Your Aeries Home page is comprised of customizable widgets and IP information. Widgets are individual components that you can add to your homepage as needed. Each widget provides a snapshot view of specific information. The information is refreshed each time you log in. Not all widgets are available to all users. |
Prerequisites
- You must be logged into Aeries using credentials provided to you by an Aeries administrator. See Aeries Login.
- Certain widgets require specific permission settings. See Configure a widget.
Steps
- Take a tour of Aeries
- View district and school messages
- Add or remove a widget
- Configure a widget
- View IP information
Take a tour of Aeries
A brief overview of new Aeries features is available.
- Click Get Started.
- A series of windows opens, pointing out new features. Click Next to proceed.
- Click Skip to end the tour at any point.
- Click the Close icon to remove the welcome banner.
To restore the welcome banner tour, go to the Account Settings page and enable Show Welcome Banner On Homepage.
View district and school messages
Messages from the school and/or district may be displayed on your homepage. The messages you see depend on whether you are logged in to a district, school, or as a parent, student, or teacher. |
- For longer messages, only the title and first portion of the message are displayed. Click the Message icon to view the entire message.
- The messages are designated as School Message or District Message according to the level at which the message was entered.
- The date-time stamp indicates when the message was added. Expired messages are no longer displayed.
- Messages, recipients, and expiration dates are maintained on the Update Global Messages page. See Update Global Messages.
Add or remove a widget
By default, all widgets are added to your home page in the order listed, according to your user type.
- To add or remove a widget, click the settings icon in the top-right corner.
The Customize window opens allowing you to customize your widgets view.
- Select the widgets you wish to see on your homepage. Unselect the widgets you do not wish to see on your homepage.
Available widgets depend on your user type and permission settings. - Drag the widgets to reorganize the order in which they are displayed on your home page.
- Click Save.
The Customize window closes, and the widget is added to your homepage.
Once a widget is added it can be further configured. - To restore the original settings, click Reset to Default.
Configure a widget
Steps vary by widget. See the widget article for further information.
Available Widgets
Widget | Description | Users | Article |
Class Summary | View summary information about your classes, and maintain links to your gradebook, class website, and meeting sites. | Teachers | See Class Summary Widget |
Student Birthday | View a list of upcoming birthdays for your students. | Teachers | See Student Birthday Widget |
Calendar | Create a personal list of calendar events. | All | See Calendar Widget |
My Tasks | Create a personal to-do list. | All | See My Tasks Widget |
Teacher Resource Center | Access useful Aeries teacher resources and information, including Aeries Teacher Academy, videos, and articles. | Teachers | See Teacher Resource Center Widget |
Online Resources | Access frequently used external websites. | All | See Online Resources Widget |
Attendance Summary | View enrollment and attendance information for district or school, depending on login. | All | See Attendance Summary Widget |
Briefcase | View assignment information from your gradebooks and upload associated files. | Teachers | See Briefcase Widget |
Intervention Caseload | View summary and goal information for students who have records on the Interventions page, and add intervention progress comments, depending on login. | All | See Intervention Caseload Widget |
Aeries System Summary | View system details that may affect Aeries performance and access. | Admin | See Aeries System Summary Widget |
View IP information
Information about the IP addresses accessing Aeries are displayed at the bottom of the page, allowing you to note any unrecognized IP addresses and unusual access times which may be a security concern.
Currently accessing from IP | The IP address of the device that is currently logged on to Aeries. |
Last accessed from IP | The IP address of the device used by the last user who last logged on to Aeries, as well as the date-time stamp. |
Further Training
- (VIDEO) Overview of the Homepage
- (VIDEO) Teacher Portal Navigation
- (VIDEO) Logging Into Aeries
- Intro to the Teacher Portal