Creating a Website Using Weebly in Education
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Workshop Objectives:
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Why Weebly?
Other free online website builders:
- Webstarts - http://webstarts.com/
- Moonfruit - http://www.moonfruit.com/
- Doodlekit - http://www.doodlekit.com/
- Yola - https://www.yola.com/
- Weebly - http://www.weebly.com/
Weebly for Education - http://education.weebly.com/
- Allows you to build a free classroom website
- Allows your students to build sites, too
- Up to 40 students ($10 for groups of 10 more)
- Students can turn in homework online
***NOTE: You can only have one type of site (education or regular) with each email address you use
Getting Started
- Set up your account at http://education.weebly.com/
- Start by adding students - add in a fictitious student for now - you can delete it later
- Set student accounts to private
***NOTE: You must have parent permission for students under the age of 13. Students can have private or public pages and it is highly recommended for students under the age of 13 to have private pages.
Weebly, Common Core, and Blooms Taxonomy
W.4.6. With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.
RI.8.7. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.
SL.11-12.2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.
SL.11-12.5. Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
W.4.6. With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.
RI.8.7. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.
SL.11-12.2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.
SL.11-12.5. Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
TeachThought Staff. "14 Brilliant Bloom’s Taxonomy Posters For Teachers." TeachThought. N.p., 7 Apr. 2013. Web. 23 Oct. 2013.
Planning Your Content
What essential information should you include on your classroom webpage?
http://padlet.com/wall/cue13weeblywall
What essential information should you include on your classroom webpage?
http://padlet.com/wall/cue13weeblywall
Using Padlet:
- Organize content into groups (pages)
- Determine the hierarchy of the pages
Designing Your Website
Hands-on Steps:
Add page elements - under Build:
Add additional pages - under Pages
- Determine theme - under Design
- Decide on layout - under Pages
- Customize design (colors, fonts, etc) - under Design
Add page elements - under Build:
- title box
- textbox
- image
- assignment form - edit to remove email address, or possibly customize that field
- hyperlink
Add additional pages - under Pages
Student Webpages
Students have a different location to login - http://students.weebly.com
Hands-on steps:
Return to your teacher page
Students have a different location to login - http://students.weebly.com
Hands-on steps:
- Create a website for your fictitious students.
- Create a blog page - under Pages
Return to your teacher page
- Go to My Students
- Refresh page to see student page listed
Additional Resources
Other teacher Weebly Sites
Create a webpage for the National History Day Contest
Images Sites
Blogging Lessons/Resources
Video Resources
Hippo Campus
Tutorials on How to Use Weebly
Other teacher Weebly Sites
- List of Weebly Teacher Sites
- 2nd Grade Website - Lustgraaf's Learners
- 4th Grade Website - Mrs. Buck's Math Class
- High School Website - Mr. Bartlett's Class
- Middle School Website - Ayden Middle School
Create a webpage for the National History Day Contest
Images Sites
Blogging Lessons/Resources
- Paper Blogging by Notes from McTeach (Karen McMillan) -
- Weebly Blog by Karen McMillian
- Ms. Cassidy's Student's Blogs
- Digitally Speaking / Blogging includes checklists and teacher tips for blogging with students -
- Google Drive Blogging Rubric
- Scholastic's How to Use Blogs - Grades 3-5
Video Resources
Hippo Campus
Tutorials on How to Use Weebly