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Good School Web Pages

http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/ppt/gwb/goodwebpages.htm. Good School Web Pages. by Pat Lambrose Instructional Technology Facilitator Salt Lake City School District. Good School Web Pages. Show-and-Tell of School Sites Common Problems Bad Layout and Design Good Layout and Design Ideas

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Good School Web Pages

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  1. http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/ppt/gwb/goodwebpages.htm Good School Web Pages by Pat Lambrose Instructional Technology Facilitator Salt Lake City School District

  2. Good School Web Pages • Show-and-Tell of School Sites • Common Problems • Bad Layout and Design • Good Layout and Design Ideas • Ideas for your Site • How to Be the Web Master’s “Master”

  3. Show-and-Tell of School Sites • Time to put on our evaluator hats. • You be the Judge!http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/it/goodwebpage.html

  4. Common Problems • Have you considered your audience? • How clear are the navigation paths? • When was page last updated? • What features are annoying? • How will your District support your site?

  5. Common Problems • Where will you publish these pages? • Who is responsible for creation and maintenance? • Teacher (s) and/or Student (s) • District staff support • Lab assistant • Contract worker • Have you obtained permissions for student photos? • Who really wants a counter on lead page? • Share your problems.

  6. Bad Layout and Design • Annoying characteristics to consider • Blinking and Animations • Poor use of Frames • Under Construction Signs • Too much scrolling • JavaScript Tickers at bottom of browser • Lack of Balance Source from pp 57-62 from the following UEN online manual at http://www.uensd.org/manuals/manuals/WebCreation/basicHTML.PDF

  7. Bad Layout and Design • Annoying characteristics to consider • Click Here Statements • Broken Links • Capital Letters in URLS • Long URLS • Poor Contrast, Illegible Text on Background • Long Pages without Jumps Source from pp 57-62 from the following UEN online manual at http://www.uensd.org/manuals/manuals/WebCreation/basicHTML.PDF

  8. Good Layout and Design Ideas • Plan your School Web Site • Build with Less-Than-Perfect Computers and Connections in Mind • Offer Both Graphics and Text Versions of your Page if Possible • Keep Graphics to a Minimum • Design for Average Monitors/Resolution Source from pp 57-62 from the following UEN online manual at http://www.uensd.org/manuals/manuals/WebCreation/basicHTML.PDF

  9. Good Layout and Design Ideas • Make Sure Graphics Use as Few Colors as Possible • Know When to Use GIF and JPEG • Test your Page on as Many Different Browsers and Platforms • Give Good Descriptions of Site Content • Contribute to the Web Source from pp 57-62 from the following UEN online manual at http://www.uensd.org/manuals/manuals/WebCreation/basicHTML.PDF

  10. Good Layout and Design Ideas • List the Date of Last Update • Provide Contact Info • Include Jump Links to Other Parts of the Page or Site. • Limit Page Length • Maintain Navigability with Navigation Bar on Top, Bottom, or Sides Source from pp 57-62 from the following UEN online manual at http://www.uensd.org/manuals/manuals/WebCreation/basicHTML.PDF

  11. Good Layout and Design Ideas • List the Size of Graphic Links • Use the Alt Attribute for Graphics • Visit Web Accessibility Initiative at http://www.w3.org/WAI/ • What Have We Forgotten??? Source from pp 57-62 from the following UEN online manual at http://www.uensd.org/manuals/manuals/WebCreation/basicHTML.PDF

  12. Ideas for your Site • Faculty pages with email links • Address and disclaimer statements • Mission and principal statements • Contact us link • School calendar

  13. Ideas for your Site • Pioneer Online Library button on lead page • Link to your Student Information System • Activities and events • Curriculum resources • http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/it/coreresources.html • School History

  14. Ideas for your Site • Space for your PTA or link to their site • Student work (with permissions) • News and Weather • Creative Corner • Community News • What have we forgotten???

  15. How to Be the Web Master’s “Master” • Keep a well-organized site structure • Create a paper flow chart of your web site • Designate who will have rights for uploads and downloads of site • Who will manage ftp accounts? • Who approves, reviews content?

  16. How to Be the Web Master’s “Master” • Have you posted web guidelines or policies? • Salt Lake District’s Web Guidelines at http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/pdf/web_guidelines.pdf • Davis District Internet Publishing Guidelines at http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/websters/pubguide.htm • Web release forms for student/staff photos, names, and work. • Salt Lake District’s Web Guidelines for Students at http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/pdf/student_www_release.pdf • Salt Lake District’s Web Guidelines for Students at http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/pdf/staff_www_release.pdf

  17. How to Be the Web Master’s “Master” • Place images, buttons, and templates all in separate folders on web server • How will you pay for your site? • What web editor software to use? • Offer a web managers user group either monthly or every other month. • Follow the KISS method for site design (Keep It Simple Simple)

  18. References • Building a Content-Rich School Web Page by Kathleen Schrock http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/082000/tips/contentrich.html • UEN Online Manual http://www.uensd.org/manuals/manuals/WebCreation/basicHTML.PDF • Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3c.org/wai • Web Site Advisor’s Guide http://www.asd2.com/resources/chapter2.html

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