ClassroomsAreaCommunity+Activity+One

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__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> OVERVIEW **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> This activity is aimed at helping you set up a classroom created website. Classroom websites are as a valuable resource for parents, students and other teachers. The links listed here will take you step by step through all the tasks you need to create a website for your class. For the purpose of this activity, we will look at creating the website in a group perspective, with the students as the creators.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">OBJECTIVES **__


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To help students gain experience in creating a website and learning new things about technology.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To allow the class to work together as a team and make group decisions.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ACTIVITY **__


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Introduce the idea of the website and how it will be used to create a sense of community throughout the classroom. Refer to other social networking sites the students may have heard of (such as Facebook, Twitter) to help them gain understanding of a online community.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Explain to the class how it will be used - the sharing of information, topics and ideas as well as communication.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brainstorm some possible names for the website. Names must have some relevance to the topic as well as describing the class as a whole.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use an appropriate resource to guide students step-by-step in creating the website. Perhaps demonstrating on a projector for further assistance and understanding.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Allow time for each student to familiarize themselves with the website and explore different aspects.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">THINGS TO CONSIDER **__


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Before commencing this activity, it is important to know the school policy and Education Department policy on classroom websites. This is essential in the publishing of student photos and work. In many cases, parental authority will be required, and in some cases the approval of the School Council. Check out in Resources, a copy of the Parental Authority template.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If designing from scratch with software is not your thing, check out the resources for creating classroom websites listed below. These sites are dedicated to helping teachers publish Web sites without a lot of work.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS **__


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are some other possible benefits of having a class website?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do you think our class participated well as a group? Why/why not.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Was the website simple to use or did you find it difficult?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Are you happy with the result of today's lesson?

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> RESOURCES FOR CREATING CLASSROOM WEBSITES **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5 Easy Steps to Make a Website Free website with simple steps. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How to build a Weebly website video Step-by-step YouTube clip. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|Microsoft Education World] provides a thorough list of free domains and templates. [|Teacher Web] allows teachers to create and archive their classroom Web sites. [|Filamentality] offers free, easy-to-use templates for Web activities like the WebQuest[|.] [|Class Homepage Builder Scholastic] lets you create and publish classroom Web sites.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|Classroom Tripod] offers free site building, hosting and e-mail. [|Scholastic.com] has a simplified site specifically for teachers to publish Web pages. [|Surfette's Pages for Teachers Making Web Pages] offers a Netscape Composer tutorial. [|Web Teacher] offers tutorials in HTML, java, and Flash.