websites that people will actually use what is our vision?
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Websites that People will Actually Use
What is our vision?
Characteristics of a good school website?
What makes you return to a website?
What makes you NOT return to a website?
Successful Planning
What program will you use? Who is responsible? Who is your audience? Brainstorm Content
Guidelines Graphics
Successful Planning
Create the site in phases – Rome was not build in a day!
Successful Planning Create an organizational chart for planning
purposes If you already have a site, place it on a chart
If it doesn’t work on a chart, it probably doesn’t work for the users
Home
Students Teachers Parents
Organizational Warnings!!
Teachers who want their pages on the home page
Site must make sense to someone who has never seen it before
Keep it consistent
Suggestions Basics
Teacher Directory including email addresses and links to teacher pages
Parent Information including student handbook, homework policy, after school activities, Principal’s Letter, School Calendar, internet resources
Student Information including handbook, lunch menus, school calendar, club information
Suggestions
Work with your administration and show them any major design changes you are considering….a couple of pages as examples
Ask principal to outline to faculty what s/he expects from them in terms of participation
Suggestions
Use school colors, logos to keep your site consistent (template) Examples
Ooltewah High SchoolFranklin High SchoolShimelphenig Middle SchoolMartha Hunt Elementary School
Suggestions
Graphics Make sure that pages are not cluttered
with graphics – there is too much of a good thing
Consider the time if takes to load – there are those who may be using dial-up
No names with student pictures
Things to Avoid!
Random colors not associated with your school logos or mascot
Dark background with light text (what if a parent wants to print?)
Too many things blinking & bouncing Inconsistent design between pages Too many cooks in the kitchen!
What’s next?
References/Sources
http://www.lesliefisher.com/ http://www.internet4classrooms.com/
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