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Would you rather ...
enjoy the work of others?
add to the work of others?
design pages, but let someone else create?
create a page?
create a masterpiece?
You and your students have unlimited opportunities.
Explore school sites.
People Information
Administration
Faculty
Staff
Students
Community members
Personal Pages
Name and picture
Location, phone, email
Assignment, current projects
Vita
Related interests
Links to favorite sites
Student Pages
Name, picture, grade
Family information
Interests & hobbies
Favorite books, TV, movies
Future plans
Links to favorite sites
Matt
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~ctech/matt.html
Resources
Public Information
Group Pages
Art Projects
Music Projects
Social Studies Projects
Math/Science
Literacy
Interdisciplinary
Overall K-12 Ideas
Use Project Sites
Website Committee
Administration
Teachers
Students
Library, media, computer services
Technology specialist
Community members
Reasons for Your Site
Public, client relations
Global presence and outreach
Collaborate with others
Make contacts with others
Share projects, research, expertise
Market services to outsiders
Establish Policy For ...
Copyright checks
Appropriate links/uses
Individual personal page
Design for text, graphics, backgrounds
Timelines for updates
Levels of site control
Webmaster and address
Before Posting ... Ask
Is this really needed online?
Who will use this?
How will this information be used?
Why will other people visit?
Is this info available elsewhere?
Is the entire document needed?
Who Is Responsible For ...
Checking accuracy?
Organizing information?
Deciding what gets posted?
Monitoring consistency?
Updating the site?
A Web Editor is needed!
Levels of Involvement
Provide content (text/graphics)
Submit word processed documents
Fill in Web page template
Create HTML document from scratch
Create and run on your own
Functions of Home Page
Introduce/guide user to site features
An index to site features
Focus attention on items
Chunk information into small pieces
Home Page Features
How to use the site
What's new
Help, FAQs or most requested
Thumbnails of larger graphics
Links to player software
Copyright statement
Date of revision/creation
URL of institution
Site Interactivity
email contact to webmaster
email contact to individuals
request form for services
survey form for feedback
project involvement form
link to other pages
Primary Concerns
Content accuracy
Aesthetically pleasing
Images relevant
Imbedded/integrated links
Minimal load time - "10 sec rule"
Interface Basics
Aesthetics
Clear
Simple
Consistent
User controlled
Direct
Forgiving
Provides Feedback
Web Page Style
Eliminate clutter - "clown pants"
Balance page/menu design
Chunk content with lines
Use white space
Use hypermedia link power
Encourage revisits
Build a Web Page
Computer
IP address & domain name
Web browser
Sound/graphics/video resources
HTML software
Basic design skills
Webserver software
Alternative: others build & post
Categories of HTML Software
Text editor/word processor - add .html
HTML - Web converters
HTML editor software
Web authoring tools (WYSIWYG)
Upper-level Web programming language (JAVA)
Evaluating/Testing Web Pages
Use multiple reviews
page layout
content accuracy
navigation links
organization/sequence
technical aspects
overall evaluation
Add to existing projects
Organize teacher ideas
Identify the best way to communicate ideas.
Weave single web pages
Focus on parts & wholes.
Weave series of pages
Identify meaningful site metaphors: book, map, chart, visual
Share your work
Like a masterpiece in a museum, your web site will be viewed by the
world.
Use the resources available
In the real world, you might not have full access
Join ongoing projects
In the real world, join projects in progress
Build web-based lessons
Design lessons that incorporate web elements.
Why Bother?
Students share with real world audience
Motivating
Alternative communication channels
Opportunities for outside critiques
Expanded visibility for school
High impact
Get into info age
Part of "today's world"
Equity and access issues
All students get to "reach out"
Annette Lamb,
c1996. The contents of this page are based on the book Surfin'
the Internet. Users are free to link to this site. Users are also
allowed to print and use the resources in their classroom. This page
updated 1/27/97.