Managing Announcements in the School Info Manager

Use the School Info Managerto add announcements to the MyEd Name of the application parents and carers use to receive messages sent by schools using IRIS Reach. app. You can add articles as:

  • HTML — Create your own text for the announcement, for example, information regarding school uniform
  • URL — A link to an existing webpage hosted elsewhere
  • RSS — A link to your school website's RSS feed

You must have the School Info button activated to push announcements,to person A parent, legal guardian, carer, or someone responsible for a student.s apps.

Creating an Announcement

  1. Go to My Ed > School Info Manager.
  2. In the Add Info panel, enter a meaningful Title.
  3. Select the relevant Content Type and select Submit:
    • HTML — Use the available formatting tools to create the HTML content for the announcement.

      Select the Running From and Running Until dates, and whether this is announcement is going live now (Publish) or later (Draft). Select Submit.

    • URL — Enter the webpage Link for the existing announcement.

      Select the Running From and Running Until dates, and whether this is announcement is going live now (Publish) or later (Draft). Select Submit.

    • RSS — Enter the Link for the RSS feed.

      Select the Running From and Running Until dates, and whether this is announcement is going live now (Publish) or later (Draft). Select Submit.

Editing and Deleting Announcements

To edit or remove existing announcements, select the Title in the Info Manager table and follow the instructions on the screen. Note that to change the thumbnail, you must select the image itself.