LM_NET: Library Media Networking
- Subject: Call for Website developers for collaborative project
- From: William Wells <wcwells@IX.NETCOM.COM>
- Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 16:51:03 -0500
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Dear colleagues,
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I'm looking for partners in web site development, a collaborative effort =
over the summer. I have nearly 4000 links and a website organizing =
them, collected over probably three to four years. I want to annotate =
them and check them over for content again, since it's been so long =
since I've visited some of the sites. I know all the links I have are =
valid (Front Page 98 checks them for me). But the idea of writing even =
a sentence or two for each site is daunting. I thought about letting =
students adopt certain pages but I would rather have the professional =
expertise of people used to selection and weeding, folks like you.
History:
The links are semi-organized by subject area. I spend several hours =
every evening fiddling with them and it's been worth it. All of our =
classrooms have been connected to the internet and all teachers have a =
machine at their desk, but our inservice has been practically =
nonexistent for some faculty and they're nervous about surfing or using =
search engines. Remembering how overwhelmed I was when I first got =
online, I decided to create pages for all subject areas and I'm getting =
close. Just this week I worked with a science teacher who was =
complaining about kids spending so much time looking for information and =
we created our own webpages for alternative energy. The kids loved it, =
she loves it, and I have a new set of links. =20
=20
Most of my links are high school level, but there are elementary links =
since I'm K-12 certified and may not always work in a high school.
Process:
I envision something like this:
1.. You decide which pages you want to work on. If you taught =
history before getting your media certification you'll probably want to =
adopt the history pages.=20
2.. I send you, preferably via e-mail attachment, the html source =
for the page(s) you decide to adopt. =20
3.. You check the page links, write an annotative summary of =
highlights or contents, and e-mail it back. =20
4.. I repost the page, and send you the entire site stuff when =
everyone is finished. =20
5.. You can then post the entire thing to your website, editing the =
default homepage to reflect your schoolname and you as a contact.=20
6.. I'll set up a little mailing listserv for those involved in the =
project (or even our own development webpage not linked to the content =
pages) and if you run in to HTMl questions you'll have friends to ask.
The tools:
You'll need Front Page Express or Front Page Editor (the editor in Front =
Page 98). I recommend Front Page Express, which came bundled in with my =
Windows 95 software. I used it for awhile, but upgraded to Front Page =
98 as my site management tool and Front Page Editor (part of the =
package) for editing the individual pages (around $80 academic version =
with full documentation). If you buy Front Page 98 you get in to =
setting up personal webservers on your hard drive and it was awful until =
I finally figured it out. I don't want pages edited with other web =
editors, as they change formats and header information. I have a =
unified stylesheet I'm finishing up and to try to use other stylesheets =
would complicate this project.
=20
You'll probably need an HTML manual. While it's not absolutely =
essential that you know HTML it helps to know how links work.
You will also need a space to host your website and the knowledge of how =
to do it or at least transfer files to it(check with your tech =
coordinator or webmaster). It needs to be fairly large (there are 132 =
pages and subpages on my site) and I'm not sure if it would fit within =
the meg or so commercial ISPs allow for homepages. My school has a =
server and I FTP my updated files to it daily.
The benefits:
1.. You'll have your own library media web pages for your school.=20
2.. You'll have experience in adding links and can customize web =
pages for classes throughout the year like I did with the alternative =
energy pages.=20
3.. You'll look like you devoted your entire summer to "professional =
development" while providing a great service to your school.=20
4.. You can learn web design practices and a bit of html programming =
language without a lot of effort.=20
5.. The pages can be kept updated simply by my sending out a monthly =
e-mail with attachments that you can download to your webserver.=20
6.. Once you edit the default.htm homepage, no one will ever know =
that anyone else was involved and you'll look like a hero, or you can =
give credit to everyone else involved and look like a role model for =
collaboration and cooperative learning. It doesn't matter to me! I =
like the idea of modeling cooperative learning and would want to give =
credit off my default.htm homepage to anyone participating who will let =
me use their name.
Take a look at my website and see if this is something that appeals to =
you. I'm in the process of restructuring a lot of the pages to use just =
a generic footer (back to homepage link) so your pages wouldn't have my =
school name on them.
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http://www.tcs.k12.oh.us/webspace/dwells/default.htm
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Deena Wells
K-12 Media Specialist
Talawanda City Schools
Oxford, OH
wcwells@ix.netcom.com
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Dear colleagues,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I'm looking for partners in web site =
development, a <FONT size=3D2>collaborative effort over the =
summer. </FONT> I=20
have nearly 4000 links and a website organizing them, collected over =
probably=20
three to four years. <FONT size=3D2>I want to annotate them and =
check them=20
over for content again, since it's been so long since I've visited some =
of the=20
sites. I know all the links I have are valid (Front Page 98 checks =
them=20
for me). But the idea of writing even a sentence or two for each =
site is=20
daunting. I thought about letting students adopt certain pages but =
I would=20
rather have the professional expertise of people used to selection and =
weeding,=20
folks like you.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<H5>History:</H5>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>The links are semi-organized by =
subject=20
area. I spend several hours every evening fiddling with them and =
it's been=20
worth it. All of our classrooms have been connected to the =
internet and=20
all teachers have a machine at their desk, but our inservice has been=20
practically nonexistent for some faculty and they're nervous about =
surfing or=20
using search engines. Remembering how overwhelmed I was when I =
first got=20
online, I decided to create pages for all subject areas and I'm getting=20
close. Just this week I worked with a science teacher who was =
complaining=20
about kids spending so much time looking for information and we created =
our own=20
webpages for alternative energy. The kids loved it, she loves it, =
and I=20
have a new set of links. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Most of my links are high school level, but there =
are=20
elementary links since I'm K-12 certified and may not always work in a =
high=20
school.</FONT></DIV>
<H5>Process:</H5>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I envision something like this:</FONT></DIV>
<OL>
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>You decide which pages you want =
to work=20
on. If you taught history before getting your media =
certification=20
you'll probably want to adopt the history pages.</FONT>=20
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I send you, preferably via e-mail =
attachment,=20
the html source for the page(s) you decide to adopt. </FONT>
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>You check the page links, write =
an annotative=20
summary of highlights or contents, and e-mail it back. </FONT>
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I repost the page, and send you =
the entire=20
site stuff when everyone is finished. </FONT>
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>You can then post the entire =
thing to your=20
website, editing the default homepage to reflect your schoolname and =
you as=20
a contact.</FONT>=20
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2>I'll set up =
a little=20
mailing listserv for those involved in the project (or even our own=20
development webpage not linked to the content pages) and if you run =
in to=20
HTMl questions you'll have friends to ask.</FONT></LI></OL>
<H5>The tools:</H5>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>You'll need Front Page Express or =
Front Page=20
Editor (the editor in Front Page 98). I recommend Front Page =
Express,=20
which came bundled in with my Windows 95 software. I used it for =
awhile,=20
but upgraded to </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT =
color=3D#000000=20
size=3D2>Front Page 98 as my site management tool and Front Page Editor =
(part of=20
the package) for editing the individual pages (around $80 academic =
version with=20
full documentation). </FONT> If you buy Front Page 98 you get in to =
setting=20
up personal webservers on your hard drive and it was awful until I =
finally=20
figured it out. I don't want pages edited with other web editors, =
as they=20
change formats and header information. I have a unified stylesheet =
I'm=20
finishing up and to try to use other stylesheets would complicate this=20
project.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>You'll probably need an HTML manual. While =
it's not=20
absolutely essential that you know HTML it helps to know how links=20
work.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>You will also need a space to host your website and =
the=20
knowledge of how to do it or at least transfer files to it(check with =
your tech=20
coordinator or webmaster). It needs to be fairly large (there are =
132=20
pages and subpages on my site) and I'm not sure if it would fit within =
the meg=20
or so commercial ISPs allow for homepages. My school has a server =
and I=20
FTP my updated files to it daily.</FONT></DIV>
<H5>The benefits:</H5>
<OL>
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>You'll have your own library =
media web pages=20
for your school.</FONT>=20
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>You'll have experience in adding =
links and=20
can customize web pages for classes throughout the year like I did =
with the=20
alternative energy pages.</FONT>=20
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>You'll look like you devoted your =
entire=20
summer to "professional development" while providing a =
great=20
service to your school.</FONT>=20
<LI><FONT size=3D2>You can learn web design practices and a bit of =
html=20
programming language without a lot of effort.</FONT>=20
<LI><FONT size=3D2>The pages can be kept updated simply by my =
sending out a=20
monthly e-mail with attachments that you can download to your=20
webserver.</FONT>=20
<LI><FONT size=3D2>Once you edit the default.htm homepage, no one =
will ever=20
know that anyone else was involved and you'll look like a hero, or =
you can=20
give credit to everyone else involved and look like a role model for =
collaboration and cooperative learning. It doesn't matter to =
me! =20
I like the idea of modeling cooperative learning and would want to =
give=20
credit off my default.htm homepage to anyone participating who will =
let me=20
use their name.</FONT></LI></OL>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Take a look at my website and see if =
this is=20
something that appeals to you. I'm in the process of restructuring =
a lot=20
of the pages to use just a generic footer (back to homepage link) so =
your pages=20
wouldn't have my school name on them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://www.tcs.k12.oh.us/webspace/dwells/default.htm">http://www.=
tcs.k12.oh.us/webspace/dwells/default.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Deena Wells<BR>K-12 Media=20
Specialist<BR>Talawanda City Schools<BR>Oxford, OH<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:wcwells@ix.netcom.com">wcwells@ix.netcom.com</A></FONT></D=
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