A Guide to Shutterfly Sites

A Shutterfly Site Guide

Shutterfly SitesWebsites have gotten easier to make.

Dreamweaver is for programmers and yet most of the Goleta school sites still use it.

Google Sites is a simple web-based website creation site. Web-based websites are new &

fresh! Easy to use and easy to manage.

Shutterfly, a photo business company, has created a new type of web-based website. One

with email updates, preset options like a calendar, class list, and shared/collaborative tools like a

photo album.

This is a guide for setting up a Shutterfly site for your classroom. A special thanks to Emily Izmirian who started the movement and added the “likes”

and “dislikes” on the next page.


Likes:* sends out reminder emails to parents * allows members to upload photos+ * calendar* everything in one place* easy to manage and arrange things * privacy: invited member access only* sign-ups for volunteers, supplies, etc.* no ads

Dislikes:* emails about each change (can be disabled, but it takes effort)* not tied to your Goleta gmail* limited top toolbar* not good if families don’t have internet/ smartphones and you only update them via the site

A Shutterfly Site GuideHow to Set up a Shutterfly Account

1. Go to shutterfly.com

2. Click Sign-Up on the top-right

3. Fill in your name and email + a password

4. Go to your email to confirm your account. Then when you’re logged in, go to the bottom and “Create a Share site”


5. Click on “Make a free site”

A Shutterfly Site Guide6. Choose “classroom,” “teacher,” give it a

name, and changed the URL to something shorter/easier.Find your NCES ID.


7. Choose a template. See: All, so you see other options (more than just different colors).


8. Skip the tutorial if you feel comfortable setting it up (go to #13), or “Yes, please guide me”

9. Add your name and any aides or room parents.

A Shutterfly Site Guide10. Add your students and their contact info

(optional)

11. Add

events to the calendar.

12. Here’s what you can do on your site:


13. The welcome email gives your site’s info.

A Shutterfly Site Guide14. The toolbar on the top-right has many helpful

options, like adding members or editing your settings.

15. The add button is used to add to your site (pages, pictures, etc)

16. Customize edits your site specifically Management tools.


17. This is the bottom of your new Site. You can keep or delete these sections by clicking the “options” blue text… and more…

18. A big negative is receiving too many emails. Tell parents to edit their member settings: Click on Members on the top-right, then “Edit my settings…”

A Shutterfly Site GuideClick on the “Email from site” tab and change

your settings. I recommend:- Weekly or Daily digest- Posts new photos and other updates- Posts a message to the message board

AndSend me reminder emails for:- Sign-up sheet notices (if you have one)

If they don’t want emails, tell me to uncheck all and change the digest email to “Never.”

A Shutterfly Site Guide19. Here is the “Add section” portion from the “Add” tab on the top-right. There are various types of pages that can be added.

A Shutterfly Site GuideThe “Collaborate” tab also has pages for getting the parents involved.

A Shutterfly Site GuideAnd the “More” tab has other random pages to

add if you want to make your site more advanced.

A Shutterfly Site Guide20. Finally, if you click on your name on the top-left, you can log out, made a new site, and view the sites you own or are a member of.

My suggestion is to keep what you need (Class News & Updates section, Contact Info,

Links, Files, etc.)And build from there.

After you complete your site, I would make a flier, see/use below, and have the families subscribe immediately. Those who have Internet /email @ home, work, or on their

smartphone.


Hello, families of room ___!

Here is the *NEW* classroom website: ______.shutterfly.com

This site is to keep you updated about news, events, and ways to help the classroom. It also serves as a photo album shared to the whole class and a way to find information about the

classroom.

I encourage you to be a part of our online class community! It is private and only invited

members of the class & their families can view the site.

Student’s Name: ______________

Your name: __________

Your email address: __________


Changing Your Email Subscriptions

1. Open ____.shutterfly.com2. Login

3. Click on Members on the top-right, then “Edit my settings…”

4. Click on the “Email from site” tab.

A Shutterfly Site GuideIf you don’t want emails, uncheck all boxes and

change the digest email to “Never.”

A Guide to Shutterfly Sites

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