Module 3: Arts curriculum

Publishing

M3 Task 10 - Tips and ideas for web publishing
Developing good web pages
Copyright

It is now common for schools to have their own home pages and many teachers have realised the potential for publishing student work on the Internet.

Developing good web pages

If you are interested in learning how to publish on the Internet you could consult one or more of the following:

Internet Publishing
http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/
Click on Teachers > Using the Internet > Internet Publishing.
(State of Victoria Department of Education & Training)

Web Publishing
http://www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/cc/homepage.htm
(Québec English Schools Network)

Within these sites you will find links to other sites where you can learn to write hypertext markup language (HTML), the computer code used for web pages.

The following site has been designed for children, but adults might find it very useful too.

Webmonkey for Kids
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/kids/
(Lycos)

Copyright

Copyright is a serious issue when publishing on the Internet. In particular, the use of images is an area with which educators need to become familiar.

You can download free information sheets about copyright on the Internet from the Australian Copyright Council (http://www.copyright.org.au). Go to Information Sheets and click on Internet: Copying From and Web Sites.

Legal Services, University of Western Australia, provides a useful introduction to these issues in the Australian context, Erasing Myths about Copyright (http://www.admin.uwa.edu.au/legal/emc.asp). Copyright law has changed since this material was last updated, so make sure you check the Australian Copyright Council's website as well.

For information from a teacher's perspective, the article Copyright and the Internet by Peter Batchelor (http://www.batchelors.net/technotes/copyright.htm) is very pertinent. Again, check for the latest information at the Australian Copyright Council's website.