Tools for Web Publishing

Web Site Creation Resources
(For teachers who don't have a school district web server)

The websites below allow teachers to design and create a website while online from home or at school. You will need to register with the provider and establish a password. Work can be ongoing as you access your web page with your password. Know what your goals and needs are first as some web hosts limit the space of the site.

 

 

Free Web Sites for Web Page Creation

Filamentaltiy

Filamentaltiy is a web site created by Tom March, a former English teacher, made especially for teachers to use to publish their own web sites. (Primarily for teachers within school districts that do not have their own web server) This site is well laid out and easy to use. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/

My School On Line
Using their secure (password protected) web create tools, you can invite other to participate in creating the site for your class, grade or department. http://www.myschoolonline.com/
Big Chalk.com
They offer easy web site templates and editing features to enable you to create interesting web sites. http://school.bigchalk.com/
Teacher Web
An excellent site for teachers who are interested in developing their own web site for their students. Includes an easy-to-use template, and a host website for teacher pages.http://www.teacherweb.com/
School Center
This is a fee paid site that is capable of hosting a school district site with limitless pages. http://www.schoolcenter.com/
Moon Fruit
This company from the UK is unique in its offering s for development of media rich web sites. Check it out. http://www.moonfruit.com
Lightspan.com
http://www.lightspan.com/Corporate/Pages/yco.asp?_prod=LS&_nav=n1_yourclassonline
Designing a School Web Site
A comprehensive site for teachers and school districts interested in building meaningful web sites. http://www.buddyproject.org/tool/design/default.asp
Homestead
With 16MB of space per site storage, you can build as many pages as you want. To create a school website, visit their links for Clubs and Organizations. , http://www.homestead.com/

 

Web Design Tutorials on the Internet

Knowledge Building: Learning More about HTML and Design Essentials

Web Style Guide http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/contents.html
The Bare Bones Guide to HTML http://werbach.com/barebones/
The WWW Help Pages http://werbach.com/barebones/wwwhelp.html
Style Guide for on-line hypertext http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/
HTML Crash Course for Educators http://edweb.gsn.org/htmlintro.html
Web Site Advisor's Guide Created by Apple K-12 Education. http://www.asd2.com/resources/advisor.html
Web Page Design Resources http://asd.wednet.edu/eagleCreek/barnard/wkshp/Launch/webpagedes.html
HTML for Educators http://www.learningspace.org/tech/HTML/MTML.html

 

 

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Laura Luke, Instructional Technology Specialist, Somers CSD, Somers NY