Videos

34:42 [Edlio Webinar] Accessibility and School Websites: Tips from Jared Smith at WebAIM

Accessible websites are an important part of your communication plan. With many districts and schools making the transition to distance learning, reaching communities online has become even more essential.

Jared Smith, Associate Director of WebAIM, shares quick ways you can make your website accessible to all. Whether you’re a teacher or a webmaster, you’ll get tips you can use immediately for creating more accessible content.

ABOUT JARED
Jared Smith is the Associate Director of WebAIM. He is a highly demanded presenter and trainer and has provided web accessibility training to tens of thousands of professionals throughout the world. With over 20 years of experience working in the web design, development, and accessibility field, he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that is used to help others create and maintain highly accessible web content.

19:31 [Edlio Webinar] Communication Tools

This is a 30-minute webinar highlighting how administrators and teachers can use various Edlio Websites communication tools. We share tips for using tools including the School News App, Email Sender, Social Media Manager, and News. These modules are included with your Edlio Website and can help you more effectively reach your entire school or district community.

34:13 [Edlio Webinar] Live Discussion: How Dawson ISD Responded to the COVID-19 Crisis

Struggling to transition to distance learning? View this webinar to hear from Cameron Shaw, Technology Director, Webmaster, and Social Media Manager of the Dawson Independent School District of Dawson, TX. Together with his team, Dawson ISD has transformed its website to be a hub for community response. Hear how he and his team:

Trained teachers to use the website.
Distributed iPads and set up hotspots for students who don’t have internet access at home.
Coordinated free meal distribution to families.

ABOUT CAMERON
Cameron Shaw is the Technology Director, Webmaster, and Social Media Manager of the Dawson Independent School District of Dawson, TX. He’s a lifelong resident of Dawson, Texas and attended Dawson ISD Pre-K through 12th Grade. He’s also proud to be a Bulldog and to be part of the educational team that helps the students of Dawson ISD receive the same outstanding education he did.

ABOUT EDLIO
Edlio provides K–12 educators easy, effective technology to connect their communities. Edlio Websites make managing a beautiful online presence easy. Edlio Pay collects and manages online payments with robust financial reporting. And Edlio Engage simplifies true family engagement with two-way interaction between school and home.

23:03 [Edlio Webinar] Creating and Managing Your Staff Directory

View this webinar to learn tips about managing users and maintaining your staff directory, including:
- Manually managing your staff directory
- Single sign-on options
- What you need to know about LDAP
- How to use CSV files in your directory

7:29 [Edlio Webinar] Password Protected Areas

In this webinar about password-protected areas, how to restrict access to certain areas of your website, including how to add protected areas and manage user access.

18:38 [Edlio Webinar] Pages

In this webinar, learn how administrators and teachers can create and update Pages, best practices for sharing content, and everything else you need to know to use Pages to effectively reach your entire school or district community.

30:03 [Edlio Webinar] Overview for Administrators

In this Edlio, we highlight how administrators can best use their school or district’s Edlio Website. We share website tips that are easy to implement and can have a big impact on your school or district’s communication with parents and students.

26:29 [Edlio Webinar] Communication Tools

Learn how administrators and teachers can use various Edlio Websites communication tools. We share tips for using tools including the School News App, Email Sender, Social Media Manager, and News. These modules are included with your Edlio Website and can help you more effectively reach your entire school or district community.

28:22 [Edlio Webinar] Teacher Pages

Join Edlio for a 30-minute webinar about Teacher Pages. We cover how to create and update Pages, best practices for sharing content, and everything else you need to know to use your Pages to effectively reach parents and students.

14:29 [Edlio Webinar] School News App

This is a 30-minute webinar about the School News App, now available for free to all Edlio Website clients. With the School News App, parents with kids in multiple schools powered by Edlio will be able to receive news updates, review calendars, and opt for push notifications from multiple campuses. This webinar covers how schools and parents can start using the app, with no setup time needed.

28:55 [Edlio Webinar] Communication Tools

Learn how Edlio Websites

Your Edlio Website is packed with ways to communicate quickly and effectively with parents and students. In this webinar, our team covers those tools, including:
- Homepage Button Widgets
- News
- Spotlight Messages
- Calendars

You can find these tools and more in the Announce and Page Management sections of your Edlio Admin Site.