Website for My Class – To Weebly or to Edline Sites? That is the Question… Objective: Participants will explore class website options, practice with website building tools, and choose a platform to begin to develop a class website.

Warm-Up Go to and click on our workshop title on the tab in the navigation bar at the top of the page. Please go to the sign-in button and click to fill out the form to receive credit (and remuneration) for attending the workshop. Then, go to the padlet, double click on the background and type your response to the leading question: How do you see a website being useful for your classroom? padlet

Agenda Warm-Up (5 min.) Sign-in Benefits of a Class Website Overview of a variety of website possibilities (15 min.) google sites: google digital hub: gradeweb: weebly: edline Questions? (10 min) Weebly (10 min) Edline (10 min) (associated with District and Site: linked through students scheduled courses) Guided Practice with Weebly and Edline (60 min) Evaluation (5 min)

Website Benefits and Limitations Name of WebsiteProsCons Weeblyslick look (many templates) easy interface can add student websites (40) can upload youtube videos resizing can be tricky limited functionality upgrade for greater functionality ($99 per year) Edline (associated with site websites) functional easy to update after learning curve can function as a hub interfaces with Home Access for grade and assignment updates can upload videos multiple sites for multiple classes new sites every semester Gradewebassociated with a grading platform easy to use and modify good starter site (costs $39.95 per year) communication with site administrator poor Google Sitesmany templates easy to use after learning curve district related tricky to modify after initial creation a little more advanced than the others