We run our own web site here. I teach a web page class, and the students create most of the pages, which are reviewed before they are published. Another teacher on staff is the one who oversees the page and uploads everything. It's worked well for us, although the bigger and better we get, the more demands placed on us from both people on staff and from parents. We're lucky, because our site evolved from a talented and gifted project 10 years ago, into a course project, into what it is today-A very gradual growing process. Of course, now administration is talking about adding more administrative things to the site which creates the same problems you're talking about: who, when, how, and "how many hours are there in a day"?. I can guarantee that we won't pay to outsource here, and I very much like the local control. However, it all takes time and expertise which becomes VERY frustrating at times.
Sarah Sarah M. Freking Technology Coordinator/Computer Education Bishop Garrigan Schools 1224 N. McCoy St. Algona, IA 50511 phone 515-295-3521 fax 515-295-7739 _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brad Kruse Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 9:25 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] School Website Outsourcing Is anyone outsourcing their district website? I would like to hear the good and the bad if anyone has done this in the past and also the name of the business that is used. Currently, I have some independent study students that help me along with a few coaches and secretaries that do their part. We have a "publications" class here but they only work with the newsletter and yearbook. We are constantly relying on the website for more each week and it is really becoming a burden. I really would like to add more features but I don't know enough and "don't want to know enough" to do it properly. Also, there is always a worry about a student author publishing something that should not be published! Thanks. Manson Northwest Webster-Home of the Cougars! Brad Kruse ("`-''-/").___..--''"`-._ Tech. Coord. `6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`) 1601 15th St. (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' Manson, IA 50563 _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' 712-469-3919 (li),' ((!.-' Fax 712-469-3131
