number in your username (i.e. jsmith1). Your password will be setup as your last name. IMPORTANT: You will need to change your password when you login the first time.
• Getting Started: Once you’re logged into your new website, you will find help videos and directions under the Help Center on the right hand side of your Admin Main page. For login problems, contact your school’s office secretaries. For website questions, you can contact Nicole Gibbs, Webmaster, at 20119 or call Gabbart Communications at 877-‐810-‐6894.
Social Media
The use of social media is becoming an integral part of today’s society. Many students, parents, and other school patrons are already using social media in their daily lives. By using Facebook, Twitter, and other social media outlets, you can effectively reach our school community and communicate what’s going on in your classroom.
Each school has their own Facebook and Twitter pages. We encourage that you create a professional page for you and/or your classroom. We also encourage you to “follow” and “friend” our pages. As you interact with our pages, always remember to use your profiles on social media professionally. Always use good judgment when posting content as well as strive for accuracy. Please review the Social Media section of the Staff Technology Use Policy before creating pages or continuing use of your professional social media accounts.
• What to Post: Facebook is where the majority of your social media interaction between parents and students will take place. The best Facebook posts are stories that highlight student achievements, upcoming lessons plan activities and needs, important classroom updates such as school events and closings, etc.
• When to Post: Watch your users activity and gage when the right timing is to get the greatest reach. A lot of people will have more time to check social media information at night rather than first thing in the morning, so start posting your content last afternoon to early evening and assess your responses. Customize your schedule from there.
• Frequency: You should post to your social media outlets at least once per week. It’s best to make only one or two post a day so that your information doesn’t become viewed as spam.
• What to Post: Twitter is meant for short, to the point posts. You want to post event notifications, school headlines, and important updates. For tweets that you want to include more information, link articles or event information at the end of your posts back to you. Tweets containing inspirational quotes, “food for thought” ideas, word problems, and fun facts about your school are some more examples of appropriate tweets.
• When to Post: With the real-‐time nature of Twitter, you can post just about anytime and your tweets will often been seen. It’s best to see when your followers interact the most and interact with them during their peak user time.
• Frequency: Posting more often on Twitter than on Facebook is normal. Try posting things throughout the day instead of all at once.
• Pre-‐Scheduling Tweets: If you have a hard time finding an opportunity to post your content at the same time everyday, there are websites that can pre-‐schedule tweets to send. An example of these is Gremln.com.
• URL Shortening. With only 140 characters, most URLs that you include in your tweet will need to be shortened. Many websites shave a “share” option that will give you a shortened code or you can use websites like TinyURL.com.
• Who to Follow: By following community businesses and educational resources, you can boost your social media credibility. Some good resources are Kansas.com, Edutopia, USD265-‐Goddard, or your own school’s Twitter.
How to Setup a Professional Facebook Page
1. Got to www.Facebook.com 2. Click on the Page link at the bottom of the page.
3. Select the Artist, Band, or Public Figure page type.
4. Select “Teacher” from the drop down. Enter your First & Last Name, Click the “I Agree” box, then click “Get Started”.