1. Using the Web for Communications A Guide for Administrators Presented by Karen Work Richardson February 11, 2006

2. Email Communicate appropriate information via email Communicate appropriate information via email Links to resources Links to resources Scheduling changes Scheduling changes General announcements General announcements Don’t Don’t Use email to avoid confrontation Use email to avoid confrontation Use email for confidential communications Use email for confidential communications Send email without a waiting period Send email without a waiting period Publicize an email policy to parents Publicize an email policy to parents

3. Email Links: Policy Bellefonte School Division Policy: http://www.basd.net/technology/email_policy. htm Bellefonte School Division Policy: http://www.basd.net/technology/email_policy. htm http://www.basd.net/technology/email_policy. htm http://www.basd.net/technology/email_policy. htm Ethical Email: http://www.cpsr.org/~marsha- w/emailpol.html Ethical Email: http://www.cpsr.org/~marsha- w/emailpol.htmlhttp://www.cpsr.org/~marsha- w/emailpol.htmlhttp://www.cpsr.org/~marsha- w/emailpol.html Dedham Public Schools’ Policy: www.dedham.k12.ma.us/elementary/Email policy.pdf Dedham Public Schools’ Policy: www.dedham.k12.ma.us/elementary/Email policy.pdf www.dedham.k12.ma.us/elementary/Email policy.pdf www.dedham.k12.ma.us/elementary/Email policy.pdf

4. Email Links: Students Epals: http://www.epals.com/ Epals: http://www.epals.com/http://www.epals.com/ Anne Arundel County’s Ideas for Using Email: http://www.aacps.org/aacps/boe/INSTR/CUR R/comed/EmailProjects.htm Anne Arundel County’s Ideas for Using Email: http://www.aacps.org/aacps/boe/INSTR/CUR R/comed/EmailProjects.htm http://www.aacps.org/aacps/boe/INSTR/CUR R/comed/EmailProjects.htm http://www.aacps.org/aacps/boe/INSTR/CUR R/comed/EmailProjects.htm Global School Network (http://www.gsn.org) Global School Network (http://www.gsn.org)http://www.gsn.org Letters to Santa: http://www.gsn.org/GSH/project/santa/index.html Letters to Santa: http://www.gsn.org/GSH/project/santa/index.html http://www.gsn.org/GSH/project/santa/index.html Friendship Through Education: http://www.friendshipthrougheducation.org/ Friendship Through Education: http://www.friendshipthrougheducation.org/ http://www.friendshipthrougheducation.org/

5. School Websites Easy to find contact information on the homepage of division or school (address, phone number, general email, fax number) Easy to find contact information on the homepage of division or school (address, phone number, general email, fax number) Keep an updated calendar (use an online resource like Teach-nology.com) Keep an updated calendar (use an online resource like Teach-nology.com) Display student work and writing following division guidelines Display student work and writing following division guidelines Post forms and other documents Post forms and other documents Make it part of your community… Make it part of your community…

6. Website Links: Policy Leon County, FL: http://www.leon.k12.fl.us/districtserver/interne t/websiteguidelines.htm Leon County, FL: http://www.leon.k12.fl.us/districtserver/interne t/websiteguidelines.htm http://www.leon.k12.fl.us/districtserver/interne t/websiteguidelines.htm http://www.leon.k12.fl.us/districtserver/interne t/websiteguidelines.htm Guidelines for School Websites: http://www.kids.state.ct.us/guidelines.htm Guidelines for School Websites: http://www.kids.state.ct.us/guidelines.htm http://www.kids.state.ct.us/guidelines.htm

7. Teacher Websites Content Management Systems Content Management Systems BlackBoard: http://www.blackboard.com BlackBoard: http://www.blackboard.comhttp://www.blackboard.com Moodle: http://www.simplykaren.org/moodle Moodle: http://www.simplykaren.org/moodlehttp://www.simplykaren.org/moodle Quia: http://www.quia.com/pages/richardson.htm Quia: http://www.quia.com/pages/richardson.htm http://www.quia.com/pages/richardson.htm Schoolnotes: http://schoolnotes.com/ Schoolnotes: http://schoolnotes.com/http://schoolnotes.com/ Blogs: http://www.glnd.k12.va.us/schools/ghs/teacher s/cjackson/ Blogs: http://www.glnd.k12.va.us/schools/ghs/teacher s/cjackson/ http://www.glnd.k12.va.us/schools/ghs/teacher s/cjackson/ http://www.glnd.k12.va.us/schools/ghs/teacher s/cjackson/

8. Other Online Tools for Teachers Puzzlemaker: Puzzlemaker: http://www.puzzlemaker.com http://www.puzzlemaker.com http://www.puzzlemaker.com DiscoverySchool: DiscoverySchool: http://school.discovery.com http://school.discovery.com http://school.discovery.com Rubric Makers Rubric Makers http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/ http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/ http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/ http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php PortaPortal PortaPortal http://www.portaportal.com http://www.portaportal.com http://www.portaportal.com http://guest.portaportal.com/?witchyrichy http://guest.portaportal.com/?witchyrichy http://guest.portaportal.com/?witchyrichy

9. Student Communication Publishing: Publishing: Fanfiction: http://www.fanfiction.net/ Fanfiction: http://www.fanfiction.net/http://www.fanfiction.net/ Wikis: http://www.wikipedia.org Wikis: http://www.wikipedia.orghttp://www.wikipedia.org Blogs: Blogs: http://www.blogger.com http://www.blogger.com http://www.blogger.com http://weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/bees/ http://weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/bees/ http://weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/bees/

10. Student Communication Telecollaboration: Online Projects Telecollaboration: Online Projects Virtual Architecture: http://virtual-architecture.wm.edu/ Virtual Architecture: http://virtual-architecture.wm.edu/http://virtual-architecture.wm.edu/ Global School Network: http://www.gsn.org Global School Network: http://www.gsn.orghttp://www.gsn.org iEarn: http://www.iearn.org/ iEarn: http://www.iearn.org/http://www.iearn.org/ Examples: Examples: Boiling Point: http://k12science.stevens- tech.edu/curriculum/boilproj/ Boiling Point: http://k12science.stevens- tech.edu/curriculum/boilproj/http://k12science.stevens- tech.edu/curriculum/boilproj/http://k12science.stevens- tech.edu/curriculum/boilproj/ Travel Buddies: http://www.gsn.org/programs/travelbuddies/index.html Travel Buddies: http://www.gsn.org/programs/travelbuddies/index.html http://www.gsn.org/programs/travelbuddies/index.html