Teacher Web 101

The purpose of teacher webpages is to communicate with students and parents. Keep in mind that content, organization and navigability are your main concerns in creating your pages - design is secondary. You may have the prettiest pages with the most pictures and dancing monkeys, but that page won't help anyone if you don't include the information that your visitor needs in a format that is easily accessible.

Keep in mind that you want your visitor to find the information they need with the fewest clicks in the shortest amount of time. You will be required to create 5 pages (home, about, news, students, parents) in that order - with specific content. You should also include a page or pages for your syllabus. With your five basic pages in place, you only need to update your news page weekly or daily, depending on what you post. Add your new news to the top and keep a running list on this page.

Once you have created those 5 pages you may add extra material as you see fit. When creating additional pages, consider how often you will need to update them - don't create pages if you won't keep up with them. Why add a calendar if it will remain blank most of the year?

Here are the notes for the beginner web workshop.

For more on learning about creating a good site, view Patrick Crispin's presentation or visit the Greenville County Schools page for teachers.