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Weaving a library Web : a guide to developing children's websites /
Eager to feed their curiosity with interactive information, children are becoming more responsive to technology, and many now use a mouse more effectively than a crayon. By embracing the possibilities of the Internet when programming for children, libraries can empower the young with great informati...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
American Library Association,
2004.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- If you build it
- Our world
- Readers' advisory
- Homework assistance/ reference help
- Programming
- Outreach services
- Their world
- Chapter 2: Innovative sites that work
- Outreach
- Traditional outreach
- Outreach to special populations
- Outreach partnerships
- Programming
- Online stories
- Online books
- Activities
- Summer reading
- Readers' advisory
- Booklists
- Standard booklists: Annotated booklists
- Reviews
- Reviews by adults
- Reviews by children
- Animated reviews
- Homework assistance
- Web directories
- Portals
- Pathfinders
- Tutorials
- Email reference
- Virtual reference
- Live homework help
- Summary.
- Chapter 3: Guidelines for engaging young users
- Children & adults
- Designing for kids
- Pre-readers (3-5 year olds): Beginning readers (5- 8 year olds): Intermediate readers (9-12): Young adults (13-17): Content guidelines
- Start out simple
- Focus on content
- Identify your audience
- Tap into children's natural curiosity
- Be fresh and current
- Engage with interaction
- Create comfort
- Navigation guidelines
- Keep the structure and layout simple
- Let children know where they are
- Consider a search feature
- Don't mess with the browser
- Multimedia guidelines
- Provide download information
- Keep introductions short
- Provide children with control
- Use passive animation for longer downloads
- Provide plug-in information
- Use sound to enhance the experience
- Make learning fun.
- Chapter 4: Secret ingredients-special considerations
- Privacy-issues and guidelines
- Children's online privacy protection act (coppa)
- Protecting privacy while engaging children
- Polls
- Book reviews
- Registration
- Personalized sites & portals
- Personalizing a one-time activity
- Reference
- Handling photographs and images
- Privacy policy
- Accessibility-clearing the way to the table
- Accessibility standards
- Basic compliance
- Above and beyond basic
- Section 508 guidelines
- Verifying accessibility
- Manual monitoring
- Testing tools
- Maintenance
- Developing a maintenance plan
- Identifying maintenance elements
- Identifying individual maintenance issues
- Identifying tasks & responsibilities
- Streamlining maintenance tasks
- Pulling the plan together
- Building maintenance interfaces
- Updating the site
- Summary.
- Chapter 5: Building a team
- Collaborative team approach
- Assembling a project team
- Team leader
- Content creators
- Advisors
- Web developers
- Designers
- Programmers
- Outside developers
- Benefits
- Drawbacks
- Request for proposal
- Formalizing the process
- Developing effective teams.
- Chapter 6: creating a recipe for success
- Refining a good idea
- Let the brainstorming begin
- Developing a project plan
- An approach to success
- Storyboarding
- Charting the site's structure
- Directory & naming conventions
- Laying out the screens.