Website Project Entry 1

The target audience for my website is my students and their parents. I want this website to be a place where parents can come to find out about what we are learning in the classroom and stay up to date on homework assignments. The "Home" page features a Twitter Widget and Facebook Page, which I plan to use for continuous updates and reminders on everything from due dates to special events. There is also a specific "Homework" page with links to homework documents and a helpful website link for support. There is also a "Weekly Focus" page, which describes the Standards we are learning about and projects students are completing to demonstrate content mastery, so that parents can support students at home and stay informed on what students are learning. I also added an “iPad Apps” page, which provides families with apps for practice and reference, specific to both Earth Science and for general school use.

I believe my website is easy to use for students and free of clutter, with a logical flow and textual information that is to the point and specific. I really tried to create a website that caters to the needs of my learning community. Siebert (2015) states," the factors that motive them to visit a website, click on a link, or close the browser, it’s all about the catering to the user’s needs". I also took Siebert’s advice in making the content “king” so that parents and students can easily find what they came to, without being bogged down with lots of graphics and extra information. Overall, I strived to make my website visually appealing, welcoming, informative, and user friendly for both students and parents.

Siebert, J. (2015, March 1). The Absolute Minimum Every Novice Web Designer Must Know - designrfix.com. Retrieved from http://designrfix.com/web-design/absolute-minimum-novice-web-designer

Website:
http://sciencewithmrsthompson.weebly.com