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admin:getting_started [2019/07/11 13:47] – [Testing and Training] lillieadmin:getting_started [2019/07/11 14:59] – [Initial Setup Review] lillie
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 ===== Site Log-in ===== ===== Site Log-in =====
-Once the purchase order has been processed, you will receive the URL for your school's Silent Dismissal site along with credentials for the admin account. This is the user account that will be performing each of the initial database creation tasks mentioned previously in the overview.+{{:lillie:silent_dismissal_-_sign_in.png?400 |Screenshot of school log-in portal}} Once the purchase order has been processed, you will receive the URL for your school's Silent Dismissal site along with credentials for the admin account. The link should take you to a log-in portal for your school that looks similar to the image to the left. 
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 +The log-in credentials given in the e-mail are for the user account that will be performing each of the initial database creation tasks mentioned previously in the overview. 
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 +**NOTE:** To preserve the security of your school's site and avoid data breaches, it is good practice to change the admin account password after the first log-in. This process is described here. 
  
-To preserve the security of your school's site and avoid data breaches, it is good practice to change the admin account password after the first log-in. This process is described here. 
 ===== Loading Initial Database ===== ===== Loading Initial Database =====
 Immediately upon obtaining a quotation, the next step is to compile the required information to load into Silent Dismissal. While you will have the ability to manually create/edit individual entities like user accounts, students, etc. through our user interface, this information is best delivered bulk in a spreadsheet (ex. Microsoft Excel, Google Spreadsheets, etc.). Immediately upon obtaining a quotation, the next step is to compile the required information to load into Silent Dismissal. While you will have the ability to manually create/edit individual entities like user accounts, students, etc. through our user interface, this information is best delivered bulk in a spreadsheet (ex. Microsoft Excel, Google Spreadsheets, etc.).
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 The exact fields of information required for your spreadsheet are described on the [[spreadsheet file format]] page. Please refer to this page before going further, as it will increase efficiency. The exact fields of information required for your spreadsheet are described on the [[spreadsheet file format]] page. Please refer to this page before going further, as it will increase efficiency.
  
-===== First Steps ===== +===== Initial Setup Review ===== 
-After the data has been loaded the first set of steps will be to  +{{ :lillie:initial-setup-review-1.png?200|}} 
-  Review the data +After the data has been loaded, it must be reviewed for errors. To accomplish this, please perform the following tasks using the navigation bar at the top of the page from the admin account: 
-    * Reports Data Review :: Set Up Check + 
-    * Reports Data Review :: Possible Errors +  Review the data 
-  Print parent placards +    * Select REPORTS DATA REVIEW / SET UP CHECK 
-    * Tools Print Tags :: Classroom +    * Select REPORTS DATA REVIEW / POSSIBLE ERRORS 
-  Print student placards +  Print parent tags 
-    * Tools Print Tags :: Student +    * Select TOOLS / PRINT TAGS CLASSROOM 
-    * Groups List By Type :: Bus -> <click on roster count> -> <click on //Student Tags//>  +  Print student tags 
-  * Ensure staff are able to access their accounts +    * Select TOOLS PRINT TAGS / STUDENT 
-    * Account List -> review the //Last Access// column +    * Select GROUPS LIST BY TYPE / BUS 
-    * Review Quick Start guides +      * Click on the roster count (it should be a number), then click Student Tags 
 +  - Verify faculty & staff user account access 
 +    * Select ACCOUNT LIST 
 +      * With this view, check the Last Access column to verify user access 
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 +To assist in educating your faculty & staff on their account usage, please refer to these guides: 
 +    * Quick Start
       * [[https://silentdismissal.com/classqs.pdf|Classroom Quick Start]]        * [[https://silentdismissal.com/classqs.pdf|Classroom Quick Start]] 
       * [[https://silentdismissal.com/dismissalqs.pdf|Dismissal Quick Start]]       * [[https://silentdismissal.com/dismissalqs.pdf|Dismissal Quick Start]]
-    * Review best practices+    * Best Practice
       * [[classroom:best_practices|Classroom Best Practices]]       * [[classroom:best_practices|Classroom Best Practices]]
       * [[dismissal:best_practices|Dismissal Best Practices]]       * [[dismissal:best_practices|Dismissal Best Practices]]
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 ===== Student Bookbag Tag Holders ===== ===== Student Bookbag Tag Holders =====
 If your school will be scanning individual students as they leave the school, then you may want to order waterproof holders for each student. [[admin:bookbag_tags|Here are links to some recommended products.]] If your school will be scanning individual students as they leave the school, then you may want to order waterproof holders for each student. [[admin:bookbag_tags|Here are links to some recommended products.]]
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