Schoolwires

=Schoolwires: The Next Level=

This session will deal with more advanced topics including:

- Creating a Class Blog - Embedding other Web 2.0 content** - Photo Galleries - Support/Club Schoolio
 * - Using Hierarchies to Organize Your Site
 * **//Google Surveys/Documents//**
 * **//Powerpoints//**
 * **//Glogster//**
 * **//Videos//**
 * - Collecting Data Using Forms

To see some of the examples of what we will be doing, please check out the training site:

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= //Schoolwires//: Designing and Creating Your Teacher Website =

This session will be a good starter for those who have never had a website.**
 * Having a webpage to many is like rocket science, while to others is as easy as typing a word document. Regardless of your ability, if you can edit a word document you can create an effective website. This session will cover the very basics of navigating Schoolwires, creating a pages in your webpage, and editing your webpage. We will walk you through the steps of inserting images, links to websites and files.

Prerequisites: This course does not require any prequisite skills.

Goal: Teacher will create a multi page website with the following elements, images, texts and documents.
**Step 1: Designing Your Website**

A website, like any lesson requires some planning. The following questions will help you in deciding what is important for your site and what is n ot. · **// Who is your audience? //** Is your site for parents, students, or both. Deciding your audience will help you determine what pages, links, images, etc. is most important for your site. Think of the information you are most asked from for parents. Putting this information online will save all parties time. How about students? Will putting handouts and worksheets online save you time when students are absent? If you are not sure what to include, then just ask parents and students what they would find useful.

· **// What are the goals of this website? //** What would you like to see change as a result of having this site? There can be many reasons, but here are a few examples: // Allow 24/7 access to class resources. // // Reduce paper, increase organization. // // Create active learning opportunities online. // // More effective parent communication. // // Differentiate instruction //

· **// What elements would you like to have on your website? //**  You now have an idea of direction for your site. Now it is time to decide what elements, you want on your site. Create a list of elements you want to include in your website. This includes images, content, links, documents and page information. Here are just a few examples of elements:
 * ** Examples of Website Elements  ** ||
 * Textbook ||  Learning Resources  ||  Topics/Week 1  ||  Activities  ||
 * Student Work ||  Photos  ||  Events  ||  Calendar  ||
 * Class Documents ||  Course Descriptions  ||  Forms/Documents  ||  Tutorials  ||
 * Videos ||  Newsletter  ||  Webquests  ||  Biographical  ||


 * Looking for some Ideas or Inspiration?**

[|8203|&NodeID=8203|Denton Independent School District]

[|Akron School District Schoolwires]

[|Radnor School District] See something on this wiki you like? Everything you can do on this wiki you can do on Schoolwires.

**Step 2: Creating Your Site**
New Great Valley Website [|http://gvsd.schoolwires.net]

This site will replace the current site [|www.gvsd.org], at this address at the end of August.

= == **//Schoolwires//: Taking it up a Notch ** ==