This is a really useful tip to share parents and others who want to follow your Glow Blog site.
It gives you one-tap access to the school site, just like an app, so you never miss important updates.
🤖 On Android Phones & Tablets (Chrome)
- Open Google Chrome
- Go to the school website
- Tap the three dots (⋮) in the top-right corner
- Tap Add to Home screen
- Edit the name if you like
- Tap Add
✅ An icon will appear on your home screen
✅ It opens straight to the school website
🍎 On iPhone or iPad (Safari)
⚠️ This must be done using Safari (not Chrome or Facebook’s browser)
- Open Safari
- Go to the school website
- Tap the Share button (the square with an arrow ↑ at the bottom)
- Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen
- You can change the name if you wish
- Tap Add
✅ The school website will now appear as an icon on your home screen
✅ Tap it anytime to open the site quickly
PDF to print or share
Here is a simple pdf that might be useful to share.
Bonus Tip
You can use the same technique to get to the new post screen to quick post to your glow blog: here is a screencast. All you need to do is add the new post page to your homescreen.
Video
A very short video of the process on an iPhone, no audio
