Website Creation Adventures (2011)

Learn how to harness free website creation tools like Google Sites and WIkispaces to engage your students in the 21st century. Individually or in groups, students can explore their creativity with branching simulations, easily publish their work, build an eportfolio, or create a mini-wikipedia for your class content. Project descriptions, logistical considerations, and steps to implementation will be discussed.

Presentation Outline

1. Why
2. What
3. How

Part 1: Why

Part 2: What (The Projects)

1. Portfolio
   • Example #1
   • Example #2
2. Project Site (individual or group)
   • Sub/Counter Culture Presentations (Small Group)
   • Ratters | Cyber Goths | Steam Punk
   • Gender Stratification (Entire Class)
   • Period 2 (2011)
   • WWI Poems Wikispaces | WWI Poems Google Sites
3. Micropedia / Large Scale Group Project
   • AP World History Review Project (Multiple classes and schools)
   • 2011 West Hills HS / Franklin HS / Williams Field HS
   • A Broken World - WWI Micropedia
4. Branching Simulations / TreeSim / Ant Farm
   • Holocaust Wiki Project
   • French Revolution Ant Farm
5. Additional Project Types

Part 3: How (The Tools)

• Google Sites
• Wikispaces
• PB Wiki

Google Sites Resources

• Google Sites Screencast Tutorials
• Creating a Graphic Header/Logo Graphic
  • Flaming Text - Lots of of cool (and terrible) font sizes. Please avoid the actual flaming text.
  • Picnik - You need to have a graphic or photo to start. Can connect to Picasa or Flickr account.
• Digital Content User Agreement - Sample Privacy / Permission for displaying digital content from your class. Copy what you want and put in your syllabus.