[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Homework Assignment

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Homework Assignment
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   I'm going to out of town for a few days so while I'll be on the web
   from time to time to update my Weight Watchers points if nothing else,
   I won't have much on District 281 for the next couple of weeks. It
   therefore seems a good time to ask for a little help from my fellow
   travelers.
   When you have time, take a look at the Robbinsdale Area Schools web
   site:
   [1]www.rdale.k12.mn.us

   Tell me via comments what you think of it, good and bad.
     * Construction: Does everything work? Is it slow? Are there broken
       links? Any idiosyncrasies specific to a browser? Would you rate it
       state of the art, old school, or somewhere in-between?
     * Layout: How do you like the design, aesthetics, graphics, and
       overall look? Is the navigation intuitive? Can you find what
       you're looking for?
     * Content: Once you find the page you're looking for, is the
       information current, understandable, and complete? How would you
       generally characterize the writing and presentation, e.g.,
       competent, wordy, honest, less than honest, direct, pretentious,
       dull, snappy, condescending, pedantic, jingoistic, insightful,
       juvenile, or an engaging professional unbiased style we wish the
       Star Tribune would adopt? Is there content that should not be
       there, like an implied political endorsement? Is there content
       that is unfounded in fact or by the best credible research?
     * Value: Is this site helpful, particularly to a student's family?
       How about to a family considering moving in or out of the
       District? Or a family considering Open Enrollment or other
       options?

   This is not about the Parent Portal, which is a separate site with
   accounts and security for parents to get student-specific information.
   You could obviously spend a lot of time on this, but whatever time you
   care to "donate" is much appreciated.

References

   1. http://www.rdale.k12.mn.us/dist/