Teacher+Sites


 * Web Site Content**
 * Keep the most important information "above the fold."
 * Know your audience: students, parents, school board members and administrators.
 * Make sure the information is accurate and current.
 * Provide useful links to resources and activities.
 * Be sure to model good writing and use attractive graphics.
 * Follow district policies.

1. Use Publisher's web page templates to make your design work easy. 2. Insert --> New Page to add more pages to your site. 3. Under Page Options, Rename your page to something sensible -- this is what is seen at the top of the page or when someone bookmarks it. This is NOT the filename; it is the page name. 4. Save your work in progress in a folder in your home directory on the network. **Save frequently!** This is NOT published yet, but this is where you store your work. 5. To create a link. 6. When your web page is ready, Save as:
 * Web Site Tips:**
 * Write the words on your Publisher page that describe the link.
 * Then, go to your browser and copy the address of the link (highlight the address and right-click to copy).
 * Go back to Publisher, highlight your text.
 * Insert --> Hyperlink and paste the address in the box (right-click to paste).
 * Change the file type to Web Page, filtered.
 * Make sure your home page is named //index.html//
 * Save it on the network drive: a) double click on first icon and type "\\inent" and enter; b) select website; c) select teachers; select //yourname//; and d) Save!

Resources for images and sounds at: Motivating the Plugged In Student

[|Weebly]: Create a Free Website Miss Nici [|http://missnici.weebly.com] [|Wikispaces for Teachers] [|TeacherWeb] $
 * Web Publishing Sites**

[|Thinkfinity] [|PBS Teachers Resource] [|WGBH Teachers Domain] [|BBC Bitesize] [|iConn: Connecticut's Digital Library] [|Internet4Classrooms]
 * Educational Resources**

[|ReadWriteThink Student Interactives] [|PBS Teacher Resources]
 * Language Arts**

[|Illuminations from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics] [|National Library of Virtual Manipulatives] [|Shodor Interactives]
 * Math Resources**