Plan and create the website or media
Start with who will read it (parents, new students) and what they want to know (what we teach, our clubs, how to reach us).
- Draw the page on paper: header with the school name, menu, photo, text.
- Choose a tool: a website builder or a simple HTML page, or a media post such as a short video or poster.
- Write short sentences. Add a title for every photo and a text that describes it (alt text) so people who cannot see it still understand.
- Check spelling and test the links on a phone and a computer.
Publish and share the link
Publishing means putting the page on a server so it has an address (a URL). Anyone with the link can open it. Ask a teacher to approve the page before it goes live and keep one adult as the owner of the account.
Sharing online responsibly
Things you post can be copied and may stay online for a very long time. So decide before you post.
- Safe: the school building, school name, club activities with permission, general timings.
- Not safe: passwords, home addresses, phone numbers, full names with faces of children without permission, anything private.
Ask permission from every person in a photo (and from parents for young children). Respect the copyright: use your own photos or ones that say you may use them, and write the source. Be kind: no rude comments or jokes about others.
Try it: make a one-page school poster,Try it: स्कूल का एक पेज का पोस्टर बनाएँ,<p>On paper, draw a page with a school name, one photo box, a short "About us" and a menu. Then list five things you could post and mark each green (safe) or red (not safe). Check your list with a teacher or parent before posting anything online.</p>,<p>कागज़ पर स्कूल के नाम, एक फ़ोटो-बॉक्स, छोटे "हमारे बारे में" और मेन्यू वाला पेज बनाएँ। फिर पाँच चीज़ें लिखें जो डाल सकते हैं और हर एक को हरा (सुरक्षित) या लाल (असुरक्षित) करें। ऑनलाइन कुछ डालने से पहले सूची शिक्षक या माता-पिता को दिखाएँ।</p>
undefinedKey formulas and definitions
- Plan → Build → Check → Publish → Share
- Safe to share: public, school-approved, with permission
- Not safe: passwords, addresses, private photos
- Alt text = a short description of a picture
Worked examples
1. List the order of making a school web page.
Plan the page, build it, check it (spelling, links), publish it, share the link.
2. A photo shows the sports team. What do you do before posting?
Ask the teacher and every child (or parents) for permission. If someone says no, crop them out or pick another photo.
3. A friend wants to post the class WhatsApp password on the page "so everyone can join". What do you say?
Do not post it. Passwords are private. Anyone in the world could use it. Add members through the group admin instead.
Common mistakes
- Posting a photo of other people without asking them.
- Sharing too much: home address, phone number or timetable of a single child.
- Using a picture from the internet without checking whether you may use it.
- Publishing without checking the links and spelling.