I have been using the web since the days of bulletin boards and mosaic. It has always been important to me that a webpage loads quickly. Being a member of the microwave generation, I want what I want NOW! If there are too many icons, pictures, files, etc. on a page and it takes a long time for the page to load, I have moved on. And if I have moved on, then I am sure that today's students have already told their friends not to even bother stopping by, so the page is useless if no one is viewing it.
So a webpage should hold, in my opinion, very basic information that is quickly and easily accessible. We use the page at chestnut log to communicate AR information, contact information, and a few pictures of reading bowl. It could probably be jazzed up some, but we are limited due to the use of a company called schoolinsites that has a basic interface that forces us to standardize across the district. It is incredibly slow itself, but that may also just be a bandwidth issue in my district.
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Whoa! That is great that you are already working on creating and maintaining a web site. I wish I could work on one too. I agree that the web site should be useful and interesting. If not, no one will use it just as you said. Good luck on getting that problem fixed.
I couldn't agree more Todd. I have often had the displeasure of closing a web page that was taking too long to load. These days, too long is a matter of seconds. Web pages should be creative and inviting, but most importantly they should be functional.
Todd, I agree that students today want it fast or they move on. I always gave my husband a hard time and told him we didn't need to spend extra money to have the fastest computer. I trully didn't appreciate it until I started taking classes on-line and I know how impatient I am when something isn't instantanious. I also like the idea of keeping it simple and user friendly.
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