Recognizing the most useful, informative,
and easy-to-use sites on the MCPS web
“Ultimately, users visit
your web site for its content. Everything else is just
the backdrop. The design is there to allow people to
access the content.” —Jakob
Nielsen, web usability expert
Congratulations to the Winners of the
Second Annual MCPS Best of the Web Awards at the second
Webmaster Convocation on
April 26, 2006! Public Announcement
Elaine Keagle: For her invaluable contributions to the technical evolution of MCPS as a parent volunteer, user support specialist, first member of the Web Team, and current technical lead for Web Services
Recognition to Web Builders
Essential but sometimes unsung contributors to the growth and value of the MCPS web
MaryBeth Castonguay, Media Specialist Travilah Elementary School: For bringing an incredible wealth of web resources into the classroom by finding, collecting, and presenting links to useful web sites on the Travilah web site
Bill Harman, Instructional Specialist, Division of Applications Development, OIOS: For helping MCPS staff in schools and offices unlock data and make it useful and accessible on the web using Filemaker
John Mallonee, Instructional Specialist, High School Instruction and Achievement, OCIP: For envisioning and creating a new, web-based approach to the High School Course Bulletin that paves the way to making course and program information available to families anytime, anywhere
Khalid Rosenbaum, Data Systems Operator, Dept. of Shared Accountability, OIOS: For building web technologies that enable the collection and reporting of data to foster improved analysis and understanding of MCPS performance
Deb Vaughn, Parent, DuFief Elementary School: For lending content, technical, and collaborative talent to DuFief Elementary School and to her fellow MCPS webmasters as a parent volunteer webmaster
