Website advice.I thoroughly enjoyed--and learned from--Jenny Wohlleb's article on effective websites ("Twelve Essentials of a School District Website," May 2006). The school or district webmaster A person responsible for the implementation of a Web site. Webmasters must be proficient in HTML as well as one or more scripting and interface languages such as JavaScript and Perl. They may also have experience with more than one type of Web server. See Web administrator and Webmistress. must deal with a constant tension between responding to well-meaning peers within the organization who offer advice on how to construct the website and the knowledge of proven best practices within the industry that point clearly in another direction. The article provides a solid footing for a defense of doing it the right way. For example, as Wohlleb points out, some people consider black text on a white background to be "boring." We often are forced to defend our staunch insistence on sticking with it, despite clear evidence that this approach is the most usable USable is a special idea contest to transfer US American ideas into practice in Germany. USable is initiated by the German Körber-Stiftung (foundation Körber). It is doted with 150,000 Euro and awarded every two years. . Fortunately, we are blessed with an administration that understands the importance of allowing skilled staffers to do their jobs without micromanagement This is about the management style. For the computer game strategy, see Micromanagement (computer gaming). In business management, micromanagement is a management style where a manager closely observes or controls the work of their employees, generally used as a pejorative term. . As someone with over 10 years of experience in doing websites (who did not always do it right), I strongly encourage anyone who works with web content --and those who supervise them--to read Wohlleb's article. PETE PETE Polyethylene Terephthalate PETE Petroleum Engineering (university department) PETE Petersburg National Battlefield (US National Park Service) PETE Partnership for Environmental Technology Education KOUTOULAS District Website Manager, Fayette County Public Schools Fayette County Public Schools can refer to:
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