For this assignment I chose the school that I graduated from in 2004, Point Pleasant Borough HS. I found their website to be very thorough and easy to navigate. From the main district webpage, there is a list of links (running across the top of the page) that include: about us, board of ed., superintendent, employment etc. Above that there is a drop-down selection where you get to chose what schools webpage in the district you would like to see.
What I liked most about the high school's web page was the first thing that came up was the school's mission statement. Underneath there was address and contact information along with a list of administration titles, names and e-mail addresses. From the main page, there is a list of "quick links" on the left hand side. Here, users can check out departments, weekly events, sports schedules, lunch menus ect. When I checked out the staff directory, a list of teachers came up in alphabetical order along with their e-mail address. What I didn't like was only a handful of them had their own website. The teacher's that did have a website were very user friendly and were geared more towards the students. Homework assignments, study guides, reviews and resources were some of the things I found.
You are correct that the site has easy access to some information. However, as Dr. McKenzie mentions, what about the other areas that exist on effective websites?
ReplyDeleteWell Mckenzie's first goal was covered by expressing their mission statement right on the front page.I think they failed however to point the visitors to information on the larger web. Their is no links pages other than in the guidance page where they can access PSAT scores, SAT prep websites, college testing/financial aid websites etc.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how you mentioned something as simple as the website having links that included superintendent, about us, board of ed, etc... because one would think that sort of information would be on every school's website. To my surprise, while researching for this project, I noticed that this simple and valuable information is actually not always readily available. Rather, you had to navigate through many other confusing pages just to get the information you need. This just goes to show that sometimes simple is better.
ReplyDeleteI think lack of participation from the administration can make a district/school website incomplete.
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