TO FIND SCHOOLS ONLINE:  Go to http://www.emTech.net and find Schools Online.

SITES FROM THE PRESENTATION

Tools and Resources

• Building a Content-Rich Classroom Web Page by Kathy Schrock, on the DiscoverySchool.com page
• How to Conceptualize Your Web Site -  Initial Storyboard (planning) phase, from the ElectricTeacher.  This site, Electric Teacher, has lots of useful links and ideas.
  
• Purpose of a Classroom Web Page - Electronic Teacher
• How to Create a Classroom Web page - from http://cybersleuth-kids.com/
  
• TeacherWeb.com - a commerical site,  but  it has some interesting features and examples, such as a whole list of things, including  ABC Soccer Team
• 30-minute Web Sites for Teachers - a commercial site, but it is useful in terms of providing an option to doing it and also for providing samples of features you might want to add, even if you don't use them.  THere's also a 'free' demo you can try.  We do recommend using commercial sites, but some teachers do this.
  
• Creating Classroom Webs - This site was designed to help educators in setting up and their classroom web page. A classroom web is a site that teachers create that can be a valuable resource to parents, students, and/or other teachers. This site will take you through the steps you need to get started. Click on the links below to begin your journey into the new wave of "electronic resources".

• Mrs. McGlade's and Mrs. Naylor's Kindergarten Classes  - Shanghai American School and their calendar along with a Peek Into The Room. Consider what they have included and how they laid out the page; look at their page presentation and icons.
• Washington State Classroom Pages
• Classroom Launchers
• PDF document on Classroom Launchers
  
• Mrs. Hinshaw's Classroom Launcher - Birchwood Elementary School
• MMS Springboard Page - Meridan Middle School
  

ADDITIONAL EXPLORATION

• Kathy Schrock's Articles
• More on Kathy Schrock's Articles - These are live on the Internet. Great resources.

• What Makes a Good Site? - (from Right in Class) -  Right in Class has lots of links and topics that are useful.  The specific one on What Makes a Good Site is a quick listing of things to consider when developing your site, plus some useful links.
• Rubric for Use with Classroom Web Pages - by Joan Vandervelde   University  of Wisconsin, Stout
• Danbury, CT School District has a resource for teachers for Creating Web Pages for Your Classroom.  From there you can move to RESOURCES  which includes a fabulous source for Creating a Class Web Site.   This page, http://www.danbury.k12.ct.us/Elemweb/createweb/resourses.html,  even has links to the WORST web pages!  Studying these can even be helpful. 
  
• Some possible tools and external links for your pages might be found here:  Teaching Ideas from I.C.T Ideas
• From IMS Web Tips, good list of design Do's and Don'ts. though may have some terms that are unusual to you (meta tags).
• Another Dos and Dont's List.  It's from KillerSites.com
• Bits and Bytes Web Design Do's and Don'ts.
  
• Harmony Intermediate School Design Do's and Dont's - This Loudon, VA school district has this as a resource for teachers and students. It is really one of the best and most appropriate for teachers, we think.
• Greece, NY  Web Page Guidelines (Schools) - This is terrific for its rationale, explanations and details included for guiding web page development; there are also great links to other schools' policies and guidelines that can be used.
• You CAN Create a Class Web Site - Education World    Web Wizards  are also provided by Educational World; some of the links no longer work but some do. These are pretty good examples of pages.
  
• Sophisticated Development Tools and Tutorials -  from W3Schools.com; this has all kinds of free tutorials, but they are fairly sophisticated.  However, some teachers find them useful and have actually learned to use these tools.

CLASSROOM AND TEACHER PAGES:  These have been included because they all have different looks and approaches to school and classroom pages.  Some will have things that you like and others will help you determine what you DO NOT want.

• Mrs. Zakowski's Kinder"garden" -  Central Fall, Rhode Island
  
• Del Ray, California Elementary School - Look  at the types of things offered on the school page and how it is organized for access.
  
• Garden Road Elementary School, Poway, California - Look at how the kindergarten teacher (Ms. Gosen) uses her classroom web page, including Clifford the Interactive books.   Ms. Bevill's page for 1st grade might provide ideas, too.  This is a 3rd grade example, Ms. SABOURIN, that shows some different features, such as  homework  (though it has not been kept current!).
• Bluebonnet Elementary School, Round Rock, Texas
• Patterson Literature Magnet School, Houston, Texas,  - Look at the front page to get a sense of how it was structured. Consider the look and content. Click on OUR SCHOOL.
• West University Elementary School, Houston, Texas - Classroom pages contain primarily photos, but some do contain other information for students and parents, such as Ms. Unger's 2nd grade and Ms. William's 4th grade.
• Connors Emerson Elementary School, Bar Harbor, Maine - Check  the classroom pages.
  
• Pembroke Elementary School, Pembroke, Florida - Check their introduction, which includes their mission statement. On the Table of Contents page, examine the various components selected by the staff for inclusion.  Look particularly at the Virtual Resource Center.  Click all around the site. You will see that the mission statement really does drive the design and what is contained on the site., such as the resources page for students and teachers.  There are, however, no real classroom pages.
• Ms. Pearson's 3rd Grade  -  This has great graphics and an easy-to-use navigational system. Look at the parts and pieces; you might have some ideas there to use.
• Mrs. Tonneson's 1st Grade - There are some interesting components and animation.
  
• Mr. Roemer's 5th Grade Polar Bears -  This site has the usual components but also includes a section on behavior and lots of media, including video segments. It has a totally different look from a lot of the elementary pages.
• Ms. Lisa's Page -  Great graphics and useful navigational system.
• Mrs. Renz's 4th Grade Class - Neat graphics, good navigational system, and a 'meet me' section, plus others that are useful.

• página de la Sra. Coutu - Cumberland High School  -  This one has won awards, and has some interesting features. It's a Spanish instruction class.
• 7th and 8th grade Humanities - Highlander Charter School -  Ms. James
• Mrs. Arnold's Math Class -  Fairview Middle School
• Donna's Scraps and Pieces - Seneca Middle School
• Sarah Wegenast's Art Homepage -  Auroa Middle School
• Ronnie Nygaard's Social Studies Page -  Redmond Schools  (Take special note of the part on 'how to reach me outside of class and other special features)
• Ms. Cook's Science Chamber - LakeHighlands Jr. High School
  
• Mr. Mustachio's Online Classroom -  Online Classroom (Math)
• Mrs. Dowling's Virtual Classroom - Language Arts
  
• Charles E. Brown Middle School  -  This is not a teacher's site, but it does have some really useful features, such as WebQuests!
• Miss Platt's Literature (7th grade) -   Interesting design, black background, etc.; worthy of review. Be sure to check out the disclaimer at the very bottom; it might be worth considering for your own page(s).
  
• Mrs. Quarles' 8th grade Science -    Includes group photo as well as several clever additions, including her graphics folder and a 24/7   gradebook online   , which is becoming a huge time saver for teahers. It's a great way for parents to keep up with the grades without contacting you!   Click around on this page for ideas; it may not be current on all pages but the ideas are useful, such as her vocabulary and study guide page.
  
• Dr. Altman's Physics Page -  He has some unique features, such as 'science alumni', which adds interest, as well as a section called 'multicultural resources'. Good ideas.
• Art and Technology by Ms. Martin -  This page, black background, is as unique as you would expect from this field.  It's very visual and attractive.  Interestingly, it also includes the teacher's resume and, the page itself, serves as evidence of her work with the students. Clever for applications to other placees!
• Mr. Caswell's  Social Studies Site -  It has an archive of student work, a great feature to consider.
  
• Ms. DeCosa's English Page - This page has a cute design and a quick reference listing for features; see what you think.  Check out the Sample work.
• Ms. Juli Mori, Scientist in Training  - Middle School
  
• Mr. Burnhans - History, Science and Math  7th grade