In our after-school session on October 6th, we’ll be looking at a variety of tools that we can use both to create a classroom web page and to make your current page more exciting and interactive.
If you are new to web page design and construction, it’s important to think about the purpose of your page: is it to communicate with parents and families? To provide links that your students can access easily? To promote discussion amongst your students and the community? Or some combination thereof?
It might be helpful to read the article Digital Discussion: How to Set Up a Blog in Your Classroom, or The Classroom Web Page: A Must Have (written by Maine’s Jim Moulton). Both articles come from the excellent periodical Edutopia.
We will explore several different tools that can be used to easily make a web page: our very own RSU1 Blog Server, the RSU1 Google Apps site builder, and Wix, a super-cool site that allows you to design interactive flash pages. These are all great options for making a classroom website - we will talk about why you might choose one or another.
If you already have a web page and you’re looking for some ways to make it more interactive or kid-friendly, there are lots of fun Web 2.0 tools available that you can embed into your site. I love Wallwisher because it’s easy to set up and use and it’s a great way to get feedback from students. Glogster is fabulous as well, because it can incorporate images, sound files and videos. (Just make sure you use the education version, rather than the general version). I’ve also recently been playing with Blabberize, and it seems like there is great potential there to record student voices!
These are just a few of the many possibilities out there for making your web page a vital part of your classroom and your curriculum. Please don’t hesitate to be in touch if you’re looking for other ideas!
If you are new to web page design and construction, it’s important to think about the purpose of your page: is it to communicate with parents and families? To provide links that your students can access easily? To promote discussion amongst your students and the community? Or some combination thereof?
It might be helpful to read the article Digital Discussion: How to Set Up a Blog in Your Classroom, or The Classroom Web Page: A Must Have (written by Maine’s Jim Moulton). Both articles come from the excellent periodical Edutopia.
We will explore several different tools that can be used to easily make a web page: our very own RSU1 Blog Server, the RSU1 Google Apps site builder, and Wix, a super-cool site that allows you to design interactive flash pages. These are all great options for making a classroom website - we will talk about why you might choose one or another.
If you already have a web page and you’re looking for some ways to make it more interactive or kid-friendly, there are lots of fun Web 2.0 tools available that you can embed into your site. I love Wallwisher because it’s easy to set up and use and it’s a great way to get feedback from students. Glogster is fabulous as well, because it can incorporate images, sound files and videos. (Just make sure you use the education version, rather than the general version). I’ve also recently been playing with Blabberize, and it seems like there is great potential there to record student voices!
These are just a few of the many possibilities out there for making your web page a vital part of your classroom and your curriculum. Please don’t hesitate to be in touch if you’re looking for other ideas!
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