Online Creating a Classroom Web Site Course

Learn how to create a classroom website in this fun, easy-to-understand course for teachers. In no time, you'll build an interactive site with text, images, videos, and more. We will cover how to create an engaging website that visitors will want to come back to again and again. You will see how creating a classroom website will help with the home-school connection every teacher strives for. Finally, you will discover how simple it is to create a classroom website and how having one can make you a more effective and dynamic teacher.

What you will learn

• Design a classroom website that aligns with classroom needs.
• Identify features that support the functional purpose of the classroom website.
• Evaluate features on how they support the functuinal goals of a classroom website.
• Implement an interactive component into a classroom website.

How you will benefit

• Become a more effective and dynamic teacher by creating your own website.
• Learn to keep your students safe when surfing the web.
• Implement a great communication tool in your classroom by creating a blog and teaching your students about blogging.

Outline

Planning a Classroom Website

In the first lesson, you'll learn it's easier and more fun to create a classroom website than you might think. We'll explore the benefits of a classroom website. Next, we will discuss ways that a website can help you organize information, instruct your students, and interact with others. Then you'll create a plan for your very own classroom website.

Getting Started

In this lesson, you'll put your plan into action! You'll learn about website builders, the benefits and drawbacks as you begin to create a website. You will also find out how to keep your students safe as they engage in online activities.

Designing Your Website

In this lesson, you'll bring your site to life with formatting. You'll give your website visual appeal as you add color to text and background. You'll also learn to format and arrange text, giving your site a unique, professional look. We will also discuss how and why to add images, and review copyright rules. By the end of this lesson, your website will have a name, a theme, and images!

Organizing Your Website

Your website will really start to take shape in this lesson. You will spend some time focusing on what is important to your particular website and how you want to arrange the material in order to create flow. This work will make your website easy to navigate for your users.

Adding Links and Resources

In this lesson, you'll take your website to the next level by adding links! You'll learn all about the different kinds of links and how to create them. You will also explore the benefits and challenges of using Open Educational Resources (OERs) on your site.

Multimedia Elements

In this lesson, we will make your website come alive with motion and sound. Adding additional audio and video elements to your website will help make it engaging and exciting for everyone that uses it. We will also look at how your students can create their own multimedia and how it can be used to flip the classroom.

WebQuests

Today, we'll focus on WebQuests: unique Internet learning adventures. You'll discover everything there is to know about what successful WebQuests look like and how they can be used to enrich and educate your students.

WebQuests Continued

We will continue our exploration of WebQuests and compare them to scavenger hunts. By the end of this lesson, you will have a WebQuest that you can link to your website complete with a well-thought-out evaluation process of the work done by students when completing the WebQuest.

Blogs

Are you ready to implement a great communication tool in your classroom? Today, you'll develop your own blog that will enhance your teaching and create a learning environment that transcends your classroom's walls. By the end of this lesson, you'll have the knowledge you need to create a blog, teach your students about blogging, and use blogs effectively.

Student Engagement

We all know the importance of keeping your students engaged in their learning in the classroom. However, how do you do it when they are on your website? In this lesson, we will discuss practical ways you can keep your students engaged while using your website.

HTML

Get to know the foundational language behind your website in this lesson. This will help you make small modifications to your website even when using a website builder and help with troubleshooting.

Going Live and Maintaining Your Website

In this lesson, you will find out how to publish your site and how to keep it looking good throughout the school year and in years to come.

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites to take this course.