Planning a Classroom Website

What is Good Web Design?

Using the information on the following websites, record mistakes to avoid and elements to include when creating a website:

• Top 15 Mistakes to Avoid
  
• Design Tenets for Web Pages
  
• Library of Congress Guidelines
  
• User Interface Design Guidelines
  

Evaluate Existing Websites

Mrs. Ward English	Ms. Hageman English	Mr. Lloyd History
Mr. Ferlazzo ESL	Ms. Pignato Criminal Justice

Example eMINTS Teacher Websites

Creating a Classroom Website

Web Authoring and Editing Tools

Google Sites
http:sites.google.com/
Free, easy way to create and share websites.

NVU
http://www.nvu.com/
Free, open-source web authoring and editing tool.

Clip Art and Animated Graphics

http://www.flamingtext.com
Online graphics generator that creates titles and buttons for websites.

http://www.cooltext.com
Online graphics generator that creates titles and buttons for websites.

http://www.thematzats.com/eMINTS/borders/borders.html
Border backgrounds in solid colors with coordinating buttons for class websites. 

Online Tools

Site Meter
http://www.sitemeter.com
A free, fast and easy way to add a Web counter to a site.

Wondermill Webworks, Inc. Response-0-Matic.
http://www.response-o-matic.com
Free form processor, adds forms to a website with no programming.