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EduWeb

EduWeb is new method of hosting Web sites at EduTech. Like regular EduTech Web hosting, it is free, however it differs from traditional Web hosting in a number of ways.

Key Differences

No Extra Software Required
Traditionally, Web sites are created with a program such as Dreamweaver or FrontPage and then transferred to the location where they are hosted. With EduWeb, everything is done from your Web browser! Using either Internet Explorer (Windows only) or Firefox you can manipulate your site and perform all editing functions within the browser using a simple, easy to understand interface. No knowledge of HTML is required.
Global Participation
With traditional Web hosting, the more people who have the ability to change the site, the more problems you experience. You spend more on Web design software, more accidents happen, pages are mistakenly deleted or overwritten, etc.… It can be a nightmare to try and manage your site with so many ‘helpers’. Therefore this privilege is usually limited to a small number of individuals who do not have time to update the Web site as frequently or as deeply as you would like.

With EduWeb, you decide which person can change which parts of the site. Anyone with an EduTech account, including students, can participate in the creation of your district’s Web pages to whatever degree you allow them. Each teacher can have his or her own set of pages. Student managers can update athletics pages. The yearbook team can keep a photojournal of the school year. If something is happening in the school, it doesn’t have to go through the tech staff to get on the Web site.
Ability to Review
While it might be nice to give everyone the ability to change the site, you probably want to have the ability to review pages before they are made public. EduWeb has workflow processes built in that ensure every page visible on the Internet has been approved. So a student manager can update the appropriate athletics pages, but those changes are not public until a coach or other person of authority has agreed with them. If necessary a page can be rejected and a note sent to the author explaining what needs to be different.
Schedule Pages for Publication
It is November 20th and you have some free time. You want to put the December lunch menu online, but do not want to lose the November version. No problem! Just update the page and schedule it to be available on December 1st.
Restoring Older Versions of a Page
EduWeb stores at least ten previous versions of each page. If it is November 20th and you accidentally replaced the lunch menu with the December version too early, you can bring the older version of the page back.
Consistent Site Look and Feel
Each EduWeb site chooses a theme and color scheme (visible below). The selected look and feel remains consistent through the entire site, giving it a clean, organized, professional look. All you need to worry about is the content!
Automatic Navigation Bar
As you create pages, they can be automatically added to the navigation elements displayed on your site. You no longer have to develop and maintain a navigation bar on your own.

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Getting Started

The EduWeb service is available to all K-12 schools and K-12 education organizations in the state of North Dakota. Before the service is activated, you will need to schedule training for your staff with your EduTech regional technology specialist. The school’s technology coordinator/Webmaster will receive preparatory training via telephone on administrating the EduWeb site.

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Higher Tech

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  • Blue swatch Blue
  • Purple swatch Purple
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Nimbus

  • Blue swatch Blue
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  • Orange swatch Orange
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Pinstripe

  • Maroon swatch Gold swatch Maroon + Gold
  • Blue swatch Gold swatch Blue + Gold
  • Green swatch Gold swatch Green + Gold
  • Brown swatch Gold swatch Brown + Gold
  • Black swatch Gold swatch Black + Gold
  • Black swatch Orange swatch Black + Orange
  • Black swatch Red swatch Black + Red
  • Purple swatch Gold swatch Purple + Gold
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Silk

  • Green swatch Green
  • Gold swatch Gold
  • Red swatch Red
  • Gold swatch Maroon swatch Gold + Maroon
  • Gold swatch Purple swatch Gold + Purple
  • Red swatch Blue swatch Red + Blue
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Onyx

  • Graphite swatch Silver
  • Gold swatch Gold
  • Red swatch Red
  • Orange swatch Orange
  • Purple swatch Purple
  • Blue swatch Blue
  • Green swatch Green
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Beryl

  • Maroon swatch Maroon
  • Red swatch Red
  • Blue swatch Blue
  • Green swatch Green
  • Gold swatch Gold
  • Maroon swatch Gold swatch Maroon + Gold
  • Blue swatch Gold swatch Blue + Gold
  • Green swatch Gold swatch Green + Gold
  • Red swatch Blue swatch Red + Blue
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Glass

  • Maroon swatch Maroon
  • Blue swatch Blue
  • Green swatch Green
  • Orange swatch Orange
  • Purple swatch Purple
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Image Resize Tool

Images uploaded to EduWeb count against your site quota. Pictures taken with digital cameras can be quite large, and should be resized before being uploaded. This tool can resize images so they’re more appropriate for publishing to EduWeb.

Click the button below to browse for a file you want to resize. The image will be converted to a JPEG with 70% compression, with a maximum width of 500 pixels.

Images can be of any type, but must be smaller than 8 MB to be accepted. When you have selected your image, click the “Resize” button below.

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Last Updated On April 9, 2008