Edline Basics

Login to Edline

Home Page

Class Page

My Contents

Creating a new Document in My File Locker

Creating a new Folder in My File Locker

Copying existing documents and folders into your locker

Copying items from your locker to other locations

Managing Classes

Changing the Class Name

Changing the Class Picture

Changing the Class Description

To login to Edline:

1. You must have an Edline screen name or activation code

2. Go to www.edline.net

3. Enter your screen name and password

4. Click “sign in” and you should be taken to your Edline home page

Items on your home page

1. My Contents
1. My Gradebooks
2. My File Locker
3. Old Class Materials
4. Private Reports
5. Combined Calendar
2. My Classes – Contains a link to each classes page that you are teaching this semester
3. My Other Groups
1. Pawnee School District
2. Pawnee Elementary School or Pawnee High School if you are a shared teacher
4. Command Center
1. Change Password
2. Manage Account
5. News – which can be added by the administrator
6. Contents
1. Pawnee School District – Map and info about the district
2. Classes – All the classes offered in the school
3. School Info
7. Links
1. Homework Central

Items on a Class Page should have the same as on the Home page with the addition of a couple of items

1. Under “Command Center”
1. Manage Class
2. Send Email
2. News – now can be edited
3. Calendar – now can be edited
4. Contents – now can be edited
1. Assignments
2. Tests
5. Links – which can be edited

My Contents

1. My Gradebooks – This is the file where your grade book is saved when you select “save to edline” while you are in “Grade Quick”. This is a very good place to back up your grade books.
2. My File Locker - is where you can save files that you may wish to use at a later date

The Following are the instructions from the Edline help on uploading files to “My File Locker”:

Creating a new document in your locker

Creating a document in your locker is just the same as creating documents elsewhere in Edline. You can simply type in the content of your document or you can upload an existing file that you created using other software (Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Acrobat, etc.).

1	Open your file locker. Click the "My File Locker" link in your My Contents box on the left side of the school or any group home page.
2	Click the "Add to Folder..." button. This button is in the blue bar near the top of the page.
	TIP: If you want to put the new document inside an existing folder already in your locker, first click the folder's name, then click "Add to Folder...". If the folder does not exist yet, create it first, then open it and click "Add to Folder...".
3	Choose the kind of item you want to add. Click the radio button next to the "Document" option. Then click the "Continue" button.
4	Name the document. Enter a title for the new document in the "Title" field. Then click the "Create" button.
5	Type or upload your docment. Edline has created and saved a blank document with the name you chose in the previous step. You can now either type text into your document directly or simply upload an existing file. For details, please see the online help for the Modify Document Page.
6	Save your changes. Click the "Update" button at the bottom of the page when you are finished.

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Creating a new folder in your locker

Creating a folder in your locker is just the same as creating folders elsewhere in Edline.

1	Open your file locker. Click the "My File Locker" link in your My Contents box on the left side of the school or any group home page.
2	Click the "Add to Folder..." button . This button is in the blue bar near the top of the page.
	TIP: If you want to put the new folder inside an existing folder already in your locker, first click the folder's name, then click "Add to Folder..."
3	Choose the kind of item you want to add. Click the radio button next to the "Folder" option. Then click the "Continue" button.
4	Name the folder. Enter a title for the new folder in the "Title" field, then click the "Create" button.
5	Save your folder. You don't need to make any changes on the next page (the Manage Folder Page). Simply click the "Update" button at the bottom of the page.

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Copying existing documents and folders into your locker

Documents and folders you have posted in Edline (e.g., in classes, clubs, sports, even the school home page) can be copied into your file locker to be re-used later.

IMPORTANT: Documents whose visibility is private (grade reports, for example) cannot be copied.

To copy an existing document or folder into your file locker:

1	Go to the group that contains the item(s) you want to copy.
2	Open the folder that holds the item(s) you want to copy. Click on the name of the folder in the Contents box to open it.
	TIP: If the item you want to copy is in the News, Calendar, or Links boxes, or is directly in the Contents box (rather than in a folder), click the "Edit" button at the top of the appropriate box to open it.
3	Select the item(s) you want to copy. Click the checkbox next to each item you want to copy. If you select a folder, the folder and all its contents will be copied.
4	Click the "Copy To..." button at the bottom of the page.
5	Choose your file locker as the destination. Select "My File Locker" from the Copy to Group(s) section at the top of the page.
6	Choose a location inside your locker. You will see several options under the Copy To Folder section. The options you see here depend on where the items were in the group you copied them from. You can select an existing location or create a new folder to hold the items using the "Another Folder" option.
	All selected items will be placed in the location you choose here. If you want to place the items just inside your file locker (rather than inside a sub-folder in your locker), then select the "Contents Box" option as we have in the example above.
	Please refer to the online help for the Copy Page for more details.
7	Click the "Copy" button. The selected items will remain where they are and copies of them will be placed in your file locker.

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Copying items from your locker to other locations

You can store frequently used documents and folders inside your file locker. Then, whenever you need one, just copy it from your locker into any group that you manage (school, class, club, sport, etc.). Copy one or more items to a single group or to several groups at once.

1	Open your file locker. Click the "My File Locker" link in your My Contents box on the left side of the school or any group home page.
2	Select the items you want to copy. Click the checkbox next to each item you want to copy. If you select a folder, the folder and all its contents will be copied.
	TIP: If you want to copy an item that is inside a folder, first click on the folder name, then select the item(s) you want to copy.
3	Click the "Copy To..." button at the bottom of the page.
4	Choose the group you want to copy the items into. Click on the group name. To select more than one group, press the "Ctrl" key while you click. Please refer to the online help for the Copy Page for a more detailed explanation of this section.
5	Choose where to place the items on the group home page. You will see several options under the Copy To Folder section. The options you see here depend on where the items were in your file locker. You can select an existing location or create a new folder to hold the items using the "Another Folder" option.
	All selected items will be placed in the location you choose here. In our example, we selected a folder and a document that we want to put in the Contents box, so we selected "Contents Box."
	Please refer to the online help for the Copy Page for more details.
6	Click the "Copy" button. The selected items from your file locker will remain where they are and copies of these items will be placed in the selected locations.

3. Combined Calendar – is the calendar for your class and the school combined together

Command Center

1. Manage Class

Changing the Group's Name

The name of the group is displayed at the top of the group's home page.

To change the name...

Go to the home page of the group whose name you want to change, then click the "Manage <group>" link in your Command Center.

The Name field is in the Information section (the title of the section changes to match the type of group you are managing -- in the picture below it is "Class Information"). Enter the new name in the Name field. Then click the "Update" button at the bottom of the page.

Do not change the “Class ID:” this number is needed for your uploading gradebook files from your Grade Quick program

Changing the Group Picture

You can display a single picture, drawing, or image in the center of the group's home page just below the group name.

IMPORTANT: To avoid distortion when your picture is displayed on the group home page, we recommend you use an image file that is:

• type .jpg, .png, or .gif;
• approximately 338 pixels wide (the height does not matter);
• smaller than 75 Kilobytes (larger pictures are difficult to display for families using dial-up modems).

To display a picture...

Go to the home page of the group whose name you want to change, then click the "Manage <group>" link in your Command Center.

Scroll to the "Image" section at the bottom of the page and follow the steps below:

1	Click the "Browse..." button. A file selection dialog box will appear.
2	Find the file that contains the picture or image you want and click the "Open" button in the dialog box. The full path to the file you chose is now displayed in the field next to the "Browse..." button.
3	Click the "Update" button at the bottom of the page to save the new picture. The next time someone visits the group, this picture will be displayed on the home page.

To delete the picture...

You will see the name of the current picture or image next to the "Image" field. Click the "Remove image" button. The "Image" field now says <NONE>. Click the "Update" button at the bottom of the page to save your change.

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Changing the Group Description

The description is displayed in the center section of the group's home page below the group picture.

To change the description...

Go to the home page of the group whose name you want to change, then click the "Manage <group>" link in your Command Center.

The description field is in the Group Information section. Type a short description into the Description field. Then click the "Update" button at the bottom of the page.

Visibility – allows certain people to view the URL (website) of your class

Class URL - The URL which is provided allows for direct access to your class page by parents, students, teachers, or administrators

2. “Send Email” – This feature allows you to send an email to any student in your class
1. They must have an active Edline account
2. Their email must be correct

3. Change Password – allows you to change your own password
4. Manage Account – allows you to manage your own account information
1. Update your email
2. Update your question in case of lost password