Teacher Web Pages
Each teacher is provided web space for their own website.
Your website is a window into your classroom that parents and
students can use to communicate with you and get needed information about
you and your classes. For best results, pick a consistent theme (background, font
type) that carries on throughout your website. I suggest staying away from
the dark backgrounds. They are harder to read.
On the school home page you may login to work on your
website by clicking on the
icon at the top right under the picture. This will take you to our login
page where you will key in your username. The you will be allowed to login
to your website.
You can also use the address
http://www.staff.greenville.k12.sc.us/sites/username where username is
replaced with your user name in your email address.
Essential Pages In a Teacher Website
Home - This is the page that greets
visitors to your website. It should contain a relevant welcome message and
an invitation to visit other pages.
About - This is your contact page. Here,
put information about yourself: where you went to college, how long you have
been teaching, teacher qualifications, what motivates you, your teaching
philosophy.
News - Use this page to display relevant
news for your classes.
Students - This is your student information
page. Use it to display information related to the student. Links on this
page may relate to your subject, homework page, student achievement page.
Parents - This page is your parent
information page. Use it to display information especially for parents. You
can put your syllabus on this page.
Additional Pages You Will Want
Homework Page - This is a popular page with
both parents and students.
Student Achievement - Here you can put photos of student work/projects with a
little commentary, or you can make links to
individual pages of student work, i.e. writings, poetry, ...
Final Words
The new EdPoint web instrument is a great improvement over
the old templates. You will have much more creative latitude with it.
However, I would caution you not to get too cutsie with it, but to make it
functional and content rich so that parents and students will use it.
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Use the
Teacher Website Evaluation Rubric
as a guideline for improving your website. It was
developed by the district from a review of the best K-12 school
websites on the Internet. It has ten
areas for your appraisal. This year, my Panther Pride
awards will be awarded to sites that meet four basic criteria.
Completeness, timeliness, student achievement, and design. |
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1. Completeness: Your website must have at least the
basic pages complete and be rich in content. No typos or misspellings are allowed.
2. Timeliness: Your website must be up-to-date. Once
you are set up, most of your pages will be ok for the year. However, I
expect to see "new" News. Your "homework" page must be current always.
3. Student Achievement: I would like everyone to have a
student achievement page. Certainly, there is something in your classes that
is worth sharing with your parents. I will be sharing these pages with our
new district webmaster, Michael Simmons. He showcases these pages in the
Spotlight on Best of Greenville's Schools located at the bottom of the
district home page.
4. Design: Is your site easy to read, easily
navigated, and organized logically and clearly.
Take a look at
Mr. Berklich's Site. His site won the 2007 Webmaster's Choice Gold
Award last year. It is a good example of what we should all strive for.
Mrs. Cleveland's website and
Ms. Brundridge's website also won the 2007 Webmaster's Choice Gold
Award last year.
I will begin looking at teacher websites with an eye towards
the Panther Pride awards after the first interim progress report goes
out. If I can help you,
please, just ask. Together, we can build the best Teacher Websites in the
district.
EdPoint Manual for Teacher Websites
Teacher Website Evaluation
The purpose of
this evaluation is to provide teachers with a self-assessment rubric to
evaluate their website.
These
evaluation standards have been developed from a review of the best K - 12
school websites on the Internet. To use this rubric, assign a score for each
category, and then add the scores.
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Site Content |
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0 - 5
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6 - 12 |
13 - 20 |
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Site does not present a "picture" of the classes
Many pages are out of date
No Mission / philosophy or contact information is present
No links to syllabus or standards are present
No class rules are present·
Site lacks content and purpose
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Mission / philosophy and contact information are present
Class rules are present
Links to syllabus and standards are present
Class detail maybe present, but not all
Site presents a fair picture of the classes
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Site is content 'rich'
Mission / philosophy statement is present
Teacher information, class assignments and details are all present
and current
Student activities are prominent
A clear picture of classroom life is evident
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Student Work |
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0 - 5 |
6 - 12 |
13 - 20 |
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Few, if any, student projects are published
Projects are limited to basic home pages
Projects show limited editing or proofing |
Some student work is present
Teacher-created information about student projects (rather than
actual student work) predominates
Student projects are limited to only a few individuals
Some ongoing projects are present
Projects show some evidence of editing and proofing
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Student projects are a significant feature
Projects are from a variety of individuals
Projects feature original student work, including drawings, writing,
photographs, videos, etc.
Projects are related to curriculum·
Ongoing projects are present
Projects show strong evidence of editing and proofing.
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Design |
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0 - 5
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6 - 10 |
11 - 15 |
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Pages do not show evidence of overall design or layout
Graphics and logos are poor quality
Text is difficult to read
Page design changes throughout the site
Graphics are excessive and distracting
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Page show some evidence of overall design or layout
Consistent use of colors, fonts, icons, backgrounds
Graphics are mostly of good quality
Text is not easy to read in all instances
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Pages show clear evidence of overall design themes
Graphics are of high quality and fast to load
Text is easy to read in all instances
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Navigation |
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0 - 3
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4 - 6 |
7 - 10 |
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Navigation is missing or inconsistent
Different methods of navigation are used
User feels lost or stranded
Buttons or links do not act predictably
User must use "Back" or "Go" buttons in browser to navigate
Frames (if used) are not targeted correctly and create confusion
No link to school / district home page
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Buttons and text links usually work predictably
Some inconsistency with navigation conventions
User might need to resort to browser controls for navigation in some
cases
Frames (if used) are mostly consistent but do not contribute to
navigation and user experience
Link to school / district home page is present but may not be used
consistently throughout site
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Navigation is consistent
Buttons and links work predictably
Navigation conventions are clear
User is never lost or stranded
Frames (if used) are targeted correctly and aid in navigation and
user experience
Main links are repeated at the bottom of every page
Links to school / district home page are present and consistent
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Timeliness |
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0 - 3
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4 - 6 |
7 - 10 |
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Pages are rarely updated· Old pages are presented as new or current
E-mail addresses or contact information are not present
Dates for upcoming projects are already past
Pages with "under construction" messages are common and not updated
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Pages are updated infrequently
Some "under construction" messages persist
E-mail and contact address are current
Some project dates are past
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Pages are updated regularly
Material is dated correctly
E-mail and contact address are current
Ongoing projects are truly current
No "under construction" messages
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Class
Activity Calendar |
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0 - 1
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2 - 3 |
4 - 5 |
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No class activity calendars are present
Activity calendars are out of date
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Class activity calendar is present but links to school calendars are
not present
Activity calendars are mostly up to date but may omit some events
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Class activity calendars are always up to date and reliable
Calendars are updated frequently
Links are provided to district and other applicable calendars
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Homework |
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0 - 1
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2 - 3 |
4 - 5 |
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No homework assignments are present
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Some homework assignments are present, but not always current
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Homework assignments are complete and current
Class schedule is posted well into the future.
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Student
Resources |
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0 - 1
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2 - 3 |
4 - 5 |
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No links or information about resources is present.
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Some links or information about resources
Some information may not be current.
Too many links are listed and do not summarize the content at the
destination.
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Links and information about a variety of resources are present and
current
Links show evidence of careful selection.
Each link provides a summary of the content
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Student Help
(Content Outlines / Teacher Created Explanations) |
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0 - 1
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2 - 3 |
4 - 5 |
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No additional help is provided.
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Student help is present but infrequent or incomplete.
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Student help is present, complete and thorough.
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Legal/Guidelines |
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0 - 1
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2 - 3 |
4 - 5 |
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Copyrighted images are used without permission
Pages do not comply with district guidelines.
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Copyrighted images are used with permission but not always clearly
credited Pages mostly comply with district guidelines.
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Copyrighted images are used with permission and clearly credited
All pages comply with district guidelines.
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