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Student’s Page DiscussionStudent’s Page DiscussionBuilding a Better websiteBuilding a Better website
By….By….
Student’s PageStudent’s Page
Click to continueClick to continue
OverviewOverview
Why build a website?Why build a website? What should it What should it
feature?feature? How should it be How should it be
organized?organized? What should you do to What should you do to
program it? In?program it? In?
Overview (con’t)Overview (con’t)
Thanks, sourcesThanks, sources And more talkingAnd more talking
Why build a website?Why build a website?
What should it feature?What should it feature?
K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid)K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid) General IdeasGeneral Ideas
Top- or Left-orientationTop- or Left-orientation A general menuA general menu
Site mapSite map Contact people pageContact people page Time, date and person on the last updateTime, date and person on the last update Alternate text for the situations your site can’t be Alternate text for the situations your site can’t be
used to it’s full potentialused to it’s full potential
What should it feature? (con’t)What should it feature? (con’t)
Thing’s you should try to avoidThing’s you should try to avoidHaving many dead linksHaving many dead linksUnless you stated that your site is of a certain Unless you stated that your site is of a certain
view, stay away from all biasesview, stay away from all biasesHaving tones of emails sitting on a site, Having tones of emails sitting on a site,
especially with the “@” symbolsespecially with the “@” symbolsFRAMESFRAMESANY GARABAGE CODEANY GARABAGE CODE
How should it be organized?How should it be organized? Based on Based on
category. Example: School category. Example: School Site Site
need. See: student’s pageneed. See: student’s page Easy to get to the useful Easy to get to the useful
tools and favorite sites; tools and favorite sites; especially contact and especially contact and event sitesevent sites
Easy on the eyes, but not Easy on the eyes, but not dull to come todull to come to
Easy to maintain and to Easy to maintain and to updateupdate
Least important to userBasic Functionality
Seen By a Few
Seen by a MoreMost important to you
Most Important to userSeen by most
How should it be organized? How should it be organized? (con’t)(con’t)
Least import
Middle ground
Most important
What should you do to program it? What should you do to program it?
First, make sure there is a person and/or a First, make sure there is a person and/or a team responsible for the websiteteam responsible for the website
Second, know you limits, ex:Second, know you limits, ex:Memory in your DriveMemory in your Drive
Third, Know URL’s you work underThird, Know URL’s you work underFourth, have at least one site called Fourth, have at least one site called
“index” with a “.htm” or “.html”, so the “index” with a “.htm” or “.html”, so the explores will know where to go.explores will know where to go.
What should program In?What should program In?
What ever best fits youWhat ever best fits youEach program has it’s own way to make Each program has it’s own way to make
short work of what you are looking to do.short work of what you are looking to do.Some code gets inserted (even if not Some code gets inserted (even if not
needed) because either the program or needed) because either the program or it’s programmer thought that code might it’s programmer thought that code might be incredibly common, and there for builds be incredibly common, and there for builds in the code automaticallyin the code automatically
Please Send us ideasPlease Send us ideas
What other suggestions do you have?What other suggestions do you have?
ThanksThanks
To all who contributedTo all who contributed To you for lookingTo you for looking
SourcesSources
10 Tips for a better Website10 Tips for a better Website http://developers.eversoft.com/article/web-design-http://developers.eversoft.com/article/web-design-
tutorials/10-tips-for-a-better-website.htmtutorials/10-tips-for-a-better-website.htm Web Compliancy Policy Web Compliancy Policy
http://www.oneonta.edu/technology/compserv/http://www.oneonta.edu/technology/compserv/webaccess.aspwebaccess.asp
Checklist to Evaluating Web SitesChecklist to Evaluating Web Sites http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/webcheck.html#tophttp://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/webcheck.html#top
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