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Primary
purpose of the Web site
To promote
Children's literature and provide reader guidance for Stage 2 and Stage
3 students
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What
are some of your other goals?
- To
support the literacy development of students and highlight the importance
of recreational reading in this development
- To
assist students in the development of independent skills in book selection
by fostering skills in matching texts to their own abilities and interests
- To
assist students in recognising different fiction genres and identifying
favourite authors.
- To
provide a "gateway" to existing Children's Literature resources
on the World Wide Web
- To
provide a forum for the interchange of student responses to Children's
Literature -via published student reviews and responses
- To
provide a passive recreation resource for students
- To
model, for teachers and parents, the use of the learning technologies
as a tool for integration of student learning
- To
provide teacher resources to support classroom literacy programs.
- To
promote the Library as a contemporary and dynamic environment which
uses a range of promotion strategies including electronic tools.
- To
extend the School Library Presence on the School Intranet commenced
in 2000 with a focus on providing access to Information Resources to
support HSIE and S&T units.
- The
resource, when available online, will provide a resource for parents
and provide additional promotion for the Library
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What
action do you want Web site visitors to take?
- To
learn Book Selection strategies
- To
locate recommended books by browsing reviews to find books which they
will enjoy
- To
exchange their literature responses with others eg student reviews;
artwork; Book Award voting.
- To
explore links to other Literature sites on the World Wide web
- To
engage playfully in activities which foster reading in an online environment
eg Puzzle Playground
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How
are you going to measure the success of your Web site?
- Observation
of student engagement
during Library visits
- Evidence
of Participation level eg student reviews and other interactive areas
of the website
- User
Survey of teachers and students after Term 1 in 2002.
- Use
of a Hit Counter (if I can find one which operates in an Intranet environment)
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Whom
do you want to visit your Web site?
Primary
Target Audience:
- Stage
2 & 3 Students of St Michael's Primary School
Secondary
Target Audiences
- Classroom
Teachers
- Parents
- Other
Teacher Librarians and School Libraries
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What
types of information are they looking for?
as
per 11
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What
types of information can you provide?
as
per 11
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How
often do you want Web site visitors to return?
- Regularly
- say once per week
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How
can you build immediacy into your Web site?
- Include
interactive elements eg surveys; online puzzles; student publishing;
- Include
a What's new section
- Plan
to update the website at least once per term
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What
type of image do you want to project?
The
Image I would like the website to project is one of a Library that
- Supports
the instructional goals of the school
- Supports
the learning goals of students
- Provides
for the recreational needs of students
- Is
both proactive and responsive to user needs
- Uses
technology appropriate for the Information Age
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What
type of content will be included?
- Instructional
Materials eg Five Finger test
- Children's
Literature Reviews and Recommendations
- Interactive
Content eg Surveys; Online Award Voting
- Playful
Content eg riddles; jigsaws;
- Teacher
Resource Material
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What
resources are available for creating your Web site?
Content
Resources include
- Print
based Reviewing Journals eg Magpies; Literature base
- Online
Children's Literature Resources eg Focus on Fiction site ; CBC sites
- Student
Work samples; Photos of Literature related events
Webpage
Design Resources
- Web
page editors including : Netscape Composer; MS Frontpage (Site Mockup)
; Claris Homepage; Macromedia Dreamweaver
- 2D
Image Creation and Manipulation Software: Macromedia Fireworks; Adobe
Photoshop and Adobe Image Ready; Typestyler
- 3D
Animation tools including : Macromedia Flash ; Kidpix Deluxe3;
- Online
Generators such as Windy_Lightbox; Jigzone
- Other
Hardware including : Digital Camera; Scanner; CD Burner.
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How
much Internet or desktop publishing skills do you possess?
- Over the
past two years I have been experimenting with simple webpages using
Netscape Composer (1999) and MS Front Page (2000). My skills were fairly
basic and pages were only published on school intranet.
- This
site is being developed as my major project for a Certificate IV Multimedia
course undertaken in 2001.
- Still feel
like a NOVICE!
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Who
is going to follow up on comments, queries, requests for information,
by your Web site?
As
Webmaster and TL of the Host Library follow uo will be my personal responsibility.
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How are you going to promote your Web site?
- Newsletter
-School
- Brochure
- Poster
Signs in Library near terminals
- Listservs
_ Infospec; ParraLT; OZTL_Net
- Learn
to register my site with search engines - include metatags
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Where
are you going to list your Web site's URL?
I
will seek space on Auusie School House which provides free 10mb free
web space for teachers.
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What
other web sites will be linked to yours?
A
range of Children's Literature sites will be promoted on the Site - chiefly
on the pages Book Week Links and Literature
Links for Teachers.
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How
are you going to keep your Web site fresh?
Interactive
elements such as the reviews; Puzzles etc invite students to submit content
each term. The Book Week section however will probably be updated only
once annually.
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