Web Page Projects

There are any number of projects you can work on that involve creating web pages, including a classroom web page, a WebQuest, or other web-based lesson. For those of you who already are familiar with HTML or Dreamweaver, these tasks might seem easy. For others it could be daunting, especially with the limited time and resources available during the Visions conference. For that reason, I have collected a variety of resources that allow you to create web pages using online forms and your Internet browser (Explorer, Safari, or FireFox).

One or a combination of these resources might suit your needs.

Solutions

  • Blogger - While blogs have great potential within the English/Social Science classroom, there are limitations. Adding anything other than "entries" is difficult and customizing the blog beyond the provided template is not advised. A blog works great when you want to post regular messages about classroom events, etc. (see my World History page as an example).

  • Filamentality - Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank tool that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet links, and turning them into learning activities. This service is designed for educators and will post the activities you create to the Filamentality server. A short summary of the services offered can be found here.

  • Freewebs.com - Using a template and online forms you can set up a pretty decent web page. There is a 40 mb limit on what you can put on the web site (which would limit adding PowerPoints or short video clips). But you could use your eBackpack for those items and just link to them. I set up this site in less than 10 minutes. A minor problem with Freewebs.com is that Safari and Explorer don't work, instead you have to use Mozilla or FireFox (the new version of Mozilla). I would highly recommend this solution.

  • Calendar.net - A free service that allows you to keep an updated calendar. You can easily link it to your web page at Freeweb.com.

  • Seed Wiki - Wikis are a technology that allows easy, mostly text-based, web pages. The basic concept behind Wikis is a web page that anyone can update or change (yes, I said anyone!). However, with Seed Wiki you can password project your Wiki. Unless you were creating a project hat allowed collaboration on a single document, a Wiki is probably not your best choice.

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