Getting Started with eClass 2018-2019

eCLASS C&I Tool:
Sharing a School Homepage with Teachers

Why share a school homepage with teachers?
Schools often want to include their branding or logo on eCLASS C&I course pages to help
teachers, students, and parents identify with the school. This helps to build community and
school spirit. Sharing a homepage creates consistency among teachers’ pages and
makes it easier for students and parents to navigate. Note: Before starting, it is
FUNDAMENTAL to determine the widgets that will be used on the homepage.

Section I: Determining the widget type(s) that will be used on the homepage

1. Select Course Admin.

2. Select Widgets.

3. Toggle between the two tabs at the top. If the
homepage will ONLY include System Widgets, follow
Section II below. If the home page includes any Custom
Widgets or you will be making any other Custom
Widgets, skip to Section III.

Section II: Sharing a homepage with ONLY system widgets

1. On the School Landing Page, select Course
Admin.

2. Select Homepages.

3. Select Create Homepage.

4. Type a Name for this homepage. Name

5. Optional, add a description. Optional

eCLASS C&I Tool:
Sharing a School Homepage with Teachers

6. Click the box to Share with child
org units.

7. Select the Change Layout button
to choose a new option for the
widget columns .

8. Select the radio button (dot) next to the desired
layout.
Hint: Select a layout with a ⅔ panel so the Activity
Feed widget can be utilized by teachers.

9. Select Add Widgets.

10. Select System Widget.

11. Click the box next to each desired widget to
add to the homepage.
Note: consider adding these widgets to the
homepage for teachers

● Activity Feed
● Calendar
● Content Browser
● My Courses
● Webtiles

eCLASS C&I Tool:
Sharing a School Homepage with Teachers

12. Select Add.

13. To move a widget to a different panel,
hover over the widget and click and hold the 3
lines to drag to the new panel.

14. Select Save and Close to complete
creating this homepage.

15. This homepage can now be selected by teachers (in Synergy-created courses) to be
used as their homepage.

Section III: Sharing a homepage with system AND custom widgets
1. In a Local Course Page, select Course Admin.

2. Select Homepages.

3. Select Create Homepage.

4. Type a Name for this homepage. Name

5. Optional, add a description. Optional

eCLASS C&I Tool:
Sharing a School Homepage with Teachers

6. Select the Change Layout button
to choose a new option for the
widget columns .

7. Select the radio button (dot) next to the desired
layout.
Hint: Select a layout with a ⅔ panel so the Activity
Feed widget can be utilized by teachers.

8. Select Add Widgets.

9. Select System Widget.

10. Click the box next to each desired widget to
add to the homepage.

● Activity Feed
● Calendar
● Content Browser
● My Courses
● Webtiles

11. Select Add.

eCLASS C&I Tool:
Sharing a School Homepage with Teachers

12. Next, select Custom Widget.

13. Click the box next to each desired widget to
add to the homepage.
Note: You may need to create a specific
custom widget before it is available here.

14. Select Add.

15. To move a widget to a different panel,
hover over the widget and click and hold over
the 3 lines to drag to the new panel.

16. Select Save and Close to complete
creating this homepage.
17. This homepage and any custom widgets can now be copied by teachers to their course
pages via Import/Export/Copy Components. To help facilitate this, add teachers as
Course Viewers (NOT as students or instructors) in the Local Course Page.

eCLASS C&I Tool
Copying Components from Last Year’s Course

Why should I copy COMPONENTS from my course page from last year?
Did you create content in your course page from last year that you would like to use again
this year? You can copy it over to your new course page so you don’t have to make it again!

1. Open the course page for this school year.
Hint: Look for the year in which the current seniors will graduate. For example,
if it is August 2018, the seniors will graduate in May 2019. So, you will look for
the course page that says 2019.

2. Select Course Admin.

3. Select Import/Export/Copy Components.

4. Select Search for offering.

5. In the search bar, type the year of last year’s course page
and your last name. Then, select the magnifying glass.
Hint: If it is August 2018, type 2018.

6. Select the radio button (dot) to choose the class to copy.

7. Choose Add Selected.

8. Select Components to copy only specific course tools
and files from the previous year’s course page. Copying
specific tools instead of copying all components will help
ensure that only current, relevant information is
contained in this year’s course.
Note: This is especially important with this year’s move to
Daylight to limit the number of possible problems.

eCLASS C&I Tool
Copying Components from Last Year’s Course

9. Scroll through the specific course components
and select those to copy.

Components that are most always copied are:
● Content (current, relevant content)
● External Learning Tools (to include the
SAFARI Montage items)
● Content Display Settings
● Course Files
● Discussions (select only current, relevant
discussions)
● Grades (if you have any)
● Grades Settings (if applicable)
● Groups
● Release Conditions
● Course Appearance

Components that should be avoided (or copy only
specific items) are:

● Homepages (select only current homepage
if there are multiple)

● Navigation Bars (select only current Nav
Bars if there are multiple)

● Announcements (you will likely make new
announcements in this year’s course)

● Widgets (select only those that you’ve
created special for the course)

10. Select Continue. On the Confirm
Components page, review the items to be
copied, and then select Finish.

On completion, a green checkmark indicates the
successful completion of the copy. You can
choose to Copy Another Package, View Content
or Review and Manage Dates.
Note: If you had any due dates or date
restrictions set from last year’s course, (such as
Announcements, Quizzes, etc.) you should review
and make any changes for this year’s course.