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Library Information Services |
Spring Branch Independent School District |
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1. Learning & Teaching, 2. Leadership, Collaboration, & Technology, 3. Collection Development, 4. Program Administration, 5. Staff Issues, 6. Technical Issues, 7. Facilities, 8. Media Center |
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Library Web Page |
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Lesson Design |
| Focus: One goal for SBISD Librarians is to incorporate technology into each lesson. Creating web pages to better support instruction and learning is one way to accomplish this goal. |
| Objective: First, to cover what should be on a Library web page. Second to show how to start and add a Library web page including tables. |
| Purpose: To be able to support students and staff as they do projects and use the Library. |
| Input: Divide the group in two. 1. Have one group search resources below to determine what should be on EVERY Library web page. 2. Have the other group search the resources below to determine what should be on the Library Home Page. From the lists created by the groups change this page as a demonstration of changing web pages. Next go over several essential skills needed to be comfortable with FrontPage: Navigating around your web site |
| Model: Demonstrate the creation of a web page with all the components |
| Check understanding: Ask what the essential components of creating the Library web page are. |
| Practice: Let them create. |
| Closure: Let them show what they learned. |
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RESOURCES |
| Things to think about when organizing your web site: |
| First - determine your audience (students, teachers,
parents, self). Some sites are organized around information presumed needed
by these groups. This is acceptable if information is also organized by
subject. The problem with organizing information by presumed patron need is
that it involves so much duplication and rarely can the needs of the
individual be predicted by type. So, organize by subject, create by subject
and link back to the type of patron page. Second - Think of several main categories that you anticipate will cover the vast majority of the future links on your site. Third - Organize your information to be easily found within 2-3 clicks from the homepage. Why have a Library web page? 1. To give typical information--location, hours open, staff, resources, practices and procedures, rules, etc... 2. To direct students and staff to resources for research. 3. To provide helps for the successful completion of assignments (webquests, etc...) (selected web sites, etc...) Library web sites
should have the answers to the questions they
deal with on a regular basis. FAQ's can include both frequently asked
questions as well as information you want to be sure is communicated.
Having forms to download and instructions on filling out the forms can be a
wonderful time saver for both the Library and customer. |
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A Study of Library Websites http://rylibweb.man.ac.uk/pubs/libraries.html |
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Library Home Page
1. General information about Library program |
Every Page:
Top Shared Border: Bottom Shared Border |
| Standards for Campus Web Sites | Standards for Department Web Sites |
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Logos to be obtained from
district web site.
Link to
Enrollment information (link back to district site for this)
Link to
District calendars
Link to
School Menus
Each campus might want to
consider supplying the following information. (As with any publication
or newsletter, you must consider your audience. Whom are you trying to
reach and what information do you wish to share?)
Supply List
Bus Routes
Map of Campus
TAKS information and a link to the district DAN
information
What makes your campus special?
PTA information
It is strongly encouraged that
the person or persons responsible for the web site Email account develop
a check and balance system with their principal or department head. An
example of this would be-all replies to incoming Email be
blind-carbon-copied (bcc) to the principal.
As much as is possible, you
are encouraged to include the student's pictures and work. As we present
ourselves to the world, we want to assure them that the students are our
focus. To continue to protect the students' identity, photographs should
focus on the event and not the students. Pictures taken from the
student's side and back include them in the activity but do not expose
the individual to any risks. Permission slips are required for
identifiable individuals including faculty and staff.
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Logos to be obtained from
district web site.
Forms provided by Department
Departmental Deadlines
Handbooks or Manuals
As with any publication or
newsletter, you must consider your audience (identify your customer).
Whom are you trying to reach and what information do you wish to share?
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FrontPage Tips from W.U.G.
new site Free Clip art Sites list from W.U.G. More on Tables from W.U.G. (definitions apply even though they are from Claris Home Page) When naming files or folders please avoid cryptic abbreviations so as to be understandable to anyone viewing the information. Folder and file names should not contain capitals, spaces or slashes. Hyphens are preferred for separation in names. All photographs and work must be supported by proper consent forms. A page is edited for grammar and spelling. The page is edited for content in keeping with SBISD web standards. The page must be approved for content, spelling, & grammar by the campus principal, administrative department head or their designee. Principals and department heads are responsible for accuracy and appropriateness of information at the campus/department level. The Executive Director of Community Involvement monitors all SBISD affiliated sites and reserves the right to remove inappropriate material. |
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TLC posting by Cari Young: http://www.friendswood.isd.tenet.edu/ba/lib/ (recognized as Web site of the month by School Library Journal last summer) http://rp.csisd.org/rplibrary.html School Library Journal highlights a page each month Aikin Elementary School in Paris ISD has a good site for an elementary school. Go to Paris ISD site www.parisisd.net where you can click Libraries. Check out the district libraries and all kinds of reference sites. Also, you can go to http://www.sldirectory.com/ to access school library pages from all over the world. http://newton.lisd.org/~ljones/ware/libIndex.htm http://www.lisd.org/library/lhs/index.htm http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ Kathy Schrock's site, if nothing else, will cause oohs and aahs! Awesome resource for all curricular areas, plus stuff for parents. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/ "Blue Web'n" is another comprehensive K-12 directory. http://www.eduref.org/ Educator's Reference Guide (used to be Ask ERIC)- lots of free lesson plans, resource guides for curriculum areas, etc. http://www.loc.gov/ "Library of Congress's American Memory" is awesome for history teachers. http://webquest.sdsu.edu/ "Bernie Dodge's Webquest" site is super for Internet lesson plans. http://corporate.classroom.com/ "Classroom Connect" has free stuff. http://www.ciconline.org/default.htm"Cable in the Classroom" - is another excellent free source with links to all cable channels' websites and their free programming. There are also many lesson plans related to shows. Your English teachers will love the Shakespeare demonstration module. Excellent free resource. http://www.pbs.org/ Don't forget PBS. Another excellent resource with many lesson plans and related shows. http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml Try also the U.S. Dept. of Education ALA and AASL will give you some links, too. Go also to "Peter Milbury" AND http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us "Chico H.S. Library" - he has lots of good curriculum Links on his library's site. Also, do a google with a general term such as "lesson plans", "teacher resources", "K-12 resources", the name of the subject area (for example, ESL lesson plans, language arts, early childhood) - You will get many things. Nick and Nick Jr. - also superb! Don't forget googling other terms such as... Printables http://courses.unt.edu/csimpson/lib_webs/ Dr. Carol Simpson of North Texas has a link page to most of the school websites in Texas. That's where I got a lot of ideas and "do's" and "don't's" for our web pages. REALLY good! http://campuses.cleburne.k12.tx.us/Campuses/cis/library/index.htm http://www.school-libraries.net/ try this site, there are many examples...
Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources - UCLA College Library
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