You may register as a parent, student or teacher. Once you register, you must check your email and click on the appropriate link to verify your registration. Make sure you properly select parent, student or teacher to classify you correctly. You must have a valid email address to register to use the site. Please see our Privacy Policy to see how we handle your private information.

Why do you have to register? This allows you secure access to the site and Message Center. All communications between home and school take place in the Message Center. You will be able to see whether the recipient of your message has read, not read or deleted your message.

Can parents and students use the site without registering? Yes, but you will not be able to communicate with the teachers or administrators, not they with you.

How it works:

• If you have a message in your inbox, click on the subject line to read it.
• To reply to a message in your inbox, click on the senders name.
• Anywhere on the website that you see a gold envelope next to someone's name, click on it to send them a message.
• Message has to have a subject header that reflects the content of the message. You will be prompted to go back and enter one if you don't.
• When attaching files, don't send any larger than about 50k.
• Look at the "key" below the inbox and outbox. You can see if your message has been read, not yet read or deleted. Likewise, they can see the same about yours.
• To delete a message, click on the X to the right of the subject line. NOTE: Once you delete it, it is GONE!
• Tip: if your inbox and outbox get lengthy, use your Internet Browser FIND feature to locate a specific email you are looking for. i:e: Internet Explorer has a "Find on this page" link under Edit on the Menu Bar. Click on it, enter the name or keyword you're looking for and it will take you to each instance that name or word shows on that page.

"Netiquette" - remember your manners on the Internet! Rules to follow:

• Never send chain letters, they are forbidden on the Internet. Notify us if you receive one.
• Do not send abusive or heated messages (flames). If you receive a flame, it is best to ignore it.
• Allow time for message to be received and replied to, keeping in mind other people's busy schedules.
• If you want your message to be read, don't make it too long unless the receiver is expecting a long message.
• Remember the Internet is a global community, and other peoples values and outlook on life may be different to your own. Be tolerant and careful with slang or phrases that may not be understood by other people and/or cultures.
• Use mixed case, UPPER CASE LOOKS AS IF YOU'RE SHOUTING.

You may setup your own categories or files for arranging your contacts. Deleting them from a category places them back into your "unclassified" group

How do contacts get into the Address Book? Quick Pick List. Once a parent visits your page, you are in their Quick Pick List. See Quick Pick List tutorial for why this is so important!

Every time you visit another teacher page, that teacher is put into your Quick Pick List. Your Quick Pick List is very important as this is the shortcut to the classsroom page, and to communicating with your teachers, parents or administrators. If you delete someone off of your quick pick list, you lose that shortcut. Make sure you visit your own page so you will have that shortcut to get to your page quickly. Adminstrators will also select your pages to put them in their Quick Pick list.

Go to your classroom page. In the Teachers Admin box on the right, click on Edit my Home Page. That only shows when you go to your page - you cannot go directly to your edit page. (once you have visited your page, you will be in your own Quick Pick List. Keep it there for the shortcut.) Once you are at your page, you see what the parents see. Note at the bottom that it does date the page when you update it.

Now click on the Edit My Home Page link. Here is where you put in your information. We have allowed you to be as creative (or not) as you choose. You may select one of the pre-made templates at the top of the edit box or at the bottom, make your own, or just type or copy and paste into the box. Hit Submit button at the bottom and click on My Page on the right to see how it looks.

Adding pages or tabs : Click on Tab Control on the right. You may add up to three tabs/pages. (If you click on any "X" on the site, it deletes that item.) Suggestions are: Calendar items, field trips, Projects, Reading, etc. To edit those pages, you must go to Edit my Home Page > then click on the tab you want to edit. Follow the same directions as above.

This is the classroom page, what parents and students see.

Every time you visit a teacher's page, that teacher is put into your Quick Pick List. Your Quick Pick List is very important as this is the shortcut to the classsroom page, and to communicating with your teachers or administrators. Also this is how your name gets into the teacher's contact list so if you delete someone off of your quick pick list, you lose that shortcut and they lose you out of their contact list.

See our Privacy Policy to see how we handle this information. We do not sell, share, or trade your information. This is where you may change your password.

When you cast your vote for this teacher, you are acknowledging their outstanding efforts as an educator and putting them in the running for a reward. The teacher receives a certificate showing their accomplishment.

Adding pages or tabs : Click on Tab Control on the right. You may add up to three tabs/pages. (If you click on any "X" on the site, it deletes that item.) Suggestions are: Calendar items, field trips, Projects, Reading, etc. To edit those pages, you must go to Edit my Home Page > then click on the tab you want to edit. Follow the same directions as Edit My Page.

This is where your child's teachers will post classroom activities and homework. Click on each tab to get information for that topic. If you are logged in you may send a message to that teacher from here.