Weebly+Roundtable


 * __ The Use of Weebly to Create Personal Websites - Cora Roush, Spring Grove __**

Each student will need his own computer with access to the Internet two days per chapter.
 * What resources will you need to recreate this project in your classroom? **

I have been using Weebly for several years to create and update my own class website which includes pictures, videos, blogs, Vokis, and links to useful resources for my students and their parents/guardians. This past year, I decided to ask my students to create their own websites using Weebly. Because Weebly is a very, user-friendly tool, my students caught on quickly and some of them even taught me new features that I didn't even know existed. Each chapter, I replaced the previous year's project (poster, brochure, play, presentation, etc.) with an eProject, which the students completed on their own websites. My students, the digital natives that they are, looked forward to each chapter's project and had an ePortolio at the end of the year to represent all that they had learned.
 * A description of the project my students completed: **

Everything that your students need to do on Weebly can be done with you in the computer lab. Nothing has to be done in advance with this website. Prior to each visit to the computer lab (2 days per chapter), my students would receive the details of the project and, if necessary, would complete their rough drafts or do any other planning necessary.
 * What advanced preparation was necessary for my students to complete this project? **

I was able to use the same rubrics that I had used on the previous year’s projects. However, some minor changes to these rubrics had to be made to match the “e” in the “eProject.”
 * How did you assess this project? **

2 days were spent in the computer lab each chapter.
 * What was the timeline for the completion of this project? **

Example #1
 * Student work samples: **

Example #2

Example #3

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Example #5

Check out this page for a video and a handout on how to create a Weebly.
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