Today, It’s All About the Web

COE Faculty and FriendsFall, 2002©2001-2002 Lynne Wolters, Assistant Professor Educational Technology, Concordia University College of Education, Portland, OR USA

Toys or Tools? The internet is a

powerful communication, teaching, and learning tool.

Computers run edutainment software and gaming software.

You control the choices!

Let’s Talk About. . . Classroom Web Sites

Acceptable Use Policy Audience Web Page Design Web Site Maintenance HELP-ful Sites for Teachers

Classroom Web SitesAcceptable Use Policy If your district does

not have an AUP use the Internet to find templates.

Have your students and their parents sign a responsible use statement each year.

Let’s Talk About. . . Classroom Web Sites

Acceptable Use Policy Audience Web Page Design Web Site Maintenance HELP-ful Sites for Teachers

Know Your Audience! Successful web sites are those

that anticipate and provide what the audience needs…when it needs it.

No excuses. No exceptions. Web Site Maintenance =

Commitment

Let’s Talk About. . . Classroom Web Sites

Acceptable Use Policy Audience Web Page Design Web Site Maintenance HELP-ful Sites for Teachers

Web Page Design Basics Content is king! Plan, plan, plan Look for great mo

dels on the web Develop a web

site purpose statement

Post it, look at it

Do it

Making web pages Do it easy

Word Publisher Templates

Do it harder Editors HTML

Web Page Design Basics Navigation-linking pages to each

other Three types of links

Absolute http://www.iste.org Relative “calendar.html” Intra-document “fieldtrip”

Pay attention to file structure! Text links are best Graphics as links easy to do – use

carefully!

Web Page Design Basics Graphics

Three file types only .jpg or .jpeg (photos, watercolors) .gif (color blocks, logos) .png (newest file format)

Use Microsoft Photo Editor to resize, crop, or save as different file type

Always keep your original! Smaller is better

Web Page Design Basics

Uploading your files to a server FTP is file transfer protocol

Free FTP software for educators at http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/ws_ftp_le_support.html

Some servers are case sensitive Find out what extension your

server works with - .htm, .html, or both.

Let’s Talk About. . . Classroom Web Sites

Acceptable Use Policy Audience Web Page Design Web Site Maintenance HELP-ful Sites for Teachers

Web Site Maintenance

You may put out the plea,

“Save me Mr. Wizard”

Or, you may become the wizard…

Maintenance Checklist Remove

information items whose time has passed.

Move older projects deeper into the site; place new projects and information on or just off the home page.

Remove links that aren’t working. Education sites

are typically down during holidays and school breaks.

Don’t have typos Correct typos

immediately

Maintenance Checklist Check your

links to make sure they are working.

Change graphics frequently. It gives your site a fresh look.

Check for new information from other teachers – music, P.E.

Check your humor and tone.

Ask your kids what they want.

Let’s Talk About. . . Classroom Web Sites

Acceptable Use Policy Audience Web Page Design Web Site Maintenance HELP-ful Sites for Teachers

HELP-ful Sites for Teachers COE Web Site Student Resources

http://www.cu-portland.edu/coe/resources.cfm Classroom Connect Connected Teacher

http://connectedteacher.classrom.com/home.asp

Kathy Schrock’s Guide For Educators http://school.discovery.com/

schrockguide/ Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.

HELP-ful Sites for Teachers Writing Web Pages with Wesley

http://www.wtvi.com/html/default.htm Learn the basics of creating Web pages with this in-service guide created for K-12 educators in Texas. The class is designed for Internet surfers with little or no experience creating Web pages. This is an online course.

HELP-ful Sites for Teachers Web Color Maker

http://www.bagism.com/colormaker/ Want to spruce up your Web pages with color? Let this handy site help you color your text, backgrounds, links, and more. A must visit for every educator who encourages students to create Web pages!

HomeMaker http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/homemaker/ This unique Web site guides users through the process of designing a technology-infused project and then creates an HTML, Web-ready page.

HELP-ful Sites for Teachers Webmaster Reference Library (WRL)

http://www.webreference.com School Web authors and Webmasters will find the Webmaster Reference Library to be an invaluable tool in creating successful school Web sites.

Search Engine Tutorial for School Webmasters http://www.northernwebs.com/set/ The Search Engine Tutorial for Web Designers explains how to design your Web site with the search engines in mind, and why it is necessary to do so.

HELP-ful Sites for Teachers HTML for Teachers

http://hednet.polyu.edu.hk/HTMLteach/HTMLIntro.html This series was designed to provide teachers with the minimum knowledge of HTML to begin producing Web teaching materials immediately. Producing normal Web pages is very straightforward, and after you've produced your first couple of Web pages, most things fall into place and you'll start to feel confident about Web authoring by yourself. This series doesn't cover all aspects of HTML coding, but does provide links to other sources where you can learn HTML in greater depth if you need to develop your materials and Web teaching methods

further. Writing HTML

http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/This site was created to help teachers provide Internet resources and information to their students.

WebTeach http://chespax.realmath.com/For students and teachers to use.

HELP-ful Sites for Teachers Writing HTML

http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/This site was created to help teachers provide Internet resources and information to their students.

WebTeach

http://chespax.realmath.com/For students and teachers to use.

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