Using the Web for Using the Web for CommunicationsCommunications

A Guide for AdministratorsA Guide for Administrators

Presented by Karen Work RichardsonPresented by Karen Work RichardsonFebruary 11, 2006February 11, 2006

EmailEmail

Communicate appropriate information via emailCommunicate appropriate information via email Links to resourcesLinks to resources Scheduling changesScheduling changes General announcementsGeneral announcements

Don’t Don’t Use email to avoid confrontationUse email to avoid confrontation Use email for confidential communicationsUse email for confidential communications Send email without a waiting periodSend email without a waiting period

Publicize an email policy to parentsPublicize an email policy to parents

Email Links: PolicyEmail Links: Policy

Bellefonte School Division Policy: Bellefonte School Division Policy: http://www.basd.net/technology/email_policy.http://www.basd.net/technology/email_policy.htmhtm

Ethical Email: Ethical Email: http://www.cpsr.org/~marsha-w/emailpol.htmlhttp://www.cpsr.org/~marsha-w/emailpol.html

Dedham Public Schools’ Policy: Dedham Public Schools’ Policy: www.dedham.k12.ma.us/elementary/www.dedham.k12.ma.us/elementary/Emailpolicy.Emailpolicy.pdfpdf

Email Links: StudentsEmail Links: Students

Epals: Epals: http://www.epals.com/http://www.epals.com/ Anne Arundel County’s Ideas for Using Anne Arundel County’s Ideas for Using

Email: Email: http://www.aacps.org/aacps/boe/INSTR/CURhttp://www.aacps.org/aacps/boe/INSTR/CURR/comed/EmailProjects.htmR/comed/EmailProjects.htm

Global School Network (Global School Network (http://www.gsn.orghttp://www.gsn.org)) Letters to Santa: Letters to Santa:

http://www.gsn.org/GSH/project/santa/index.htmlhttp://www.gsn.org/GSH/project/santa/index.html Friendship Through Education: Friendship Through Education:

http://www.friendshipthrougheducation.org/http://www.friendshipthrougheducation.org/

School WebsitesSchool Websites

Easy to find contact information on the Easy to find contact information on the homepage of division or school (address, homepage of division or school (address, phone number, general email, fax number)phone number, general email, fax number)

Keep an updated calendar (use an online Keep an updated calendar (use an online resource like Teach-nology.com)resource like Teach-nology.com)

Display student work and writing following Display student work and writing following division guidelinesdivision guidelines

Post forms and other documentsPost forms and other documents Make it part of your community…Make it part of your community…

Website Links: PolicyWebsite Links: Policy

Leon County, FL: Leon County, FL: http://www.leon.k12.fl.us/districtserver/internehttp://www.leon.k12.fl.us/districtserver/internet/websiteguidelines.htmt/websiteguidelines.htm

Guidelines for School Websites: Guidelines for School Websites: http://www.kids.state.ct.us/guidelines.http://www.kids.state.ct.us/guidelines.htmhtm

Teacher WebsitesTeacher Websites

Content Management SystemsContent Management Systems BlackBoard: http://www.blackboard.comBlackBoard: http://www.blackboard.com Moodle: http://www.simplykaren.org/moodleMoodle: http://www.simplykaren.org/moodle

Quia: Quia: http://www.quia.com/pages/richardson.htmhttp://www.quia.com/pages/richardson.htm

Schoolnotes: http://schoolnotes.com/Schoolnotes: http://schoolnotes.com/ Blogs: Blogs:

http://www.glnd.k12.va.us/schools/ghs/teacherhttp://www.glnd.k12.va.us/schools/ghs/teachers/cjackson/s/cjackson/

Other Online Tools for TeachersOther Online Tools for Teachers

Puzzlemaker: Puzzlemaker: http://www.puzzlemaker.comhttp://www.puzzlemaker.com

DiscoverySchool: DiscoverySchool: http://school.discovery.comhttp://school.discovery.com

Rubric MakersRubric Makers http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/ http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.phphttp://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

PortaPortalPortaPortal http://www.portaportal.comhttp://www.portaportal.com http://guest.portaportal.com/?http://guest.portaportal.com/?witchyrichywitchyrichy

Student CommunicationStudent Communication

Publishing:Publishing: Fanfiction: Fanfiction: http://www.fanfiction.net/http://www.fanfiction.net/ Wikis: Wikis: http://www.wikipedia.orghttp://www.wikipedia.org Blogs: Blogs:

http://www.blogger.comhttp://www.blogger.com http://weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/bees/http://weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/bees/

Student CommunicationStudent Communication

Telecollaboration: Online ProjectsTelecollaboration: Online Projects Virtual Architecture: Virtual Architecture: http://virtual-architecture.wm.edu/http://virtual-architecture.wm.edu/ Global School Network: Global School Network: http://www.gsn.orghttp://www.gsn.org iEarn: iEarn: http://www.iearn.org/http://www.iearn.org/

Examples:Examples: Boiling Point: Boiling Point:

http://k12science.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/boilproj/http://k12science.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/boilproj/ Travel Buddies: Travel Buddies:

http://www.gsn.org/programs/travelbuddies/index.htmlhttp://www.gsn.org/programs/travelbuddies/index.html