Web Sites for Computers and Writing Conference

Presenter: Judy Arzt, Session F.7, Expanding the Classroom: Public Discourse and Web Authoring

http://www.bsu.edu/cw2001/abstracts.htm#arzt1

Access to web site for course information: http://ww2.sjc.edu/jarzt


  Sample web site for a first-year composition student at Saint Joseph College

Agnes Rafalko's first attempt at a web site resulted in an easy-to-navigate site with crisp page layouts. The site contains a webbed time capsule, course papers–including her position paper and research based on participation in online Intercollegiate Electronic Democracy Project (IEDP)–and biographical data. Note the use of photographs on the time capsule and biography sections. URL: http://ww2.sjc.edu/student_pages/arafalko/main

 Sample web site for another first-year composition student at Saint Joseph College and her companion web site created the following semester for a computer science course

Kelley Maloney's original site for English class is her first attempt at web authoring. Her site contains course papers, her webbed time capsule, and information about personal interests. Observe how Kelley integrates photographs into her memoir and time capsule. URL: http://www.sjc.edu/jarzt/Kelly.htm

Kelley Maloney's computer science web site is a spin off of her English research paper on teen suicide. On the new site, Kelley employs bulleted lists, achieving a concise writing style, and correlates her backgrounds with her message. URL: http://ww2.sjc.edu/student_pages/kmaloney

 Sample web site for another first-year composition student at Saint Joseph College

Danielle Marie Boulanger's web site is similar in design layout and navigation to that of other students in her class, all first-time web authors. Danielle's site includes course papers, her time capsule, and links to sites that reflect her interests and hobbies. URL: http://ww2.sjc.edu/student_pages/dboulanger

  Sample of four collaboratively designed web sites done by University of Wyoming students

Carolyn Young's students' Web Sites at University of Wyoming are written for their Writing for Public Forums course and relate to their participation in the Intercollegiate Electronic Democracy Project (IEDP). The homepage links to four sites. URL: http://www.uwyo.edu/english2035/studentwebs

 Sample of a course web site designed collaboratively by students at the University of Rhode Island

Linda Shamoon's students' Web Sites at University of Rhode Island also relate to IEDP participation and are another example of students working collaboratively to create sites. URL: http://lshamoon.homestead.com

 Samples of web sites designed for Computers in the Classroom course

The teachers in this course designed individual web sites. The following sites exemplify the approach taken. In addition to software reviews and software lesson plans, the teachers include PowerPoint presentations and Internet lessons for their students.

R. J. Sullivan: third grade teacher in Manchester, CT URL: http://ww2.sjc.edu/student_pages/rsullivan

Sandra Adams: fifth grade teacher in Burlington, CT URL: http://ww2.sjc.edu/student_pages/sadams

Lisa Urso: substitute French teacher in Simsbury, CT URL: http://ww2.sjc.edu/student_pages/lurso


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Last revised: May 9, 2001

J. Arzt