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. . . . . Last update: March 1, 1999
. . . . . EDCI4993 Syllabus
Links to Explore
EDCI 4993, Spring 1999
WWW Site Development for Educators
... for a list of good and bad web sites from January 18 and 25
For Week: Monday, March 1
| Design Web Sites |
Description |
| The University of the Virgin Islands |
Graphics are important to a web site because they can either capture the audience's attention or lose the attention of the audience. Graphics should relate to the theme of the web page. I like the graphics that were used for the web site listed below because they focused on an island theme. The graphics at this particular site also did not take a long time to load which is another important consideration when designing web pages. Graphics can be found anywhere so there is never an excuse to not find what you want for your web page. |
| Texas Woman's University |
LINKS - are equally important. The home page should have links that are useful not only to yourself but to others. It is also important that that links to other sites be verified and then checked on a regular basis. Sometimes sites may be moved or deleted. A test of each link is important to make sure that the path is correct and the page displays. Texas Women's University even had a virtual tour of their campus. A caption for each picture should also have been included, possibly with some sound. |
| Ole Miss |
Two things that I think are important in designing the College of Ed's web site is simplicity and an uncluttered page. I found two universities who's sites I think show this. The first site is NYU www.nyu.edu and there initial home page is barely longer than one screen long. I think that this is important in making the page easy to navigate. The other site is for Ole Miss www.olemiss.edu is very simple in design, there is no background pattern, yet it is clearly identifyable as ole Miss. |
| eScene |
Two design elements that I believe are a must for all web pages are 1) pictures for those who want gifs and text for those who do not want them; and 2) ALT tags within each picture to describe what the gif is for those who turn them off. I do not know of any college that includes both of these elements. I intend to put them into SpEd's web site. One URL that I found that includes them both is www.escene.org/ In fact, this particular site gives one a choice of full graphics, partial graphics, or no graphics. As to the layout for SpEd's web site, Dr. Miller said he wants something similar to UCLA.EDU for his departments home page. I suggested a seafood platter where each different food is a different link to sites within SpEd. If any of you know of a picture of a seafood platter that I could scan or down load off the Internet please let me know. |
| ASU College of Education |
One of the most important design elements to me deals with the superstructure and the information flow, how you communicate a sites' organization and navigation. There should be a set of common controls and a table of contents. The table of contents can become not only an organizational map, but also a navigation tool. Consistent common navigation controls for each document within the site promotes readability and familiarity within the site.
The second most important design element to me is keeeping it simple. Breaking bigs chunks of information into smaller ones allows the reader grab the information in small doses. There is less waiting with the downloading and the reader is not downloading more information than in necessary. Having little or no scrolling is also another benefit of breaking the information down in smaller pieces. You are less likely to lose the reader's interest and/or attention when they do not have to scroll and scroll and scroll.
One site, Arizona State's College of Education , has a nice superstructure with common navigation tools at the bottom of each page in the site. There is a nice table of contents which also serves as a navigational tool with bullets. It is also simple in its design. It is short and straight to the point. |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
My administrator has a philosophy of K.I.S.S. (Keep it simple, stupid.) For Web site design I think simplicity for the target audience is important. I think a web site should include graphics and multimedia to keep it interesting. But the audience and include ALT tags and text equivalent menus. Including outside links will keep a web site intersting and viable. I have stumbled onto some great web sites because of links provided. |
| College of Education at Arizona State University |
This a link to the page I was talking about guys in College of ED group. I don't really consider this a primary element to the development of our web page, but I really like their set-up. I think the picture and the Dean's message make Arizona's College of Ed more personable. This is an aspect that I think UNO lacks within the administration office. I think it is greatly needed. |
| College of Education at Kansas State University |
This is the home page for the college of ed at Kansas State Univ. In our group we decided that organization was key and the simpler the better. Also, we talked about developing a page in hierarchical fashion. In other words, the links on the main page would start out broad and become more narrow. In my opinion, Kansas State's page is set up similar to what we talked about. It has the broader info links on the main page. Also, to the left of the page is another list of links to more general info. This is one element we discussed as well. I think that organization and simplicity are very important. Web pages should be clear and concise. This is what I hope we accomplish with UNO's college of ed page. |
| Western Carolina University |
There are at least two important elements that must be present in a good web page. The first element is a simple, organized map that allows the viewer to find out what is available and how he\she can get there. A good example of this can be found at Western Carolina University http://152.30.12.86/. This sit offers a large chart that has a variety of choices, and those choices are easy to see. Some of the choices are accompanied by graphics, and that is an added feature that is attractive. When one visits this site, and sees the chart, one knows that he/she can find a calendar, student activities, or even programs. Next, that person can focus in on the area(s) that he or she wants to visit. We have decided to use a side frame to include the added features that we feel a good site offers, like links to teacher-chat rooms, and we will put the main information in the rest of the page. Thus, a person can see what is available and get there.
The second area, as alluded to earlier, is graphics. Graphics offer a chance for a viewer to get quick information. On a very primitive level, a viewer's eye may immediately go to a picture before he/she begins to process the information of the written word. Also, in a society that is becoming increasingly visual, graphics give a sense of familiarity. Finally, graphics--in the form of pictures--add an easy way for a site to offer updated images. For example, for the College of Ed page, putting pictures of teachers and students hard at work is a nice touch. Such pictures can be updated, giving more teachers and students a chance to be seen by many. This, again, creates a sense of unity. An easy-to-follow organizational map and good graphics makefor a webpage a good webpage. |
| Penn State College of Ed |
I believe the two web page designs elements that are important for the College of Education are: Information on Certification and some type of Instruction and Tech. Support. Information about Certification (in any field) would be beneficial to the website because if people from out of state were thinking about moving here and coming to UNO they would be able to see what type of courses are necessary for certification. Locals could also benefit from the website --because the last time I looked the State Department of Education didn't have too much on the subject. As far as Instruction and Tech. Support goes--maybe you could have some type of Help on Instructional Techniques that work that a teacher can try. Also, maybe some tours or tutorials on steps to designing a web page or HTML help for teachers. These are just a few ideas or ways you can try to use the Instructional and Tech Support. |
For Week: Monday, February 8
| Building Web Sites |
Description |
| Crash Course for Educators |
This tutorial will introduce you to the basics of HTML design and style. |
| HTML Reference |
A Beginner's Guide to HTML. |
| The HTML Writers Guild |
The HWG exists to assist our members in developing and enhancing their capabilities as
web authors, to compile and publicize information about standards, practices, techniques,
competency, and ethics as applied to web authoring, and to contribute to the development
of the web and web technical standards and guidelines. |
| HTML Reference |
Reference to HTML tags and documentation. |
For Week: Monday, February 1
| College of Ed Sites |
Description |
| Indiana University |
Dept. of Education homepage is very clean. |
| Harvard University |
looks like it has been taken directly from a catalog |
| University of Malaysia |
design of the sight as a spiral notebook was rather interesting |
| University of Tasmania |
very informative and may have been written for the target audience that may not have graphic capable computers |
| San Diege State University |
looked pretty impressive |
| San Franciso State University |
ach program with the College of Education had a listing of Department, Goal, Program |
| Western Carolina University |
it is well done |
| University of California at Santa Barbara. |
needs work, but it does has some intersting features |
| Teacher's College, Columbia University |
an awesome site map, which makes finding what you're looking for much easier |
| Graduate School of Education at UC Berkeley |
ranked the #1 education school in the country |
| School of Education, University of Miami |
... caught my attention was the interesting logos at the bottom |
| College of Education, Penn State |
a split screen |
| Bowling Green State University |
I liked the simple, uncluttered home page but the web site left much to be desired |
| Flordia State University, College of Ed |
nice graphics, yet they took a while to download |
| Mississippi State University |
UNO competition |
| University of South Carolina |
a nice side bar with choices for the different departments in the college of education |
| University of Toronto |
access the education department's newsletter and my favorite, seminars, lectures and special events |
| California State University at Sacramento |
very easy to follow and provides information to the viewer about various topics of interest |
| Virginia's Curry School of Education |
overall has a nice web page chocked full of good information,however once I got to the Curry School of Education;s web page, it lacked the maneuverability that I would be looking for in web site |
| University of North Texas |
incredible ... all the "bells and whistles" |
| Texas A&M |
looks like it has been taken directly from a catalog |
| Arizona State University |
short and straight to the point. |
List of good and bad web sites from January 18 and 25
For Week: Monday, January 11
| Link |
Description |
| Check this out |
Can you find any information here to make you want to build your own web site? |
| EdWeb |
Be sure to click on every pencil! |
| EDUVINET |
EDUVINET is an initiative to promote the use of the Internet for teaching and learning
in and between European schools through the development of exemplary teaching content,
teacher training and a variety of other supportive measures. |
| UNO College of Education |
Your job, should you accept it ... |
| (TIE) Technology in Education |
Many, many links to Web sites for Educators |
| Project Gutenberg |
The Project Gutenberg Philosophy is to make information, books and other materials available to the general public in forms a vast majority of the computers, programs and people can easily read, use, quote, and search. |
| What is HyperText |
You will find out --
Who is Ted Nelson? What is Xanadu?
Who is Douglas Englebart?
Why should I care about HyperText? |
| W3C |
You will find out --
Who is Tim Berners-Lee?
What is a Web server?
Why should I care about the Web? |
| What is the Internet? |
The Internet began in the late 1960's as experiment by the U. S.
Department of' Defense |
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