School Website

[Giancarlo]

This is a joint project, but I need everybody's suggestions on how I should help improving it. I had a hand in making this site so I will appreciate all comments. Also the old sports section is still there, so don't comment on it. I know it is crap, but it will be replaced soon.

Site Address: http://www.lincoln.edu.ar

(Edit: The first thing I need to do is get my name in the about section :( )

[Akalon]

A few suggestions:

- lower the navigation, it doesn't seem right at the top of the page
- maybe you could have the main logo in the middle of a blank white entrance page that people click on to enter the site as the current index is plain and having a splash page looks nice (you could have a javascript which redirects to the main site after 5 secs or so)
- make a heading logo with your school name on the top of each page.

Overall, it's nice and simple, which is what a site should be. ;)

[conkermaniac]

Comments:

- Scrap the frames or make it less noticeable. I have to scroll down to see all the links, and I have to scroll to the right to see the full link. Once you get rid of the borders, it should be fine.

- Wow! Your International school is as expensive as mine! :D (off topic) However, back on topic, the table listing the fees shouldn't mess up the alignment of the page. I have to scroll all the way to the right to see the whole thing. My recommendation: make it narrower.

Here's my school site, if you want to see it. Your site looks pretty professional if you ask me.

http://www.saschina.org/

[Akalon]

Originally posted by conkermaniac

Here's my school site, if you want to see it. Your site looks pretty professional if you ask me.

http://www.saschina.org/

My school's website, its had a face lift since last time I've seen it http://www.yvgs.vic.edu.au/

[Giancarlo]

Thank you for these suggestions. I will submit them to the rest of my team. Scrapping the frames unfornately would not be a possibility.

[badpenguin]

I know this might be slightly :topic: but my schools website sucks;

http://schoolsite.edex.net.uk/334/

Like 50 pupils have offered to give it a redesign, but the teacher just gets offended :biggrin2:. BTW - It's made in M$ Word 2000

and now for GC's review
-Plenty of content (A)
-The software used bit on the about page is informative (B)

Mr. G's HTML Editor :biggrin2:
-the Alumni page blue is a bit "in your face" (B)

I like it.
Overall: B- (Around 85%) :cool:

[Akalon]

Pretty good for Word :biggrin2:

[badpenguin]

Originally posted by Akalon
Pretty good for Word :biggrin2:

ROTFLMAO I just think it's appauling; I don't think the IT teacher knows how bad it is. You should see the pupils desktop. We don't even get access to the start menu and we have to request to use floppy drive. The CD drives have had it. The setups are (I think):

P2 333Mhz I think
32MB ram
Staff get 1.0GB of user space.
Pupils get 2MB of user space.
Windows 98
ISDN-56k to the net. BUT we are getting a 2mbit line in may.

[Akalon]

We got Windows NT on our school computers, its really ancient and bad. But the computer themselves are OK

Celeron 1.2ghz and 800mhz's
Either 512mb or 128mb RAM
Students get 10mb space, email, etc.
T1 shared across all the computers, but its really slow :p

Pentium 4's for the Multimedia computers...



We don't even get access to the start menu and we have to request to use floppy drive.


Ahahahahaha ROTFLMAO

[eclipticzero]

Akalon: haha yeah we get 10mb, oh wait..you get 10mb..haha, I believe I have 20mb :)

So good being friends with all the tech teachers son..
(me and akalon go to the same school)
..heh, we dont even have cd-rom drives, we do but theres like 12 of them! ugh, $12 000 AUD for a school which cant provide the students with anything more then 10mb