Final Thoughts and a Checklist
Module 29


In this closing module, we would love to tell you that it's over, that everything you need to know has been presented and if you follow all the wise directions contained here, you will create the finest web site in the web.  Nope!  But we hope this has been a start, and that if you have questions, ideas, suggestions, corrections, that you will send them so they can be included in future updates.

Posting your pages on the Internet:

Once your web pages are as complete as you can make them, run through the checklist below.  When you are satisfied that you are ready to go "live," here are the steps to follow:

If you are within DSISD, you should contact your campus technology coordinator or site contact for information on how to place your pages on the District web server.

If you are posting a staff page, the address will be in the form:
 

www.dripping-springs.k12.tx.us/staff/joetiger
or
www.dripping-springs.txed.net/staff/joetiger
(If you want to know when to use txed.net and when to use k12.tx.us, click here)

This indicates that your web pages will all be placed inside a folder named for you (joetiger) and that folder lives inside the staff folder that is located on a computer named www.dripping-springs.txed.net.  The default page that will be opened inside the folder joetiger is named index.html

If you are posting a department, grade, or other district page, contact us for the address and link information.
 
 

"Final" Checklist for web pages:

Be sure to follow the DSISD Acceptable Use Policy and Guidelines found at:  www.dripping-springs.k12.tx.us/District/AUP.html

Also, verify that each item below has been addressed:
 
 
Yes or No?
Item to be Addressed
  All filenames and folder names contain only letters, numbers, hyphens, or underscores
  All files are within the "local" web folder
  All web page filenames end in    .html
  All image filenames end in   .gif   or    .jpeg   or   .jpg
  The main page in the local folder is named    index.html 
  All pages have Titles
  All alignment and organization is done with tables or indents rather than spaces or tabs
  Each page has a Navigation Bar (or equivalent) that contains a link (at least) to the District, Campus or Local Home page 
  All spelling errors have been corrected and nothing is underlined except that which might be a link (there are certainly exceptions here, though)
  At least the local main index page has a "Last Modified " date
  Individual web page length is appropriate
   
  JPEGs are used only where necessary for photo-quality work
  All images are reduced to screen size and colors are minimized
  All color combinations help make the page readable
  Thumbnail images are used to preview larger graphic images
   
   If text is Copied and Pasted from another application, any special characters have been cleaned up (like "smart quotes")
   
   Permission slips (if appropriate under DSISD AUP) are on file
  All content and material conforms to DSISD AUP and Guidelines and is consistent with DSISD and campus Mission and Goals
  Sources are properly credited
   
  Ideally, the pages have been placed on a server, tested from another computer, and checked with Netscape, Internet Explorer, and AOL, under both Macintosh and PC versions

The "best" answer for each of the above is "Yes"
 
 


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