Well it was an interesting experience going through this process and it took collaboration to find some clarity. First of all I began the way I always begin, with a purpose and a rationale. Putting into practice my creative ideas and big plans are usually overwhelming for me and sometime they shut me down completely!! I knew I was on the wrong design track but I was not sure how to get off. I spoke with my 19 year old son and said HELP!! I know where I want to go but not how to get there. He sat down with me as said first of all `a web site is like a building , it has a way in different ways to get places, a variety of places to meet, some places are busy, other are quiet, people are always coming and going.
1: You need to think of your entry in and what you want your community to see first.
HOME PAGE: news feed for : website updates and Check These Books ; The home page is updated weekly by what has been updated with in the website. For example if volunteers are needed for an event, the call for volunteers would show on the home page as well as in it`s specified page for
VOLUNTEERS AND EVENTS – is where parents and student can go to check a calendar for events such as author visits, fundraising book fairs as well as parent volunteer schedules and student volunteer schedules.
CHECK THESE BOOKS, is a way for me to show the community books which students might be interested in looking at targeted at 2-3 levels of reading. I am not sure yet , but I am thinking 3 books K-2, 3-5, and 5-7. These books would link into a page called
MY LIBRARY- which has access to either Good Reads or Shelfari which would extend this “if you like this book, you may also like this`. My Library also offers the opportunity for students to set up their own bookshelf at home which allows for them to explore in a su- page My World Library
THE GALLERY – is where the viewer can go to see videos or pictures of past events. We need an archive the great we are doing collaboratively in our Global Learner Workshops, Environmental Club and Cooperative teaching Units.