Newsfeed
What is My News
Objective To understand what MyNews is within the Dashboard and how to navigate it's uses. My News' is an overview of News you have posted. All news items you have posted from your account to any and all News channels and your Categories are listed ...
Edit Site Categories in News Settings
Objective Illustrate how Administrators can edit Site Categories in News Settings in the Dashboard. How to Edit Site Categories Navigate to the News section of the Menu Then select Settings Select Categories And you will be on the Site Categories tab ...
Post News to FB, Twitter, & Newsfeed Simultaneously
Objective How to post news items to Facebook, Twitter, and the Newsfeed simultaneously Post news items After creating the news item to post, Select all channels you want the message to go out to. - If you don't have a Twitter or Facebook account ...
Link Instagram Feed to Existing Facebook Feed
***NOTE - You must have a Facebook account to setup an Instagram feed in our Dashboard, but an Instagram account is NOT required to setup a Facebook feed. Your Instagram account must also be an Instagram Business account to connect to a Facebook ...
Resending/Editing Newsfeed Item
Objective Learn how to send a news item notification again within the Dashboard Navigate to "Site News" on the Dashboard and locate the news item you want to re-send Click the "Edit" pen icon next to the News item you want to resend Edit anything ...
Create News with Attachment/Video
Select 'News' from the Home menu Then select 'Create New' Enter a 'Title' Enter text into the message body box. You can add links, attachments/pictures, and videos during this step. Click 'Continue' Select the Channels where the message is to be ...
Subscribe to Newsfeed - App
Objective Provide walkthrough on how to Subscribe to a Person's Newsfeed with the App Open the App and navigate to "My Alerts" Click on "Personal" in the bottom right-hand corner Type in the name of the Newsfeed you are subscribing to In this ...
Create Personal Newsfeed Category
Objective To create a Personal Newsfeed Category using the Dashboard Parents/Teachers/other users can subscribe to within the App. Categories are Newsfeeds you can Subscribe to. We can not control who subscribes to these feeds, Parents, Students, or ...
Video Highlight Feature
Objective Provide a walkthrough on how to use the Video Highlight feature This is a Premium Feature, not all schools will have this available on their Dashboards Adding Video Highlight Select "Features" Select "Video Highlights" Click "+New" Click ...
Sending a Newsfeed Item to Twitter/Facebook from the Dashboard
From the Dashboard select "News" Then select "+ Create New" Enter a title and message Add an attachment (OPTIONAL) Add a video (OPTIONAL) Click "Continue" Place a checkmark next to Facebook and/or Twitter. Click "Continue" If your school Twitter or ...
Pinning and Unpinning a Newsfeed Item
In the Dashboard, under "News" Then select "Site News" Click the "Pin" button to the right of the item to be pinned To Unpin, then just click the 'Unpin' button
Setting up an Instagram Feed from the Dashboard
From the Dashboard select "News" Then select "Settings" Next select "Feeds" Then select the Instagram Feed tab and click "+ New" Click "Connect with Facebook" and enter your Facebook login information Select the Instagram account Check "Create News ...
Twitter Feed Setup - Dashboard
From the Dashboard select "News" Then select "Settings" Next select "Feeds" Select the “Twitter Feeds” tab and click "+ New" Enter "Twitter Username" and click "Test Connection" Uncheck "Create News Item" if this feed should not create a news item in ...
Create Facebook Feed from the Dashboard
Select "News" Select "Settings" Select "Feeds" Select the "Facebook Feeds" Tab Click "+ New" button Click the "Connect with Facebook" button The system will take you to Facebook, click "Continue As (account name)" where you will enter your ...
Setting up an RSS feed from the Dashboard
From the Dashboard select "News" Then select "Settings" Next, select "Feeds" Select the "RSS Feeds" tab and click "+New" Enter a Name, RSS Url and click "Test Connection" Uncheck "Create News Item" if you do not want the RSS feed to create a news ...
Newsfeed Time Limit
Objective Create time limit that News items display on the Newsfeed Click “News" then click “Settings" Click "Misc. Settings" Adjust the number to the days you want items to stay on the Newsfeed for. Default is 45 days. If you set it to Zero it will ...
Editing Newsfeed Site Categories - Dashboard
Objective Provide walkthrough on how to edit a Site Category within the Dashboard. Select "News" Select "Settings" Select "Categories" Click the "pen" (Edit) to the right of the category you wish to edit. Make your changes and click "Ok"
Deleting Newsfeed Site Categories from the Dashboard
From the Dashboard, select "News" Then select "Settings" Next select "Categories" Click the "trash can" to the right of the category you wish to delete Click "Yes" to confirm you are sure The Site Category will then be deleted.
Creating News and Sending Notifications from the Dashboard
From the Dashboard select "News" Select "Create New" Enter a "Title". Enter text into the message body box. You can add links, attachments/pictures, and videos during this step. Click "Continue" Select the item(s) where the message is to be ...