About.com
link list for Personal Web Pages
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators:
About the Internet, HTML and Graphics Scroll about half-way down this
page to find "HTML Tools." This section provides links for beginners as well
as more experienced webmasters!
Brick
by Brick: Identifying Content for Your Class Page
Creating
Classroom Webs: This site was designed to help educators in setting up
and their classroom web page. This site will take you through the steps you
need to get started.
Creating
a Teacher Website: Vision to Reality
Designing
School Websites to Deliver!
E.L.Easton:
Make Your Own Web Page Find links to information on the following
topics: Internet Vocabulary
Using
the Internet to TeachHow
to Evaluate SitesStart
a Mail ListMake
Your Own Web SiteWhere
to find Free Web SpaceTips
on Web Site Design
Wondering
what all those words and technical terms mean? Check out this
clearly-written and understandable
Glossary of Terms. Or go to
About.com's Personal Web Page Glossary - the definitions here are also
clear and esay to understand.
Ken's
Konnections: Do-It-Yourself Webpages: Ken Royal lists the advantages and
disadvantages of various free web page hosting sites. Lots of good
information here.
School
Homepage Building Blocks: a practical guide on how to approach building
a school website. Good ideas about the purpose, content, organization and
design of your new site.
Pat
Pecoy's
Teachers Aides site contains a section for beginners titled
Creating Your First Web Page. Look here for tutorials and basic
information on how to get started with web pages.
Tammy
Worcester's
Web Page Design Tutorial: From Planning to Posting
EXAMPLES OF TEACHER-CREATED PAGES
Creating
Classroom Webs: Links to exemplary sites that will help you get ideas
for both content and design based on the level you teach. Click on the
category that matches your instructional level and see the work done by
others in your field.
FREE & CHEAP WAYS TO CREATE A CLASS PAGE
eBoard
is a subscription service that allows you to create a "virtual" corkboard
where you can post assignments, messages and photos online.
EduHound
HotList: FREE! Create your own page of educational web links.
Homework
Hero: Provides a forum for easy posting and viewing of homework
assignments on the Web. There is a modest annual subscription fee.
MatMice:
Free Pages for Kids - Created by three teenage sisters from Australia,
this website gives kids the chance to make their very own homepage on the
web - and it's free!
MySchoolOnline:
A subscription service that offers websites for teachers with features such
as homework assignments, student showcase, class newsletter, calendar, and
link page. You can set up student teams to be responsible for selected pages
at your site, if you wish. Visit
Mrs. Hammersly's 4th grade site to see what a site can look like!
Nicenet
offers a variety of functions, including a conferencing system that is
similar to a message board. Teachers can post a topic for discussion each
week and students can post reactions, opinions, and suggestions. They can
respond to each other's postings and send each other e-mail messages within
the Nicenet system. Students can also post compositions for peer editing
through the "documents" function, share their favorite Internet links on a
given topic, and keep up on assignments/projects posted by the teacher. This
is a free service.
Quia!
is a subscription service that allows you to create games, quizzes and
surveys on the Internet and share them with others. You can also give online
quizzes and track students' scores. And you can create your own home pages
for posting assignments, class schedules and calendars, and links to your
favorite Web sites. Free 30-day trial available.
Schoolnotes.com
provides a website where teachers can post announcements and class
assignments -- free of charge. Students can also e-mail you from the
Schoolnotes
site, but your e-mail address does not show, and is not revealed to the
student. You can now post
digital flashcards for your students at the Schoolnotes site as well.
TeacherWeb
provides easy-to-update websites for teachers. Simply type in updates while
viewing your website! There is a modest annual subscription fee for this
service.
Yahoo!Groups
provides free tools to help you post class information on-line. Services
for teachers include integrated email list hosting, shared calendars with
automatic email reminders, customizable database for contact lists, homework
assignments.
Your
Homework: Provides free services for teachers to post homework
assignments for their students. Also includes teacher email, class web page,
and homework help.
PUTTING YOUR PAGE ON THE WEB: HOSTING SERVICES
Best
Free Web Space Providers: A list of the top 100 free web-hosting
services. You may also want to check the resources listed at
Free Web Space.
Just
a couple of many available webpage builders:
Angelfire,
The Express
Page,
Geocities (now associated with Yahoo!), and
Homestead,
My School Online and
Tripod
Home
Page Hosting: You can create your own personal Web page or photo album
for free or at a low cost from these places. Some of these hosting sites
cater to specialty sites such as families, kids and games.
Hosting
Decisions: Everyone who is thinking of designing a Web site wants to
know where they should place their site. Why should it be hosted one place
as opposed to the other? What's the difference? Check this site for a
summary of what the different free hosting services offer!
WEB LOGS (BLOGS)
View
this PowerPoint presentation for a quick overview to using Blogs in
education
WebLogg-ed:
Using Web Logs in Education