The Grand View Elementary School Library,
a Manhattan Beach school website is simply amazing. There is a wealth of
information there. One could almost get lost in the vortex of all the links
available. However, on the front welcome page the design is streamlined and
includes pictures of the school library, links to include various monthly
events, lost library book directions for parents, hours of operation, summer
activities, and an Amazon link for purchasing books.
The Media
Center Memo on wikispaces is another
interesting site. This site has a very simple design on its homepage. What is
unique about this site is that you begin with a simple motto statement and a
greeting and welcome from a Voki avatar
which provides an instant attention grabber for the viewer. The additional
links provided are easy to use and lead the viewer to several more links to
other websites, tools, and games. Many of these links are no longer functional,
which emphasizes the need to constantly monitor your website to ensure that the
information provided is current, relevant, and in working order.
I love the ideas that I have gathered during my research of websites. I chose Weebly to create my webpage. I have used Weebly before and am familiar with it. It is fairly intuitive and easy to create each page. I hope that one day my site will look something like the ones mentioned. However, I am clearly a complete novice and I know it will take many attempts and revisions to get my site to represent something that I am proud of. But, for those of you who are interested, please check out my first attempt at http://threadingnook.http://threadingnook.weebly.com/weebly.com/
I love the ideas that I have gathered during my research of websites. I chose Weebly to create my webpage. I have used Weebly before and am familiar with it. It is fairly intuitive and easy to create each page. I hope that one day my site will look something like the ones mentioned. However, I am clearly a complete novice and I know it will take many attempts and revisions to get my site to represent something that I am proud of. But, for those of you who are interested, please check out my first attempt at http://threadingnook.http://threadingnook.weebly.com/weebly.com/
That global locator of viewers seems pretty cool. It also will get the students to visit just to see who is viewing and where they are located. Really Neat!!!!
ReplyDeleteI really like the student focus on the Parkview website with the link to student work, and it has such bright, cheerful colors.
ReplyDeleteI like the read-aloud and presentation schedule that is available. That's helpful for teachers, in connecting books to the curriculum.
ReplyDeleteParkview and Fairview Libraries- On the site I like how the librarian included online magazines. I have found that my students like to read magazines online. I need to include some online reading on my site.
ReplyDeleteI also almost chose the Grand View site! I liked all of the resources it had, but I didn't like that the homepage was just the facts about the library. This is great information to provide, but I thought it could've been on an additional tab, not the homepage. I think the homepage should have more student work and updated news or current trends in the school library.
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