Student’s Page DiscussionStudent’s Page DiscussionBuilding a Better websiteBuilding a Better website

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OverviewOverview

Why build a website?Why build a website? What should it What should it

feature?feature? How should it be How should it be

organized?organized? What should you do to What should you do to

program it? In?program it? In?

Overview (con’t)Overview (con’t)

Thanks, sourcesThanks, sources And more talkingAnd more talking

Why build a website?Why build a website?

What should it feature?What should it feature?

K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid)K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid) General IdeasGeneral Ideas

Top- or Left-orientationTop- or Left-orientation A general menuA general menu

Site mapSite map Contact people pageContact people page Time, date and person on the last updateTime, date and person on the last update Alternate text for the situations your site can’t be Alternate text for the situations your site can’t be

used to it’s full potentialused to it’s full potential

What should it feature? (con’t)What should it feature? (con’t)

Thing’s you should try to avoidThing’s you should try to avoidHaving many dead linksHaving many dead linksUnless you stated that your site is of a certain Unless you stated that your site is of a certain

view, stay away from all biasesview, stay away from all biasesHaving tones of emails sitting on a site, Having tones of emails sitting on a site,

especially with the “@” symbolsespecially with the “@” symbolsFRAMESFRAMESANY GARABAGE CODEANY GARABAGE CODE

How should it be organized?How should it be organized? Based on Based on

category. Example: School category. Example: School Site Site

need. See: student’s pageneed. See: student’s page Easy to get to the useful Easy to get to the useful

tools and favorite sites; tools and favorite sites; especially contact and especially contact and event sitesevent sites

Easy on the eyes, but not Easy on the eyes, but not dull to come todull to come to

Easy to maintain and to Easy to maintain and to updateupdate

Least important to userBasic Functionality

Seen By a Few

Seen by a MoreMost important to you

Most Important to userSeen by most

How should it be organized? How should it be organized? (con’t)(con’t)

Least import

Middle ground

Most important

What should you do to program it? What should you do to program it?

First, make sure there is a person and/or a First, make sure there is a person and/or a team responsible for the websiteteam responsible for the website

Second, know you limits, ex:Second, know you limits, ex:Memory in your DriveMemory in your Drive

Third, Know URL’s you work underThird, Know URL’s you work underFourth, have at least one site called Fourth, have at least one site called

“index” with a “.htm” or “.html”, so the “index” with a “.htm” or “.html”, so the explores will know where to go.explores will know where to go.

What should program In?What should program In?

What ever best fits youWhat ever best fits youEach program has it’s own way to make Each program has it’s own way to make

short work of what you are looking to do.short work of what you are looking to do.Some code gets inserted (even if not Some code gets inserted (even if not

needed) because either the program or needed) because either the program or it’s programmer thought that code might it’s programmer thought that code might be incredibly common, and there for builds be incredibly common, and there for builds in the code automaticallyin the code automatically

Please Send us ideasPlease Send us ideas

What other suggestions do you have?What other suggestions do you have?

ThanksThanks

To all who contributedTo all who contributed To you for lookingTo you for looking

SourcesSources

10 Tips for a better Website10 Tips for a better Website http://developers.eversoft.com/article/web-design-http://developers.eversoft.com/article/web-design-

tutorials/10-tips-for-a-better-website.htmtutorials/10-tips-for-a-better-website.htm Web Compliancy Policy Web Compliancy Policy

http://www.oneonta.edu/technology/compserv/http://www.oneonta.edu/technology/compserv/webaccess.aspwebaccess.asp

Checklist to Evaluating Web SitesChecklist to Evaluating Web Sites http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/webcheck.html#tophttp://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/webcheck.html#top