Using your NCS eBoard

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Using your NCS eBoard

• Northfield Community School
• Technology Proficiency Series
• September 2004

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Agenda

• Whats an eBoard?
• Features Benefits
• Examples
• Your eBoard!
• Content Guidelines
• QA

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Whats an eBoard?

• A simple online communication tool that connects
  parents, educators and students. eBoard.com
• Its a website you update from any computer with
  Internet access
• No special software needed

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Whats an eBoard?

• An eBoard could be
• A classroom newsletter
• A special project page
• A full-blown teacher website
• Anything you can think of!
• Lets go to the VIDEO

http//www2.eboard.com/eboard/Site/toureboard.jsp
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Features Benefits

• Its EASY!
• Flexible, customizable
• Easy for visitors to email you
• Attachments (files)
• Pictures (just not of students)
• iNotes visitors can write comments!

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Examples

• Lets see some in action!

http//www2.eboard.com/eboard/Site/samples.jsp
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Your eBoard!
This is your personal eBoard URL!
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Your eBoard!

• Configuration is easy!
• Enable visitors to email you
• Add your name (heading)
• Use the Control Panel link

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Your eBoard!

• Changes are applied immediately
• More configuration if you want
• Tabs
• Tab colors
• Passwords
• Read password makes eBoard private
• Admin password eBoard setup

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Your eBoard!

• Creating notes is easy!
• In Admin Mode, click Add a Note
• Fill in the prompts
• Need help? Click

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Your eBoard!

• More cool stuff
• eBoard Instructional Guide
• eBoard Business Cards (MS-Word)

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Content Guidelines

• No student pictures
• No personally identifying information
• Unless parents complete NJ State consent form!

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Content Guidelines

• Start s-l-o-w-l-y!
• Use only one tab unless/until you accumulate
  about 8-12 notes
• Use tabs to organize information, then keep main
  tab content brief
• Update as frequently as you can

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Content Guidelines

• Plan your eBoard
• What info would be most helpful to
  students/parents?
• Whats easiest to post/update?
• Pareto Rule
• Use note and tab colors to accent
• Keep it current (but dont obsess!)

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QA

• Q?
• A!
• Email mekj_at_ncs-tech.org