Welcome to Smore with MCIU!!
Improving communication practices in school systems
Goals and Outcomes
- Introduction to Smore
- How to Build a Smore Newsletter
- Publishing and Sharing Your Newsletters
How to Smore (Creating Your Newsletter)
Step 1: Create A Newsletter
How to get started with a new Smore template or create from scratch.
Step 2: Getting Started with the Editor
A look around the core functions on the builder screen.
Step 3: Adding Content to Your Newsletter
Deep dive into each Content-type and how it can be used or added.
Sharing Your Smore (Publishing to Your Audience)
Step 4: Publish Your Newsletter
Notes
- Publishing means the newsletter will be live, but not publicly accessible until you share the link
- Newsletter must be published for anyone else to access, review, or edit the newsletter
Step 5: Edit & Review Your Work
Best Practices
- Have a peer review your newsletter before sharing publicly
- Add newsletter to a shared Smore folder for collaborative editing
- Review using the "Preview" option to evaluate final product
Step 6: Share via Delivery Menu
Most Common
- Email through Smore (copy paste addresses or build mailing lists)
- Share newsletter link through internal list serve service
- Mass Notification Distribution (copy HTML into editor)
- Embed Code on public website
- Print/Download a PDF copy
Additional Resources and Tools
Brandon Langer
Brandon is using Smore to help you learn how to use Smore.