CMS (Website) Study Halls
Homepage Media 101: Fresh & Accessible
Ready to make your school’s homepage shine? Your homepage is the first thing families see — make it count. This hands-on session covers how to update your Shuffle photos, manage featured videos, and craft Spotlight Messages that grab attention, all while building in accessibility best practices like alt text and auto-generated captions.
- Get Oriented in the CMS Dashboard: Learn where everything lives and how to confidently make updates.
- Swap Out Homepage Media: Learn how to upload new photos to your Homepage Shuffle, add a new Featured Video, and edit your Spotlight Messages- all while making sure all media is accessible, every time!
- Access Support Resources: Explore tutorials, FAQs, and live chat options to keep you supported after the session.
This hands-on training is designed for new and returning site admins who want to make their homepage both engaging, while leveraging your Edlio website design.
Helping Families Find It: Links, News, Calendar & Site Navigation
The best content on your site only works if families can actually find it. This hands-on session walks through all homepage tools that drive discoverability — from organizing your navigation menu to publishing news and keeping your calendar current — with accessibility tips woven in throughout.
This interactive session focuses on helping you update your homepage content and make sure your key links and information are easily found when families need them. We'll cover:
- Structuring your Site Navigation Menu with clear, descriptive labels
- Adding and managing homepage and footer links with publish/unpublish strategy
- Creating news stories with featured images, scheduling, and Edlio AI accessibility review
- Connecting Google or Office 365 calendars and adding events manually
Intro to Pages
- Creating and structuring Pages from scratch
- Adding rich content: text, images, documents, and embeds
- Organizing navigation, page section menus and site navigation menu.
Intro to User Management
Your Edlio site is only as strong as the team behind it. This session walks web admins through User Management — how to add, organize, and control access for the staff and contributors who keep your site running.
- Adding and removing users, assigning roles and permissions
- Organizing users into groups for efficient access and customized Staff Directories
- Keeping your site secure as your team changes with SSO
Accessibility & Your School Website
Make your Edlio site welcoming to every visitor. Learn accessibility best practices, see the built-in tools at your disposal, and bring your questions to this practical, hands-on session.
- Accessibility fundamentals every web admin should know
- Using Edlio's built-in accessibility tools
- Quick fixes that make the biggest impact, including how you can leverage Edlio AI
Beyond the Homepage
Ready to take your site to the next level? Designed for web admins who've completed Intro to Your Homepage, this session dives into the powerful CMS tools that extend your site well past the front page.
- Sending Newsletters to your community
- Building Forms — including Forms with Pay for field trips, tickets, and donations
- Managing Contact Lists for targeted outreach
- Tips for tying all your tools together
Intro to Teacher Pages
Learn the essentials of setting up and managing your Edlio Teacher Page. Efficiently create an engaging online hub for students and families with welcome messages, documents, photos, videos and even link to your Google Classroom!- Writing welcome messages that set the tone
- Sharing documents, photos, and videos
- Share posts, newsletters and more throughout the year
Not sure which Study Hall to join, or wanting to learn more about how your Edlio communications products work together to save you time? Come to:
Q&A Office Hours
Bring your questions — stay for 10 minutes or the whole hour. Rotating hosts include subject matter experts from across Edlio. Open-format, drop-in Q&A with experts from every corner of Edlio. No topic off-limits — ask what's on your mind. This session is perfect for quick answers or deeper discussion.
July 24th: Client Success
August 10th: Tech Support
August 28th: Client Success
September 10th: Product Specialist
September 25th: Expert Trainer