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Several people asked me to post a hit of responses to my request for any examples or information regarding web page policies. By web page policy I am referring to a school district's policy regarding rules and guidelines for the creation of the district's website and individual school's web pages at that site. The responses were: 1. Our school is already out, so don't have access to my school e-mail right now, but our county has an Internet policy for students and also a web page policy. If you go to our home page and contact webmaster, Chuck Wunderlin, I'm sure he would e-mail you a copy. www.brevard.k12.fl.us Our state information network also has some of this info.http://www.firn.edu 2. You can refer to the TSC web page policy at http://is099.tsc.k12.in.us/training/procede/intrpub.htm 3. Check out these resources for webpage policies: www.luminet.net/MaryAlice/WebPageGuidlines.html www.fromnowon.org/ www.massnetworks.org/~nicoley/schools/ The policy which has been approved for our school identifies the kind of information which is appropriate for placement on the web pages. More than the issue of protection of identification of students, is the question of information worthy of sharing with the world. I feel that studies or projects of local history, data collections through collaborative projects, or research projects with unique information are examples of work which might be shared on the WWW. It is my belief that simply putting student assignments (animal reports, drawings, stories, etc.) while they may be interesting to parents, have no place cluttering the www. An example which we experienced: searching for real information about "penguins", the report of some 3rd grader in Ohio complete with picture of a purple colored penguin in the list of sites provided by a reliable search engine. Here is a portion of our school policy: Discovery School Web Page Creation and Placement Policy The availability of Internet access and a web domain for Discovery School provides an opportunity for students and staff to contribute to the school's presence on the World Wide Web. The school's web site provides information to the world about school's mission, instruction, school-authorized activities, and other general information relating to our school. The Library / Computer Teacher is the designated Webmaster. Creators of Web pages need to familiarize themselves with and adhere to the following policies and responsibilities. Content Standards The Discovery School web pages should contain information which people throughout the world need to know. The Web presence serves several purposes: 1) as a public relations document to inform readers about our school and potential benefits to students and families in enrollment; 2) as a repository of new, unique information gathered and processed by students, such as local history documents, data collections from internet projects, or other research projects; and 3) as a showcase for exemplary student work and internet projects. The web pages content final approval will rest with the School Headmaster, or designated Assistant, the Webmaster, and/or school Library/Computer teacher. Subject Matter All subject matter on web pages should relate to curriculum, instruction, school-authorized activities, general information that is appropriate and of interest to others. Therefore, neither staff nor students may publish personal home pages as part of the Discovery Web Sites, or home pages for other individuals or organizations not directly affiliated with the school. Staff or student work may be published only as it relates to a class project, course, or other school-related activity. Quality All Web page work must be free of spelling and grammatical errors. Documents may not contain objectionable material or point (link) directly to objectionable material. Objectionable material is defined as material that does not meet the standards for instructional resources specified in school policies. Regarding the question of quality or propriety of Web page material, appearance, or content, the judgment of the Library/Computer Teacher, or school administrators will prevail. Thanks to those of you who answered my request. This is the first time I put together a "hit" so I hope it makes sense and I didn't miss putting any of the responses here. Eileen Cunningham, Library Media Specialist Upper Merion Middle School King of Prussia, PA emc7@erols.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= To quit LM_NET (or set NOMAIL or DIGEST), Send an email message to listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST * NOTE: Please allow time for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=