First I hope you got a chance to look at my changes, because I changed my template back to the original template. The color contrast were starting to give me a headache :)
Too design or Modify that is the question???????
-Well I feel that I will more than likely modify my web page. I think that I do not know enough about the CSS or HTML to design my own page. Besides that templates that are provided are really good ones in my book. I also reminded of Nielsen's article about keeping things simple and consistent. I think that the templates that are provided have been chosen because they are simple for the average user in mind. They are also good in terms of usability/consistency. Many of my students are used to the navigation practices that accompany the templates that are provided. With my knowledge of HTML and CSS it would be a mistake to attempt to design something that could potential ruin my web page and my goals.
CSS or HTML
- I am guessing that my web site which is powered by web host has what I guess is an over all HTML script with access to CSS sheets. I say this because when I modify the sheets it gives me the CSS sheets and then I have an option to view the HTML code with the embedded CSS code. I could have the explanation backwards but I am not sure. Maybe you could feel me in on the correct answer to this question.
Site Structure
-I think that you have to keep things simple. I know I have said this time, and time again. If the web page uses terms and pages that my students are unfamiliar with then I am asking for a headache (mirror images, what they hear and see in class with what they will read and see on the web page). I think you have to do and use things that are familiar with my students. Not to mention I have students that are on different learning levels (a language that everyone can understand). If I were to make my web pages complex that would be fine for my gifted kids but the other 2 thirds of my classes would be completely lost and frustrated. Again consistently simple. The complexity can come in the variations of the assignments not in the navigation and location of them.
Finding my web page
-I have been currently using my name or "rmccann" as a tag. Many of my passwords that my students need to remember for web assignments have the rmccann as a user name. So it is easier for them to remember and I think is should be consistent. The only problems I have found is that my kids cannot always spell my name correctly :( Anyways, the name recognition has worked for me so far.
Page Header
-my name and the ninth grade school and tab to all my pages as well as a sitemap page for ease of navigation.
Scan Columns
-I am using one that is not exactly a scan column but a drop down column that includes the subpages that can be found on my main pages. For instance when you scan over the class header you get class assignments, homework, class notes, bellringers etc....
Content on my pages
-right now I am using basic template that has a header complete with all my main pages. then you can navigate to these pages that have separate pages for viewing all the while at the top of any page is a list of my main pages in case one gets lost.
Footer?
- not sure what should be in the footer besides contact info and the info that comes with the template design. I don' t want to delete anything that should be on the footer because of copy right laws....
Internal pages
- I already have a few pages designed please locate my earlier drawing to view my webpage
here is a link to the site that is mostly under construction. webpage
Too design or Modify that is the question???????
-Well I feel that I will more than likely modify my web page. I think that I do not know enough about the CSS or HTML to design my own page. Besides that templates that are provided are really good ones in my book. I also reminded of Nielsen's article about keeping things simple and consistent. I think that the templates that are provided have been chosen because they are simple for the average user in mind. They are also good in terms of usability/consistency. Many of my students are used to the navigation practices that accompany the templates that are provided. With my knowledge of HTML and CSS it would be a mistake to attempt to design something that could potential ruin my web page and my goals.
CSS or HTML
- I am guessing that my web site which is powered by web host has what I guess is an over all HTML script with access to CSS sheets. I say this because when I modify the sheets it gives me the CSS sheets and then I have an option to view the HTML code with the embedded CSS code. I could have the explanation backwards but I am not sure. Maybe you could feel me in on the correct answer to this question.
Site Structure
-I think that you have to keep things simple. I know I have said this time, and time again. If the web page uses terms and pages that my students are unfamiliar with then I am asking for a headache (mirror images, what they hear and see in class with what they will read and see on the web page). I think you have to do and use things that are familiar with my students. Not to mention I have students that are on different learning levels (a language that everyone can understand). If I were to make my web pages complex that would be fine for my gifted kids but the other 2 thirds of my classes would be completely lost and frustrated. Again consistently simple. The complexity can come in the variations of the assignments not in the navigation and location of them.
Finding my web page
-I have been currently using my name or "rmccann" as a tag. Many of my passwords that my students need to remember for web assignments have the rmccann as a user name. So it is easier for them to remember and I think is should be consistent. The only problems I have found is that my kids cannot always spell my name correctly :( Anyways, the name recognition has worked for me so far.
Page Header
-my name and the ninth grade school and tab to all my pages as well as a sitemap page for ease of navigation.
Scan Columns
-I am using one that is not exactly a scan column but a drop down column that includes the subpages that can be found on my main pages. For instance when you scan over the class header you get class assignments, homework, class notes, bellringers etc....
Content on my pages
-right now I am using basic template that has a header complete with all my main pages. then you can navigate to these pages that have separate pages for viewing all the while at the top of any page is a list of my main pages in case one gets lost.
Footer?
- not sure what should be in the footer besides contact info and the info that comes with the template design. I don' t want to delete anything that should be on the footer because of copy right laws....
Internal pages
- I already have a few pages designed please locate my earlier drawing to view my webpage
here is a link to the site that is mostly under construction. webpage
Home page
-main page with links to
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