School District Website Frequently Asked Questions

This set of questions is designed to assist those that are creating webpages for various areas on the Philadelphia School District Webserver. On this page:

Setting up a Website

  1. Q: Who's allowed to have a website hosted on the School District's webserver?
  2. Q: How does my school or office create its own website?
  3. Q: My school/office already has a website on the School District's webserver but it's old and out of date. How do I update it?
  4. Q: Are teachers allowed to post their classroom websites on sites (Geocities, MSN, Anglefire, etc) other than the School District's website?
  5. Q: I already have teachers posting their classroom websites on a 3rd party site (Geocities, MSN, Anglefire, etc). What should I do?

Workshops

  1. Q: Do you offer any web design classes or workshops? (See also: Helpful Links below)

Editing Tips

  1. Q: I have no idea how to make a website, do you have any tips?
  2. Q: What should I be aware of when creating my pages?
  3. Q: What program can I use to create my pages?
  4. Q: Do you support frames?
  5. Q: Are we allowed to put pictures of students on our website?
  6. Q: None of my links are working! What did I do wrong? How do I create relative links?
  7. Q: Do you support and allow Frontpage Extensions?
  8. Q: Why do all of my pages show "Untitled Document" when I bookmark them?
  9. Q: Can I use graphics from a graphic site that requires a link back to their site for credit?

SunONE Calendar

  1. Q: How do I set up a school calendar using our calendar server?
  2. Q: My calendar is showing "BUSY" for every event. What did I do wrong?
  3. Q: Can parents who view my school calendar make changes to it? Can other School District employees make changes to my calendar?

Helpful Links / Tutorials: