eSVShare Dashboard

The desktop controls for eSVShare’s App

Updated 08/19/21

Table of Contents

What is eSVShare? App vs. Dashboard
Login to the Dashboard Dashboard Homescreen Overview Share Your Message
What Messages Look Like Best Practices
Edit or Delete a Post on Your App

Using the App Builder to Make Updates to Your App

What does eSVShare do?

News Posts
(to your Website & App)

Instant Connect (Phone, Email, Text)

Push Notifications (to phones with CUSD App)

School Social Media (Facebook, Instagram & Twitter)

App vs. Dashboard

APP	VS	DASHBOARD

Accessible on your phone.

Simple interface with step-by-step instructions to share message.

Access to Instant Connect (text, email, voice dial).

Accessible on your computer.

Only place you can edit/delete website updates or delete social media posts from your app posted from eSVShare.

Easier to post PDF attachments.

Login to the Dashboard

Go to: https://www.esv2go.com/login

Use your district long email: DistrictEmail@clovisusd.k12.ca.us

Password: The same as your app!

DistrictEmail@clovisusd.k12.ca.us

Password not working? •	Try your single sign on.
•	Try your website password.

•	If I had to manually add you to eSVShare, you have manually created a password and it is not tied to single sign on.

•	If you once used eSVShare, but it is not allowing you to sign in, please email me (kellieferamisco@cusd.com) and I will check
our user database.

Dashboard Homescreen Overview

		
You should be able to see who else has access to your “Building’s” Account here.

* DO NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THIS. Only Area Sup/Principal/GIS/ DP/Activities Director/ Office Manager should have access at this time. To request additional users, please contact Kellie Feramisco and Darren Grubel.*

		
Download pre-made flyers that are customized to your school here!

We are currently undergoing updates so you will see further changes in the future.

		
Access Reports of how many people have downloaded the app and follow your school and what features they are accessing.

		
Access your app’s News or previously posted eSVShare Website Updates posts.

See pg. 7-22 for details.

			
Our “Organiz

ation”

Your School “Building”

Note: REC/CNEC have separate “Buildings” for their high school & intermediate schools. Click to jump between the 2.

		
Share your app and encourage others to download it! Post to your website or other platforms for your parent communities to use.

		
Update your app’s slideshow images and/or add menu items.

See pg. 23-26 for details.

= Ok to use	= Do not use at this time

Share Your Message

1. Navigate to the “+ Create New” News item page.

OPTION 1

Click “+ Create New” under News in the side navigation

OPTION 2

Click “News” on the homescreen and then click “+ Create New”

2. Compose your message.

Add photo/PDF attachments or Videos here.

When Title and Message are complete, Save as draft or continue to select channels

Enter the Title of your post here.

Hyperlink URLs or email addresses here.

Check this box if you want hyperlinks to open in the phone’s default browser INSTEAD of the app.

Type your message here.

If copying and pasting from anywhere, paste here and then highlight and clear formatting in order to not mix fonts. You will have to re-hyperlink, bold, underline and italics. Avoid Font Family alterations.

Message Tips:

Keep titles short and to the point (attention grabbers). Messages do not have a character count (unless you are
sending a text).

• Feel free to copy in messages from e-mail or create ones from scratch in the message box.

• If copying from anywhere else, remember to clear the formatting so posts do not appear with comic sans in your
website, email or app.
Photos/Videos/PDFs can be attached at the bottom. Please contact us if you notice issues with your texts or
emails.
• Sometimes the connection between the eSVShare Dashboard
and Instant Connect (Email, Text, Phone) can break.

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3. Select your Channel.

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Check the boxes next to the channels through which you want to send the message. When boxes are selected, click “Continue” to next step, or “Back” to change Message.

Send a Push Notification to those who have downloaded the CUSD App and follow your school Send to your App’s Newsfeed
Send to Facebook* Send to Twitter*
Send to your Website homepage (can only select when you have selected App - Newsfeed above) Send a Text Message via Instant Connect
Send an Email via Instant Connect Send a Phone Call via Instant Connect

*Must be connected to your profile in the Accounts section

Channel Tips:

App - Push Notification: Sends to users following your school’s app and opted into notifications. Used for reminders or to point to another post.
App - Newsfeed: Sends to your school’s App Newsfeed.
Website: When you select App Newsfeed, Website becomes selectable.

• Sends to the Updates section of your web homepage (Secondary = below Popular Links; Elementary = Above Parent Links). This section disappears when there is no message present.

• Select UPDATES on the next screen to post to the Website. Facebook & Twitter: Posts to the social media channels
connected to your account.
Text/Email/Voice Dial: All Instant Connect Features (lists will appear on next tab when one of these are selected)

4. Select Targets/Recipients.

• When boxes are selected, click “Continue” to next step, or “Back” to change Channel selections.

Select your lists or accounts here. **Your Instant Connect
lists should appear here if an IC channel is selected.

Updates = sends to your homepage.

Target Tips:

You will only be able to select your school(s).

• This is especially helpful for those with separate apps for their educational center (e.g. CNEC, REC).

• If you have access to a school you shouldn’t, please contact Kellie Feramisco.
After selecting the school, you will also have the option to select any connected accounts like Facebook/Twitter or Updates for you school.
UPDATES is what will send to your website homepage.

5. Send your message.
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• When all content has been reviewed and Optional Settings boxes selected, click “Send” to Send your message.
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If you didn’t select “Schedule for Later,” message will send within a few minutes. If you selected “Schedule for Later,” you STILL need to click “Send” to activate the scheduled message to be sent.

A preview of your message will appear here.

If you want to schedule your message to be sent later.

RECOMMENDED when posting to your website Updates! Choose a date to
remove the post or else it will live there forever!

A summary of what you selected will appear here.

What Messages Look Like…

…In the App as a News Item

	

Elementary

	

Secondary

…On Your Website as an Updates item

Posting Best Practices

What & Where to Send

Do not always send the same message via all channels.
• If Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram are connected
to your app, they will populate to your app’s news feed, along with other news News Article posts from your website or eSVShare and Instant Connect.

Do designate roles for each of these platforms.

When to Send

Do not post late at night
• The feed is posting within 10-30 minutes of creation.

Do post during high-traffic business hours or morning/ early evening hours
• Luckily, eSVShare allows you to schedule posts. Use
this feature as a way to ensure you aren’t disrupting users late at night.

Examples of Channel Roles

Facebook (or Instagram): Quality photos or videos captured of events happening on campus; sneak peak into your school’s environment, faculty or overall brand of the school.

Twitter: Updates on sporting events, competitions, things happening now or retweeting events, schools, news stories that could have to do with your school or education.

App Push Notification: Reminders of something happening that day OR pointing to an earlier post to re-generate buzz around it.

** Can also be paired with School News Posts: It will populate in the app newsfeed or CMS as well as send a notification to those who have the app.

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Email = Use when you have LOTS of information to share
Text = Use when you have Important, Time-Sensitive information to share
Phone Calls = Use when you have Urgent, Very Time-Sensitive information to share

News Posts: These generate in your eSVShare app platform and push to the website and/or school’s app.

** Use for any posts that normally go in your school news: new weekly calendar, introducing a new staff member, advertising something about to happen or did happen, etc.

Edit or Delete a Post on Your App 1. Navigate to the Site News view on the Dashboard.

• A list of all news posts will be shown.

Post Date & Time

Post Channel

Post	Select to see Stats             Unpublished Posts

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2. Find the post you wish to edit or delete.

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Click the “Edit” button to view the full post if you aren’t sure which one it is on the list. This will pull up a preview of the post content and channel information.
Click “Cancel” to exit Edit view.

Click “Edit” to view full post if needed.

Click “Cancel” to exit Edit view.

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3. To Edit the Post:

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Click the “Edit” button.
Make your updates in the post. To save changes:
Click “Ok” to Save changes. Updated post will appear whenever anyone opens the news item in the app. Click “Save & Resend” if you want to save changes AND send a new notification on the app.

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Click “Edit” to Edit the post.

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4. To Delete the Post:

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Click the “Delete” button next to the post you wish to delete. Click “Yes” in the “Are you sure?” window that appears.
Post will be removed from the app.

Click “Yes.”

Click “Delete” to Delete the post.

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Using the App Builder to Make Updates to Your App

1. Navigate to the App Builder view on the Dashboard.

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A screen with 5 tabs will appear.
School sites may make updates to the Slideshow Builder & Menu Builder tabs.
Please DO NOT make updates to the Toolbar Builder, Site Images, or Theme Builder tabs. If you have questions about these, please contact Kellie Feramisco or Darren Grubel.

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2. Slideshow Builder

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Your Slideshow is the image(s) that appear(s) on the top of your app’s homepage
On this tab, you can update your banner image, make it clickable (if desired), and set a time for each banner to show.

		
Click “Save” when all updates have been made.

Click “Add” to add a new image.

Click the Delete icon to delete a banner image.

Recommended: Leave this unchecked so users stay engaged with your app.

Check this box if you want to make your image clickable. In the Function field that appears, select Link. Then enter the URL in the Link field.

Adjust time banner shows here.

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3. Menu Builder

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Your Menu is the list of links/resources that appears when you click on the app menu (3 lines). On this tab, you can add to your existing Menu and Links.

Do not change images for existing menu items!

Important: Only delete or make changes to exiting Menu items that are not applicable to your site.

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To reorder a menu item, hover over it and drag using the blue cross button. To delete a menu item, click the red X button.

To add a new menu item: a)	Click + Add Section
b)	Upload image
c)	Add label (number on top right of field shows remaining characters)
d)	Select Link in Function field e)	Paste URL in Link field.
f)	Click Save.

App Builder Best Practices

Slideshow Builder

Do use images of your school’s logo or motto.

Do not include banners about specific events or random photos.

Do have 1-3 images.

Do set each banner to show for 5-8 seconds.

Do not make banners clickable unless there is a specific reason you want users to leave the app.

Menu Builder

Do not delete or remove existing Menu items.
• Please contact Kellie Feramisco or Darren Grubel
with questions or special requests.

Do add new menu items based on your community’s needs/ common questions.

Do not have more than a total of 15 menu items.