FEATURES
For me the hardestpart of any software project is writing an informative and useful manual.  Suggestions for improvement are always welcome.

See a partially developed we site, select "Mr. Dean Zaharis" at the bottom of the teacher list page. 
The menu is divided into two groups of links.  Teacher pages and District pages.

Subtopic are shown as links once you add content to the pages.  In this example the teacher has only entered data under "Classes" and "Welcome".  In the sample below the teacher has completed content in all areas except "Handouts".  Note the subtopic "Projects" is not a link because I've not yet added any content to that page.  

Note: After a teacher logs in, all subtopics will appear as a link so they you get there to add content. 
Biography.  This allows you to share a little about yourself with your students and their parents.

Classes.  Brings you to your schedule and classes and contact information.

Extra-curricular.  Are you a coach or an advisor to a club.  Publisize what they are doing here.

Projects.  Will be developed as I get input from teachers as to what they need here.

Web Links.  Provide links to other websites for all your students.  They can be clustered by category and sorted by title.

Welcome.  This is the startup page and can give general information about your classroom. 
When you select the "Classes" link, you get a copy of your current classes.  Click on the course name for the course content pages.  If you have two or more classes of the save subject and level, you can link them so the same information comes up for both/all classes with that name eliminating the need to enter duplicate data.  

Only courses with content entered will show up as a link.  Courses without content will appear in the list but will not appear as a link.

Note: After a teacher logs in, all courses will appear as a link so you can get there to add content.
On the right hand side of the course pages there is a set of tabs that control the information for that class.  Tabs are only links to pages with content.

General.  Good place for the course description.

Expectations. Good place for class rules.

Grading.  How are students being evaluated in your classroom.

Assignments.  Weekly or daily assignments can be listed here.  Most recent assignments automatically show at the top of the page.

Notices.  Special notices for parents and students - when is that next field trip - what are those supplies you hope someone donates.

Handouts.  Copies of handout and worksheets.  When a student comes to you and says "I lost my lab sheet" you can send them here to print themselves a copy.  Currently supports PDF (Portable Document Format), Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel - but other formats could be added by request.

Links.  Provide links to other websites for the students in this class.  They can be clustered by category and sorted by title.

Student Work.  Here is a place for you to post samples of student work.  The exact format TBA as I receive feedback from teachers.

By: Dean B. Zaharis
Last Update: February 11, 2006