These expectations fall generally under common sense and professionalism. When in doubt, fall back on those.
All ILHS staff is allowed (and encouraged) to edit this web site.
Please help keep it up-to-date!
Students are not to be given edit rights for this web site.
If you are comfortable making changes, make sure you also understand the expectations for site formatting (explained below).
If you notice something needing a change but do not feel comfortable making changes, yourself, reach out and someone will be happy to help.
To begin editing a page, click the pencil icon that floats over the lower-right corner of the page.
In the blank area of the page, double click. A circle with many options will appear. Click the "TT" in the center of the wheel to insert a text box.
Begin most textboxes with a section title formatted as a "Header."
When working in a text box, tools will hover above it. The left-most of those tools will be a menu that defaults to "Normal text." Click that and choose "Header" to choose that format. When you press the return key after typing in your header, it will assume you want to be back into Normal text and format that next paragraph accordingly.
In the blank area of the page, double click. A circle with many options will appear. Click the "TT" in the center of the wheel to insert a text box.
When you hover over a section, you will see two columns of five dots appear at the left edge of that section. Hover over that, and your cursor will turn into a sort of + symbol with arrows. Click and drag to move the section.
The entire site format can be updated all at once as long as we all adhere to some consistent formatting.
Use the "Heading" format to make navigation easier.
Use "Subheading" when relevant.
The "Title" format is rarely used
Do not change the font or text size manually without specific cause. That will override sitewide changes. Your love for Times New Roman can be expressed elsewhere.
Give each topic its own section, since sections can easily be rearranged. Give section its own header.
Edit for accuracy and timeliness.
If something is out of date, update or remove it.
If something is clearly inaccurate, update or remove it.
If you disagree with how something should be, consider discussing it with others before editing.
Differences of opinion or philosophy should be worked out in person.
Consider whether you need a new page or simply a new section in an existing page.
If an existing page is getting too long, it is good practice to split it.
Include a table of contents on each page with more than one section. Tables of contents automatically update when using titles and headers.
Be very careful.
Double-check with someone.
If a page is deleted when it shouldn't be, it will likely go unnoticed until it becomes a problem.
Everything displayed on a wiki page should be publicly viewable. If something should be viewable to ILHS staff, only, include a link to the document. Do not embed it or we will deal with an error every time we publish the site.
Whenever possible, cite your sources or include references.
Only a couple people are approved by district to edit the official school web site.