Write a Post
Overview
Educators and Parents can create posts that appear on the timeline. These posts can consist of Text, Text and Images, Videos and PDF documents.
Configuration Settings
💻 Configure > Settings > Posts/Write Ups (tab)
The Posts/Write Ups tab in your settings is where admins can configure Post Approvals, Default to Private, Default to Draft, Commenting Settings, available Frameworks and more.
Post Visibility Settings
🔓 Community Posts - No Lock on a post, means posts are visible to all parents and staff at the centre
🔒 Private Posts - Lock on a post, means only visible to parents of children tagged in the post OR if no children tagged, then Staff Only.
Write a Post
From the Web Portal
💻 Posts > Manage Posts
- Click the Plus ( + ) button in the top right corner or go to the 'Add' tab
- Select optional post linking details (add to portfolio, link to program/experience)
- Enter a Title
- Write the Message/Description (the content of your post)
- Tag children (hold Ctrl/Command or Shift to tag multiple, click Select all to tag everyone)
- Select Visibility Status
- Tag Leaning Outcomes & Frameworks
- Upload media (images, videos, PDF)
- Schedule to post later (optional)
- Click Save as Draft or Add Post
From the App
📱 ➕ icon (or your logo) > Create Post
- Enter a Title
- Write the Message/Description (the content of your post)
- Use the icons at the bottom of the screen to add/tag additional content and media
- Press the submit/post icon in the top right corner
💡 Select the Draft button (iOS) or double-tap the screen (Android) to save it as a draft!
📷 Camera - Take a photo, video or upload one from the device
👶🏽 Child - Tag one or many children to this post. Parents of these children will be able alerted and will be able to see this post.
🥇 Ribbon - Tagging EYLF Outcomes, Principles & Practices, NQS, Theorists, Dev Milestones, Kindergarten Outcomes
↩ Return arrow - Linking this post to a previous post (For staff members to be able to link a post not written by themselves to a previous post, they need to be marked as a post approver or admin)
💼 Suitcase - Change post to Observation, Follow Up, Learning Story, Add to Portfolio (remove tag to portfolio)
📔 Book - Link back to your current curriculum program/s
#️⃣ Hashtag - Linking to your own Custom Tags
🔓 Lock - Toggle between Public and Private visibility
📢 Announcement - will override other visibility settings and post to everyone