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ParentsParents How can I access my student’s grades? How can I check to see if my contact information i

s correct? How can I see what my student’s class assignmen

ts are for the current week? How can I contact my student’s teachers? Where can I see general school information such

as athletics, concerts, and other events? What is InTouch OnLine? Do I need an account for the Potomac Middle

School web page?


GradesGrades

InTouch OnLine is an Internet based program that allows parents and guardians to see their student’s records. This includes student grades, attendance, health, contact, lunch balance, and testing information.


Click Here to find out more about InTouch OnLine

Contact InformationContact Information

Parents have several online ways to contact teachers.

1. InTouch OnLine – Grade Book Page2. InTouch OnLine – Mail Center3. Potomac Web Page – Home Page4. Potomac Web Page – Class Pages


StudentsStudents How can I check what my class assig

nments are for this week? How do I use my web page login? What are the benefits to having an a

ccount for our web page? How can I see the calendar for school

athletic, music, and other events?


Web Page Login 1


STUDENT GUIDE

Your school’s SchoolFusion site is located at http://potomac.ms.groupfusion.net.

The school has assigned you a user name which is the word panther followed directly with a number. Your homeroom teacher should have these numbers for you. Your password is your student number.

UPDATE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Please go to the site listed above and log in using your assigned username and password. On the left hand side under the mini-calendar, there will be a welcome message. Welcome, “Your Name” Click on “My Personal Settings” under your name. Under Personal Information, add your email address, then hit the

Change Information >> button.

DO not change your Password. Your teachers will not be able to help you if you have login problems if you change your password.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE JOINED TO ALL APPROPRIATE CLASSES, TEAMS AND CLUBS

On the left hand side, under What’s Happening, you will see a list of the classes, clubs and teams to which you belong. All the homework and events that your teachers and coaches put into any of these pages will appear on your personal calendar. You can request to join a class if there are any classes or teams that you should be a member of but aren’t, s. Find that class on your school’s website by going to Classrooms and then Classroom Menu. Once you find your class, click “Join this class” on the top right of the class page. Once the administrator of that class approves you, you will be a member, and all the events will automatically appear on your personal calendar.

YOUR PERSONAL CALENDAR You can access your personal calendar on the left side under the Welcome Box. Once you are logged in, it there should be a My Calendar link under the mini-calendar. You can add personal events (such as friends birthdays) to your personal calendar by clicking on the Add Event link at the top.

Calendar Add Event Edit Events Delete Events You can also sort your events by class using the checkboxes at the bottom.

CREATING CUSTOMIZED PERSONAL REMINDERS If you have placed an email address in your personal settings you can setup an email reminder for all your homework, tests and events. To do this, click on My Personal Settings on the left side under the Welcome Box. On the right side under Digests and Notifications, click on Setup Daily Digests. Follow the directions and click on your preferences.

Even if you set up automatic reminders, be sure to log on to all your classes periodically to check for announcements, discussions, links, web pages and quizzes.

My Files - Save your work and access it from home and school. At the very bottom of the left column (under the Welcome box), is an area called “My Files”. This allows you to upload homework and other school-related files that you might need to move between computers. Please note that this area is designed for school-related projects only. There is a maximum on this file space, and students are not granted additional file

space unless a request comes from one of your teachers.

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Web Page Login 2


STUDENT GUIDE

Log on Go to My Files Click - Add File

Browse – to the location that the file has been saved.

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Web Page Login 3


STUDENT GUIDE

At school your documents should be saved on the “I drive”. At home you should have saved the document somewhere that you can find. (My Documents or Desktop)

School

Locate your File – click on it – click the Open button

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STUDENT GUIDE

Click the Upload button

You can now get to the file you added to the web page from home or school. If you are opening and changing your document:

ALWAYS Immediately save the file to your local machine after you open a file from the web page. When you are done working, save and close the file, Log into our web page and save (Overwrite) a copy of the updated file to the web page.

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TeachersTeachers How can I communicate with my stud

ents’ parents? How do I use our school web page to

let parents and students know what our current assignments and activities are in class?

How can parents access their student’s current grades?


Parent CommunicationParent Communication Potomac Middle Web Site InTouch OnLine IGPRO


PTMS CommunicationPTMS Communication

Teachers can e-mail parent and student members associated with each class page as long as those members have an e-mail address in their account.

You must log into the web site and go to your classroom page.


CLICK NEXT



CLICK NEXT

Click on “Update Section Configuration”



From this menu you can select to e-mail individuals or the whole class.

FYI – Most parents associated with your class will have an e-mail address but most students will not.

Click here to see more

InTouch CommunicationInTouch CommunicationTeachers with an InTouch OnLine

teacher account will see their students listed by class. When you open up a class you will see a list of your students and their parents. If the parent name is blue/underlined you can e-mail them by clicking on their name.


Click here to see more

IGPRO CommunicationIGPRO Communication

Teachers have parent information in their IGPRO files. This information is updated from SASI and is available in the school and home versions. This information is found by accessing student information in IGPRO.


InTouch OnLineInTouch OnLineInTouch OnLine is online access for parents and guardians to their student’s information.

Click the next button to learn more about InTouch OnLine.

Or

To get an InTouch OnLine account for Potomac Middle School you need to Click Click HereHere and apply online.


InTouch OnLine MenuInTouch OnLine Menu


When you log into InTouch You see this menu. (mouse over for more information)

Mail CenterMail Center


The Mail Center gives you links to your teachers.

Student InformationStudent Information


You can verify that the following information in your student’s records.

AttendanceAttendance


Attendance records can be seen.

HealthHealth


Health records can be checked

GradesGrades


Progress Reports and Report Card Grades

GradeBooksGradeBooks


Click here to see into the teacher

gradebook

Click here to e-mail the teacher

Potomac Middle SchoolPotomac Middle SchoolWeb PageWeb Page


http://http://potomac.ms.groupfusion.netpotomac.ms.groupfusion.net//

The Potomac Middle web page is your anytime source of information. Contact information, class assignments, calendars, and much more is here to help you.Click the next button for more information.

Home Page – Top MenuHome Page – Top Menu


Home Page – Side MenuHome Page – Side Menu


Classroom MenuClassroom Menu


To access classroom web pages you can click on the “Classrooms” button on the left menu and then the “Classroom Menu” button.

You will see a list of subject areas that will open up to show each teacher and their classes.

Classroom PagesClassroom PagesIn the Potomac Middle School Web site, each class has a separate web page.

Assignments, worksheets, links, and much more are on these pages.


Access class pages from the left menu or login to the site.

Web Page Account Web Page Account BenefitsBenefits

While you do not need an account for the Potomac Middle School web page to access information, an account does have some advantages.

Click the next button to find out more.


Account Benefits FYIAccount Benefits FYIFYI – Parents and Guardians get accounts for the web page when they receive their InTouch OnLine account that uses the same username and password.

FYI - All students have accounts. The password is your student number. You can get your user name from any teacher.

Click the Next Button to find out about the benefits to having a web page account.


Account BenefitsAccount Benefits Custom menu to classes and groups t

hat you are associated Automatic notifications for events, as

signments, and when new content is added to your class pages

OnLine storage space


Custom MenuCustom MenuWhen you log into the Potomac Middle site you will see your associated classes on your left side menu. This will include links to events happening for today, your classes, and homework assignments.


NotificationsNotificationsYou change your settings for Notifications in “My Personal Settings”.(make sure your e-mail is added and correct)


Click the Next Button

My Personal SettingsMy Personal Settings My Calendar My Files Automatic Notifications


NotificationsNotifications

In “My Personal Settings” you will see settings for:Daily DigestsRecent Activities


Daily DigestDaily DigestTurn on and set up when you want daily digest to be e-mailed to you.

E-mail can be added/corrected in “My Personal Settings”


You will receive daily reminders from class calendars.

Subscribe – Recent Subscribe – Recent ActivityActivity

Click on the box beside each class to turn on or off the recent activity notification.


You will receive a Monday notice when anything is changed on the class pages you have subscribed.

Personal e-mailPersonal e-mailStudents can add their e-mail address if they wish to receive notifications or communicate with teachers.


Personal CalendarPersonal CalendarYour calendar can display class, school, and events the user creates.


OnLine StorageOnLine StorageMy FilesMy Files


Click on “My Files”

My FilesMy Files


In “My Files” you can add files and create folders to organize them. CLICK NEXT

My Files My Files WarningWarning


When opening files that you are going to do any work on, ALWAYS SAVE THEM ON YOUR DESKTOP OR “MY DOCUMENTS” before you begin working. Upload another copy to your “My Files” when you are finished.

CLICK NEXT

My Files - UploadingMy Files - Uploading


To add files to your “My Files” online storage click “Add file” and then the browse button.

CLICK NEXT

My Files - findMy Files - find


CLICK NEXT

Browse and find your file.

Click Open.

My Files - UploadMy Files - Upload


Click “upload” to add the file to “My Files”.

ReferenceReference InTouch OnLine information InTouch OnLine Registration Potomac Middle Web Site information Potomac Middle School Web Site
