Understand how web publishing supports the Common Core and
21st century learning
Set up a free Weebly in Education account
Learn how to start your website using the basic features and how these meet your purpose
Add and manage student accounts
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/
***NOTE: You can only have one type of site (education or regular) with each email address you use
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.
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.
Allows you to build a free classroom website
Allows your students to build sites
Up to 40 students ($10 for groups of 10 more)
Students can turn in homework online
TeachThought Staff. "14 Brilliant Bloom’s Taxonomy Posters For Teachers." TeachThought. N.p., 7 Apr. 2013. Web. 23 Oct. 2013.
What essential information should you include on your classroom webpage?
http://padlet.com/wall/cue13weeblywall
Organize content into groups (pages)
Determine the hierarchy of the pages
Hands-on Steps:
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
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
Other teacher Weebly Sites
Create a webpage for the National History Day Contest
Images Sites
Blogging Lessons/Resources
Paper Blogging by Notes from McTeach (Karen McMillan) -
Digitally Speaking / Blogging includes checklists and teacher tips for blogging with students -
Video Resources
Tutorials on How to Use Weebly