Mac OS X server web module publishes html placed in each user's Sites folder. This is an automatic and potentially very powerful process. The site can be accessed by anyone on the school's intranet through a browser pointed at the location;

http://servername/~username

By encouraging users to create web material in their Sites folder you have a very effective way of sharing information, displaying student work or building e-portfolios. Publication is instant and can be highly motivating for students.

It is also a useful way for staff to distribute material for student use. Web based instruction, worksheets, links to the Internet, photos and so on. Individual teachers don't need to approach a server administrator to upload material to the intranet for them.

Xweb is a table of links to user home folders. You place it somewhere within your intranet and create a link to Xweb/index.html to display the Xweb pages illustrated above.

Each time XSUIM is used to update users on the server Xweb is created afresh.

XSUIM and Blogs

XSUIM now provides links to user blogs if configured on Mac X 10.4 and 10.5 servers. The links appear on the same page as the links to users home pages in their own table.

The blog server on 10.4 provides a basic but functional text blog while 10.5 server provides a well featured media capable blog.