The school settings page includes setup for Facebook, Twitter and attendance alerts.
Before CataputConnect can post messages to social media, it needs access codes for Facebook and Twitter.
How to get there
Sign in using a Site or District Communications Team account.
If you are on the Site Communications Team, skip to the next step. If you are on the District Communication Team, go to a specific site first. From the district dashboard, choose View All Sites > site name.
From the Site Dashboard, choose Settings.
Choose Get my Access Token.
In the new window, log in with your school Facebook account.
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Return to the school settings page and paste in your Access Code.
Choose Get Twitter Token.
In the new window, fill in your school Twitter Username or email and Password.
Choose Authorize app.
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Return to the school settings page and fill in your Twitter Handle, Access Code, and Secret Code.
Attendance alert message
If your school sends attendance alerts, you can edit the contents of the message. The messages can include four special words surrounded by double dollar signs (“$$”). For example, $$STUDENTNAME$$ becomes “Samuel Smith” in the actual message sent to Samuel. The four special words are:
$$STUDENTNAME$$$$ATTENDANCE$$$$PERIOD$$$$TEACHER$$
For reference, the original messages are below.
Email subject
Attendance Alert
Email message
Hello $$STUDENTNAME$$,
You have been marked as $$ATTENDANCE$$ for period $$PERIOD$$ by $$TEACHER$$.
Thank you.
Text message
$$STUDENTNAME$$ has been marked as $$ATTENDANCE$$ for $$PERIOD$$ by $$TEACHER$$.