School Webmasters Blog
10 Web Design Trends for School Websites
Website design trends come and go. But, schools don’t typically do a complete website redesign to reflect fads, simply because of the complexity and expense involved. However, there are some trends that are not simply a fad and are moving from trend status to best practices status.
How to Have an ADA Compliant School Website
Making sure your school websites meets ADA compliance requirements is now a necessity—not just because the laws for this are now being enforced but because it is important that you eliminate any barriers to access to your school website and the information you provide.
Need a Rock Star School Webmaster?Learn what “ideal world” best practices are and how you can make that a reality for your school.
Would you like to improve your school’s communication? Start with your school webmaster’s role. Learn what would be ideal in a perfect world and how you can make that a reality in your school.
Style Guide for Website Content Writing
For effective and professional school communications have a clear style guide for your district or school to follow.
What Grade Does Your Public School Website Get?
If your school website were to get a grade, how would it fare? Does it come out on top in the various subject areas like communications, customer service, marketing, branding, telling your school’s stories, or highlighting your successes? Find out how to bring up those grades and move to the top of your class.
Use the Power-Packed Punch of School Social Media Analytics to Drive Your PostsGiving the People What They Want
You’ve tried everything—pictures, video, funny memes, poignant quotes, carefully planned-out social media campaigns, calls to action, links to thought-provoking articles from education organizations and experts in your field, even shameless begging—and still, crickets. Is anybody out there? What more can I do to get people to respond to my school’s social media posts?
ADA Website Accessibility, Part IICompliance...one bite at a time
If you are one of the tens of thousands of schools concerned about meeting the newly adopted website accessibility deadline of January 18, 2018, we can help.
ADA Website Compliance, Part Ior 'Actionable steps to school website accessibility'
Your school’s website accessibility is coming under fire. In addition to a flurry of complaints being filed against schools across the U.S., Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act recently published updated accessibility requirements on January 18, 2017. This means that by January 18, 2018, you need to have your school’s website compliant with WCAG 2.0 A/AA standards.
Schools That Do More With LessHow Ridgefield Public Schools manages their school website, social media, and communications without breaking the budget
Doing more with less is a beautiful concept. It allows you to simplify processes, be more productive, and use resources most effectively. For schools especially, the notion of doing more with less should be particularly appealing given stretched budgets, sparse staff, and ever-increasing to-do lists. Let me tell you how our friends at Ridgefield Public Schools (RPS) are managing their to-do list all while saving staff time and staying within their budget.
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School Choice: Something to Fear or Embrace?Making yours the school of choice
“The very things that held ya down are gonna carry you up and up and up.”
These profound words were said to Dumbo by Timothy Q. Mouse when he was encouraging him to fly. They may also apply to the possible changes with the incoming Trump administration regarding School Choice.
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