Class Web Page

Planning Guide

Objective: Students will be able to create a plan for designing an individual teacher web page.

Objective: Students will identify key aspects to creating a useful web page.

Introduction: Everything seems to come with a web page now. From restaurants and hotels to students and school districts, all kinds of useful information can be found on the Internet. Teachers are now hopping on the bandwagon and creating great teacher web pages. It is important to make sure that these sites are not just for show, but are functional and worthwhile to parents, teachers, and students. Making a good teacher website, like all other areas of our profession, requires a great deal of planning. This activity is designed to give you an opportunity to look at resources available to teachers for making web pages and to begin planning your own web page.

Activities: Planning a classroom web page could prove to be an extremely overwhelming task. Proper planning will help to break it down into smaller, more manageable items. Use the links below to explore the steps required for planning and creating your own teacher web site.

Creating Classroom Webs – A tutorial designed to help you plan for your own web page.

http://www.electricteacher.com/classroomweb/index.htm

Kinderart – The top 10 reasons teachers should create web pages as well as links to sites

that can help teachers do just that.

http://www.kinderart.com/teachers/webpage.shtml#

Teacherweb – A pay program that helps teachers set up a web page for a small yearly fee.

See examples and templates used to help you form your own plans for a web page.

http://teacherweb.com

The Connected Classroom – A list of reasons that teachers create web pages. This will

help you determine what you would like the purpose of your web page to be.

http://www.qesnrecit.qc.ca/cc/homepage/teacher.htm

Teacher Designed Web Pages – This site offers examples of great teacher web pages and

also lists of “what not to do.” Check out some of the templates that teachers can use in

their creation of these websites.

http://www.my-ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=5742

Assignment: Create a classroom web page planning guide using ideas and items from the “Creating Classroom Webs” link from above. Include the following information in list format:

1. Your district policy- what rules and regulations does the district have for posting information, will there be space available for you to post, etc?

2. Purpose- why are you creating the web page, how is the web page intended to be used?

3. Content- specifically, what information would you like to include in your web page?

4. Promote- how will you promote your web page to your target audience?

Then, create a storyboard or map showing the layout of the web (similar to the Initial Storyboard link from the tutorial).

Submission: Post your activities as an html file to the McDaniel Web Server. Include the file on your index page, and send your instructor a hotlink to the page with an email notification that it is complete.

Rubric

	Developing	Accomplished
District Policy	Parts of the district policy were not explained clearly or there were parts missing.	District Policy was explained in full and information about where web page could be posted was included.
Purpose	The purpose was not appropriate for making a teacher web page or not included.	The purpose showed clear reasons for making a teacher web page.
Content	Few ideas were given for the types of content to be included on the web page.	Many ideas were given for content to include in the web page.
Promotion	A feasible way to promote the web site was not provided.	An idea for promoting the web site was given.
Storyboard	The storyboard did not map all parts of the web page.	The storyboard mapped all sections of the web page and clearly showed the navigation paths.

Other Resources:

Scholastic Class Homepage Builder – This site provides a template for creating web pages and is easy for teachers to use.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/homepagebuilder/

Technology in the Classroom – More information on systematically creating a teacher web page is available here. Examples and links to sites that offer free templates are included.

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech008.shtml

Kidz Privacy – Protecting a child’s right to privacy is a huge concern when developing a class web page. Check out this site for a review of the privacy laws and tips for protecting them.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/teachers.htm