Connecting Parents – Back-to-School with GoWebBuilder PTA Website Builder Software

It’s the end of August and that means that if you haven’t already sent the kids back to school you will be very shortly. Back-to-school time is always a stressful time, no matter what role you play. If you’re a parent, this time of year means you get to spend hours in the store buying school supplies, trying on new clothes and finding the perfect Hannah Montana backpack or Spiderman lunch pail. Since most of your time is taken up in just getting everything crossed of the to-do list, it’s hard to imagine squeezing in yet another volunteer job for the PTA.

If you’re a teacher, this time of year is a mixed blessing. While the chaos of the first day of school can be overwhelming, it’s nice to get back to the kids and get a fresh start on the new school year. However, going back to school for teachers can require just as much shopping and probably more planning then many students or parents realize. So when it comes to recruiting volunteers to help with special projects or helping the PTA plan their big fall fundraiser, it can often seem like you don’t have enough time to get all these things done.

That’s where Connecting Parents can help. Because we understand that the best thing we can do for our children’s education is to get more people involved, Connecting Parents is working hard to make it less time-consuming and just plain easier to plan events and get parents and teachers involved. Our GoWebBuilder PTA website builder software makes its easy for anyone to create a PTA website as well as keep it up-to-date so that all the parents and teachers in your community can stay on top of current news, projects or needs your organization has.

The other great benefit of using GoWebBuilder is that it is so easy to use that any volunteer will be able to take on the task of creating or updating your site. This means that even a parent with little-to-no web experience can quickly make changes or develop new pages for your website.

If you’re a parent or teacher, check out Connecting Parents online to get some great tips from other schools that have used GoWebBuilder PTA website builder to develop an easier-to-use website. And as always, if you have questions about Connecting Parents or our GoWebBuilder software, call MediaBlend today at (888) 286-4826.

GoSignMeUp Introduces New Font Size and Colors for Public Categories

If you’re tired of the same look on your public front page, GoSignMeUp online registration software can help you make your registration system look great. Our latest software improvement now allows you to customize the size, color and style of your category headers, which helps make your system more appealing to users.

This new improvement is simple to use. If you are already a GoSignMeUp user, simply follow the directions below to start customizing your public front page by changing the font style, size and color. If you don’t have MediaBlend’s GoSignMeUp online registration software, visit our website to learn more about how GoSignMeUp can help simplify your current registration system.

Changing Fonts for Public View

• Step 1
  Go to the Public Custom Coloring button in the System Configuration Menu.

• Step 2
  Scroll to the bottom and you will see the NEW choices for choosing the font size, color and style. Simply choose the style, size and color you want and then press Update. That's it! You can now choose from a variety of looks to best customize your GoSignMeUp public page.

As always, if you are already a GoSignMeUp technical support subscriber, simply Run your Check for Update to upgrade your system at no additional cost. If you have any questions about the new font feature or about GoSignMeUp online registration software, contact MediaBlend today at (949) 951-8701.

GoSignMeUp – Making Your Registration Process Easy

Too many educational institutions are caught in a vicious cycle with an inefficient manual course registration process. Instead of focusing limited professional resources on improving content and course delivery, a small army of staff is needed for the never-ending task of registering students, managing transcripts, accessing class materials, tracking attendance and ongoing reporting.

The real problem is the wasteful amount of unproductive communication between teachers, students, administration and other participants involved in a manual process. This type of manual registration process can often lead to costly mistakes, miscommunications and severe frustration. Online course registration software, like MediaBlend’s GoSignMeUp product, replaces manual systems and can make the entire registration process easier and less time-consuming.

Online course registration is the best way for your school to break out of the miscommunication cycle and make the registration process far more pleasurable for your users as well as your staff. Check out GoSignMeUp Online Registration System website to learn more about automating your registration process. You can even check out a demo to get a better idea of how easy the software is to use. If you have any questions about online course registration or how GoSignMeUp can help your school, call MediaBlend today at (888) 286-4826.

MediaBlend Web Design Maintenance

When you’re thinking about developing a website for your company, one of the major things you should consider is how your site will be maintained after it is complete. If you’re like 95 percent of small business owners, this is a question you have not really thought about. Most people are really only concentrating on getting a great website up and running and are less concerned about the maintenance of the site once it is up. But this can be a costly mistake.

The truth is, your website will need regular maintenance to ensure that it functions properly and contains all the latest details about the services and/or products you offer. Some Orange County web design companies will only perform regular maintenance on your site (if they will at all) for an astronomical charge. That’s why it’s so important to ask this question up front before they begin work on designing your site.

Unless you can handle all the maintenance yourself (remember, even if you know how to do it, will you have time to do it?), you need to work with a company that can offer you affordable and professional web design services as well as provide cost-effective maintenance when needed.

If you want to learn more about what should be included in a web design maintenance plan, check out our site for all the ins and outs of what you should look for when choosing an Orange County web design company. As always, give us a call at 949-951-8701 if you have any questions.

GoSignMeUp Free Online Webinar – August 13, 2008 – 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST

As we promised at BBWorld 2008 in Las Vegas, we are starting our GoSignMeUp webinar demonstration series to help you better understand all the features this online registration software offers and how well it works with Blackboard.

Our first event will be held tomorrow - August 13. You can REGISTER TO ATTEND this free online webinar and be eligible for a 75 percent discount on our Blackboard Building Block Connector when purchased with our GoSignMeUp online course registration solution!

Register Now for the August 13 Free GoSignMeUp Webinar and join GoSignMeUp CEO, Scott Garland, for an insightful live webinar and discussion on the benefits of automating your course registration process.

Free GoSignMeUp Online Registration Software Webinar
August 13, 3008
11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST
“Stop the Madness”
Using Course Registration Automation to Free Staff from the Endless Registration Process

In this webinar you will learn how online course Registration Automation is critical to:

• Reducing your direct and indirect costs through increased efficiency
• Maximizing the student, instructor and administrator experience through ease of use and expanded course offerings
• Improving cost recovery with automated credit card and PayPal processing for courses, materials and other fee based options
• Improve your team’s morale and performance by redirecting from manual processing to more productive roles that improve the training experience
• Provide the automated reporting needed for credentials, grant reporting, and other administrative purposes.

Who Should Attend: Training Managers, HR Managers, Conference Directors, Administrators, IT Application Support and anyone involved in the management of staff development classes, seminars, continuing education, conferences and events.

If you have questions now, want a personal demonstration, or would just like to learn more about GoSignMeUp course registration platform, contact us at (888) 286-4826.

GoSignMeUp- Improved Multiple Enrollment Feature Now Available for GoSignMeUp Online Registration Software Program

At MediaBlend, we are always looking for ways to make our products better – that’s why we are consistently adding new features to our GoSignMeUp online registration software solution. This week we unveiled our latest improvement – a more robust Multiple Enrollment feature.

The Multiple Enrollment feature allows administrators to enroll multiple students in a course at the same time. This means that you do not waste time repeating the same set of enrollment tasks for each student you wish to enroll in a course. The new improved feature allows you to search and add students by name, username or phone number, or add a group of students from the same department, district or school in one easy step. The GoSignMeUp online registration system will even send automatic registration confirmation via e-mail to students you register.


Here’s how the feature works:

• Select the Students drop down menu from your GoSignMeUp menu and Select the Enroll Returning Student button.
  
  
• Type in the student's name or select from the Alphabet listing and then Click on the student’s name.
  
  
• Now choose a category or go directly to the course by the search box above their name. Then Select the Multiple Enroll box under the course you want to add your students to, and Click the Enroll button.
  
  
• Add additional students into this course by entering in their name, phone number or username in the appropriate text boxes. You can also display lists of student names by choosing the appropriate drop-down menu. Then simply Mark the check box next to the names you want to add and Press the Add to List button.
  
  
• You can easily make adjustments as well as complete the registration process by visiting your shopping cart. Student names that have been added to the course will appear in Black. Simply confirm your selections by Choosing the Register button or cancel all or some of the students by Selecting the Cancel button.

If you want to learn more about this new Multiple Enrollment feature, visit GoSignMeUp online registration software’s website or contact MediaBlend today at (949) 951-8701. And remember, if you are already a GoSignMeUp technical support subscriber, simply Run your Check for Updates and receive the Multiple Enrollment upgrade at no additional cost.