21st Century School Teacher

I just started putting together my new website for my classroom.  I haven't gotten too far, but I thought I'd add a post here to let you know where you can build a free website, too.  I have used Weebly --it's very intuitive, and you can easily upgrade to a web domain that you choose (this website is built on Weebly).  I am just getting to know TEACHER WEB IT, and I'm lovin' it as well.  It doesn't get any easier to quickly create a website that students can go to and get information fast. I just set up a blogging unit for the novella Of Mice and Men--I set up blogs for all the primary characters, added a picture, and just like that I have an engaging lesson unit where students can collaborate.  Here are several places that you can go to and find free website or blog options for your classroom community.

Teacherwebit

Weebly

Snap Pages

Yola

Webs

Web Node

Sauropol

Hipero

 

Common Craft's most recent videos...

• Twitter Search in Plain English
• Preparing an Emergency Kit in Plain English
• World Wide Web in Plain English

An interesting application--Glogster--like a blog, but less words and more pictures...  A teacher might organize a variety of assignments from a unit of instruction--or depending on the age of your students, you students could create their own glogs around an assignment or unit.

PikiWiki is a wiki website that is more oriented to multimedia and to drag-and-drop editing. This is a system which younger students can use, and it's free...

Couldn't resist this one... too cute...

Almost unbelievable... I'm going back to work. *big grin*  When we made this unexpected move to the desert, we thought I'd being staying home with Kate for 2 years--not so.  Kate is ready for preschool (big time), and I'm more than ready to be back in the classroom--can't wait!  I'm a little nervous because I taught in the same classroom in a great school for the first part of my career--I'm not sure what to expect in this new school in a somewhat rural community.  I'll keep you posted--school starts in early August!

A new websites to check out... Prezi.  I'm always looking for new ways to present data--this one looks interesting and new, and there is a free version (gotta love free!)