Transcript Today, It’s All About the Web

Today, It’s All About the Web
COE Faculty and Friends
Fall, 2002
©2001-2002 Lynne Wolters, Assistant Professor Educational
Technology, Concordia University College of Education, Portland, OR
USA
Toys or Tools?
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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. . .
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Classroom Web Sites
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Acceptable Use Policy
Audience
Web Page Design
Web Site Maintenance
HELP-ful Sites for Teachers
Classroom Web Sites
Acceptable 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. . .
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Classroom Web Sites
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Acceptable Use Policy
Audience
Web Page Design
Web Site Maintenance
HELP-ful Sites for Teachers
Know Your Audience!
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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. . .
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Classroom Web Sites
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Acceptable Use Policy
Audience
Web Page Design
Web Site Maintenance
HELP-ful Sites for Teachers
Web Page Design Basics
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Content is king!
Plan, plan, plan
Look for great
models on the web
Develop a web site
purpose statement
Post it, look at it
Do it
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Making web pages
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Do it easy
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Word
Publisher
Templates
Do it harder
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Editors
HTML
Web Page Design Basics
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Navigation-linking pages to each other
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Three types of links
Absolute http://www.iste.org
 Relative “calendar.html”
 Intra-document “fieldtrip”
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Pay attention to file structure!
Text links are best
Graphics as links easy to do – use carefully!
Web Page Design Basics
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Graphics
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Three file types only
.jpg or .jpeg (photos, watercolors)
 .gif (color blocks, logos)
 .png (newest file format)
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Use Microsoft Photo Editor to resize, crop,
or save as different file type
Always keep your original!
Smaller is better
Web Page Design Basics
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Uploading your files to a server
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FTP is file transfer protocol
Free FTP software for educators at
http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/ws_ftp_le_support.html
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Some servers are case sensitive
Find out what extension your server works
with - .htm, .html, or both.
Let’s Talk About. . .
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Classroom Web Sites
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Acceptable Use Policy
Audience
Web Page Design
Web Site Maintenance
HELP-ful Sites for Teachers
Web Site Maintenance
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You may put out the plea,
“Save me Mr. Wizard”
Or, you may become the
wizard…
Maintenance Checklist
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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.
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Remove links that
aren’t working.
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Education sites are
typically down
during holidays and
school breaks.
Don’t have typos
Correct typos
immediately
Maintenance Checklist
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Check your links to
make sure they are
working.
Change graphics
frequently. It gives
your site a fresh
look.
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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. . .
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Classroom Web Sites
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Acceptable Use Policy
Audience
Web Page Design
Web Site Maintenance
HELP-ful Sites for Teachers
HELP-ful Sites for Teachers
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COE Web Site Student Resources
http://www.cu-portland.edu/coe/resources.cfm
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Classroom Connect Connected Teacher
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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
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Writing Web Pages with Wesley
http://www.wtvi.com/html/default.htm Learn the
basics of creating Web pages with this inservice 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
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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
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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
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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.
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Writing HTML
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/
HELP-ful Sites for Teachers
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Writing HTML
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/
This site was created to help teachers provide Internet
resources and information to their students.
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WebTeach http://chespax.realmath.com/
For students and teachers to use.
Questions???