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Here are the two citations of teachers'
sites that I reviewed.
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"Lancaster
High Media Center Home Page" is
maintained by Mary Lou Elliot for her high school in Lancaster, SC.
Her page looks to be a great resource for students and staff.
(http://lv.cms.k12.nc.us/lt/lancaster/lancasterhigh/hp.nsf/homepages/media)
Commendations:
-Basic yet tasteful design
(not too many flashing/
animated graphics or other
"bells-n-whistles" that can
slow download time)
-Organized, reliable lists
of links (I especially
liked the research section.)
-Flexible layout:
(I'm not sure that's
the right way to describe it
but what I mean is that
the amount of the page
that is used can be read
in a maximized or shrunken
browser window easily without
scrolling.)
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Recommendations
-Symmetry: The home page
needs some. It feels lop-sided as is.
-Graphics: It could use better art--perhaps a photo of the school
rather than clipart. Also, more graphics would better appeal to
students.
- List of URLs: The lists of links are great, but they might be
of even more use to students if they could be printed , and, as
I've learned this year, for that, one must have the urls listed
with the links.
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| "Schaef's House"
is maintained by Laurie Schaefer at Mt. Hebron High School in North Carolina. The page is made to aid teachers and parents of her tenth grade student but could also be useful
resource for other teachers looking for neat ide
(http://web2k.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/mttaborhs/Schaef's%20House.htm)
Commendations:
-Planning: The amount of
scheduling information is
fairly impressive. Both long-term
and short-term information is
posted so students can plan
ahead.
-Downloads: Students can
access important course
documents online.
-Balance of graphics & text:
There are a number of interesting,
relevant graphics and no long,
detailed paragraphs to read--
well-suited to the fifteen-year-old
attention span.
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Recommendations
-Standardization of table sizes and colors. As is, the site is
somewhat hard to navigate because there seems to be no pattern
to it.
-System Requirements: The site contains links to many different
kinds of files but does not explain the necessary technology for
downloading or displaying.
- Organization and heirarchy of fonts: I'm not really sure what
to look at first, what is a sub-category and what isn't, or what
is most important. Standard sizing of fonts (size 65 for titles,
40 for subtitles, etc. could help this. |
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