- Houston Independent School District
- Web Services
- Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about school and department websites at HISD
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What is Blackboard?
Blackboard Web Community Manager (formerly known as Schoolwires) is a content management system that will allow your department or campus to create a robust public site that not only represents your office professionally, but also provides numerous tools to help maximize your web presence. Blackboard WCM allows you to easily manage staff directories, create blogs, and efficiently maintain departmental and school calendars.
Online training videos and materials are provided under the resources page. The HISD Web Team also conducts training where you can ask questions and get help building your site.
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How do I get access to edit my website?
If your supervisor or principal has asked you to maintain your department or campus website, you must sign up for Blackboard Basic Training.
We recommend that each department and campus have at least one backup webmaster in case someone is unavailable to make edits to your website.
After you complete basic training, you will be granted access to your department or campus website.
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How do I get access to edit my SharePoint department website?
Web Services does not manage access nor maintain department SharePoint websites.
First, sign up for training in OneSource to get SharePoint site owner access:
- Convey | Department Site Training
Course #1445100
Online SharePoint Department Site
Next, submit a request with IT to get access or to create a new SharePoint site.
Please contact the HISD Service Desk at 713-892-7378 for assistance.
- Convey | Department Site Training
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How do I log in to Blackboard to edit my website?
To login to Blackboard:
- Go to your department or campus homepage. If you're editing a department website that has the same look and feel as the HoustonISD.org homepage, scroll down to the footer of the page, and click Sign In:
On school websites, the Sign In link will be at the top:
- When you get to the login screen, click on the Click Here to Login button. Do not try to enter your HISD username and password in the username and password fields above:
- Go to your department or campus homepage. If you're editing a department website that has the same look and feel as the HoustonISD.org homepage, scroll down to the footer of the page, and click Sign In:
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Why am I not receiving email from the superintendent?
Here are a few things you can try to fix this issue:
- Check your Junk and Clutter folders
- Make sure you don't have rules set up in Outlook that might be keeping you from getting email from Superintendent@houstonisd.org
- Turn off your Focused Inbox: https://bit.ly/2Uohzjt
- Check your email quarantine folder: https://security.microsoft.com/quarantine?viewid=Email
Contact Us
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Mgr, Multimedia
Alejandro Banegas
713-556-6084
abanegas@houstonisd.orgWeb Designer, Web and Mobile Design
Agustin Bodden
713-556-6133
Arturo.Bodden@houstonisd.orgWeb Designer/Blackboard Trainer
Quentrella Joyce
713-556-6132
qjoyce@houstonisd.orgWeb Designer
Karla Koepke
713-556-6380
Karla.Koepke@houstonisd.org