Create a Class Website PCS Tech Tuesday

What goals do you have? Deliver information or interactive? More control over the look/layout? Just want to focus on content, less on layout? Traditional class navigation options or need more flexibility? Desktop or online-based?

Example Sites http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD.html  http://www2.chccs.k12.nc.us/education/staff/staff.php?sectionid=2629 http://www.catawbaschools.net/schools/Oxford/staff/Rachel_Lamb/default.aspx http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/lysacraig/ http://www2.chccs.k12.nc.us/education/staff/staff.php?sectionid=1023

What did you observe? Positives Negatives

Planning your Website Home Page – general info Professional/About Me Student Page Parent Page Resources/Links Story Board – graphic organizer or post-it notes http://www.amacord.com/services/storybrd.html#quick http://printables.scholastic.com/printables/detail/?id=35510

Designing your Layout Consistent from page to page Template Navigation bar – where, how many? How many columns? Background or Theme Font Scheme

Program Options Desktop Applications Frontpage ($38) Publisher Online Teacher Tools Scholastic (sample) Educator Pages (sample) School Rack (sample1) (sample2) ClassNotesOnline (sample) Online Website Builders Weebly (sample) Synthasite/Yola Office Live (sample) Homepage Now Web 2.o Tools Wikispaces (sample) (sample 2) Edmodo learning networks

Your “Homework” Decide which type of software you want to use based on your goals and focus. Develop a storyboard for your website.