website creation professional development december 1st, 2011 smic private school shanghai kris...

Website CreationWebsite Creation

Professional DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentDecember 1st, 2011December 1st, 2011

SMIC Private School ShanghaiSMIC Private School ShanghaiKris KowaliukKris Kowaliuk

Create a class website and expand Create a class website and expand your teaching beyond the classroom: your teaching beyond the classroom: share files, presentations, videos and share files, presentations, videos and links with your students. links with your students.

Create a forum for students to ask Create a forum for students to ask and answer their own questions about and answer their own questions about assignments, projects, tests or ideas assignments, projects, tests or ideas from class. from class.

This is an empowering and intuitive This is an empowering and intuitive tool, become author of your own tool, become author of your own website.website.

Sign UpSign Up RegistrationRegistration

– http://http://www.weebly.comwww.weebly.com// TitleTitle

– Choose a title, type of site Choose a title, type of site and category.and category.

Sub-domain = FreeSub-domain = Free– ie. smicphysics.weebly.comie. smicphysics.weebly.com

Getting StartedGetting Started DesignDesign

PagesPages– Add pages and blogs, drag right and Add pages and blogs, drag right and

left to organize pages. Select a page left to organize pages. Select a page and edit. This allows you to move and edit. This allows you to move around your site while editing.around your site while editing.

Click & Drag Elements Click & Drag Elements

Make it PublicMake it Public Click & Drag ElementsClick & Drag Elements

PublishPublish– Activate your changes by pressing Activate your changes by pressing

“Publish>>” in the upper right corner.“Publish>>” in the upper right corner.

ImagesImages The image has to be saved on your The image has to be saved on your

computer.computer. Internet Image: right-click, “Save Internet Image: right-click, “Save

Picture As…”Picture As…” ““Click Here to Edit”Click Here to Edit” ““Click to upload a file from your Click to upload a file from your

computer”computer”

FilesFiles The file has to be saved on your computer. The file has to be saved on your computer. Change from “Basic” to “Multimedia”. Change from “Basic” to “Multimedia”. Drag & Drop “File” Drag & Drop “File” ““Click here to upload file”, then “Upload Click here to upload file”, then “Upload

new File” new File” Edit the File Name and press “Enter” after Edit the File Name and press “Enter” after

changes changes

ForumForum Change from “Basic” to “More”. Change from “Basic” to “More”. Drag & Drop “Forums by Tal.ki” Drag & Drop “Forums by Tal.ki” ““Forum Admin” lets you make changes to Forum Admin” lets you make changes to

your Forumyour Forum ““Start a Topic” posts a new topic live. Start a Topic” posts a new topic live.

Students and teachers can start new Students and teachers can start new topics and respond to posts topics and respond to posts

BlogBlog Click “Pages”, “Add Blog”, then “Edit Page”Click “Pages”, “Add Blog”, then “Edit Page” ““New Post” will allow you to add entries. New Post” will allow you to add entries.

Form/Quiz/SurveyForm/Quiz/Survey Click & Drag “Contact Form”Click & Drag “Contact Form” Clicking “Form Options” allows you to Clicking “Form Options” allows you to

decide where entries are sent.decide where entries are sent. Questions and Titles can be edited by Questions and Titles can be edited by

clicking. clicking.

Form EntriesForm Entries

ExamplesExamples Ryan Muir – Grade 5 MathRyan Muir – Grade 5 Math

– http://muirmath.weebly.com/http://muirmath.weebly.com/ Priya Williams – Grade 6,10 MathPriya Williams – Grade 6,10 Math

– http://mspriyawilliams.weebly.com/http://mspriyawilliams.weebly.com/ Ray Riley – Grade 10 Math, AP CalculusRay Riley – Grade 10 Math, AP Calculus

– http://rayrileymath.weebly.com/http://rayrileymath.weebly.com/ Elaine Hsu, Joanna Tung – ScienceElaine Hsu, Joanna Tung – Science

– http://http://smiclifescience.weebly.comsmiclifescience.weebly.com//– http://smicchemistry.weebly.com/http://smicchemistry.weebly.com/

Kris Kowaliuk - ScienceKris Kowaliuk - Science– http://http://smicphysics.weebly.comsmicphysics.weebly.com//– Please visit my site and complete a 2 minute Please visit my site and complete a 2 minute

survey.survey. http://smicphysics.weebly.com/weebly-pro-d.htmlhttp://smicphysics.weebly.com/weebly-pro-d.html

Becky TaiBecky Tai– http://smicseventhgradeenglish.weebly.com/ http://smicseventhgradeenglish.weebly.com/

PatrickPatrick– smicapushistory.weebly.com smicapushistory.weebly.com

Patrick (& David ?)Patrick (& David ?)– smic20thcenturyhistory.weebly.comsmic20thcenturyhistory.weebly.com

David & Kevin Geography David & Kevin Geography – smic-geography.weebly.com smic-geography.weebly.com

Kevin Econ 12th gradeKevin Econ 12th grade– smic-econ12.weebly.comsmic-econ12.weebly.com

Kevin Elective EconKevin Elective Econ– elective-econ.weebly.com elective-econ.weebly.com

Brotman Econ Brotman Econ – brotman-economics.weebly.com brotman-economics.weebly.com

Brotman 7th grade history Brotman 7th grade history – brotman-history.weebly.combrotman-history.weebly.com