Designing School Web Pages Created by Ginny Borkowski Web Coordinator Medford Public Schools Medford, MA

City Hall A school web site is similar to a city hall. It provides local information and provides outreach to the global community when necessary. The major categories on the web site would be akin to town departments.

School web site overview - contents Mission of the school district and its individual schools Factual & instructive information to the greater school community as administrators, teachers, parents and student. Links to school-related events and curriculum out on the World Wide Web (WWW)

Content Information provided on site: – mission statement / educational goals – major academic areas – school-related programs described – individual schools – community outreach programs – ancillary services – athletics – school heath – school news – staff contact information

Instructive historical perspective of the city/town educational sites for students & teachers copyright laws/acceptable use policy (AUP) research tools current school-wide projects Teacher sites – schoolnotes.com link – webquests – virtual field trips – treasure hunts – collaboration with teachers/students from the global community

Teacher sites – schoolnotes.com link – webquests – virtual field trips – treasure hunts – instructive video shorts (how-to) – telecommunication projects (WWII project) – consulting with experts in a field

Site Design consistent page design with – identifying banners & – navigation menus/buttons. consistent color scheme readable font appropriate graphics correct spelling & grammar page width & height

Classroom Teacher Site Design class syllabus/overview class rules/expectations grade posting (sign-on) classroom projects classroom newsletter research tools used in class sites for students to see related to subject area or grade level. posting of student work/class bulletin board photos acceptable use policy sites to see for students and parents