My UEN
- Free
- Utah teachers automatically have a my.uen account
- Pre-set template
- Fast, easy to use
- Simple design
- Content entered into boxes on the page
- Tabs to navigate to multiple pages
- Links to lessons on uen.org
Blog (I have always used Blogger, but there are many options for blogging.)
- Free
- Linked to your Google account
- Choice of templates, or create your own if you know html
- Can edit html
- Simple, one-page design
- Content entered in as posts or on side-bar
- Multi-media
Wiki (I have always used Wikispaces.)
- Free - educators can get a free account without advertisements
- Create as many wikis as you want with the same account
- Choice of templates, or create your own if you know html
- Can edit html
- Multiple-page design
- Content entered onto separate pages that can be linked
- Navigation bar on each page
- Multi-media
- Upload documents
- Formatting of text can be a little challenging at first
iWeb
- Pay through MobileMe account
- Limited amount of space
- Design your own layout
- Similar interface to other iLife applications
- Multiple-page design
- Content entered like a Pages document - your choice of design/layout
- Multi-media
- Quickly draws on items in iPhoto and other iLife applications
- Upload documents
Google Sites
Google Sites is fairly new, so I haven't actually tried it yet. I have seen it, though, and it looks simple and really great. If you have used Google Sites, please comment and let me know what you think.
Dropbox
I have had several colleagues recently tell me that Dropbox can make a nice, simple website too. Comment if you know more about it!
What have I missed? What are the pros and cons of each of these tools? Are there other ways you are creating quick and easy-to-manage teachers websites? Please comment.
I have decided that each of these tools are useful in their own way. If a teacher is looking for something that is quick and easy, I recomment my.uen. I have loved using a blog to have students contribute with their own posts, pictures, links, and movies. But, my favorite for classroom management has been a wiki. I like that I can have several pages, each for a specific purpose (information about me, parents, homework, students work, calendars, content areas, etc.), and I love that I can upload documents (worksheets, permission slips, donation lists, assignment outlines, class rules, etc.).
Here are examples of my teacher websites:
My UEN: http://my.uen.org/myuen/77889
Blog: http://bluntsixth.blogspot.com/
Wiki: http://bluntclassroom.wikispaces.com/
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