One of the websites that I liked was for Mira Costa High School. I first love the bright and fun design of the webpage. It seems as if it would draw in students to explore it. The amount of information it contains is fantastic. There are links for everything from research, online tools, teacher library assistance, tips for parents, and library clubs. I also really enjoy how tech savvy this page is. On the home page, there are pictures and videos and links to social media for the library. You can contact a virtual librarian, download the library brochure, and scan the QR code for the mobile site. This website is the epitome of the modern library showing a combination of traditional library resources with practical applications to our digital society.
Another site I enjoyed was the Chapel Hill High Library: a mouthful to say! As far as the page design, it is not my favorite. The picture is bright, and it could have a stronger sense of design. Besides the design flaws, this website is very well-organized. On the home page, there is a chart of containing about 40 links to various resources about reading, other libraries, digital imaging tools, and so on. There are links for each subject with teachers' projects and curriculum tabs, library resources and procedures, staff intros., and cool stuff for students such as a section on teen writers and photos of Valentine's Day quotations. They also include pictures of happenings in the library including author visits. They have a social media presence with a Twitter account as well as Tumblr. This website seems much more manageable to create and maintain than the previous one.
I tend to gravitate to the neurtal colors with a pop of color, but some of the bright colorful sites were coo too. It was so hard to choose, I looked at about 10 sites before I wrote my blog.
ReplyDeleteThis website has some really good technology included on it. I love the widget that has the floating photos and the rss feed. I plan to "borrow" several of those items for my website.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the Mira Costa site. There is a ton a tech integration. Their tech page is great. It has a symbaloo with links to a ton of sites where students can create their own avatars!
ReplyDeleteI like the use of white space on the Chapel Hill Library site. Also, the Symbaloo is a great way to organize important links.
ReplyDeleteI almost chose the Mira Costa site! The title reminded me of the Adventures of Library Girl site. I loved that the site had videos of the young author's panel. It really showcases the accomplishments of the students. There were also many other helpful videos on the library site!
ReplyDeleteAlso, for me the Symbaloo is a little overwhelming. I think it's great that there are so many resources readily available to the user, but personally I think it is a little much when they are all grouped together.
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