Here at Arlington we have been working on our school website. The "redesign" is pretty much done and looks cool. Now the real work begins as teachers need to add their content to the pages assigned to them. We are going to offer help in a few different ways. The Nov. 9th professional day we are going to have a drop in session for teachers who just need a little help editing the page they created last year. Our own Leslie Y. is also going to come to AHS and give interested staff a workshop on the basics of Urban Planet. There are so many ways teachers, staff, clubs, teams, etc. can use the school website to promote what's going on and have positive free "PR".
I will also be visiting staff to help with individual or department pages. Sometimes people just need a little more help to get the job done, and I hope this will be the catalyst for us to "get 'er done!"
As a part of this program we are also (I think) required to each have and update our own teacher page. By the time this year ends - I think I will be pretty good at the whole Urban Planet thing.
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I think you will really find UP intuitive and empowering for teachers. It is a wonderful way for them to organize classes and hold kids accountable. Be sure to use the resources in our office- George Adams & co- if you have questions.
Leslie
So, does Urban Planet work any differently than Geocities? And is it open to anyone or does one need to be tied into a particular subscribed network?
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