A teacher website fosters communication and transparency between teachers and families. Websites are also a great way to house and highlight all that you do in the classroom! These are the three simple methods to create a teacher website:
Most school districts in California use Blackboard, a web-based software, to build their district and school websites. You can easily add a page for yourself and each faculty member that links directly back to the school or district's home page. Here's how:
PROS:
CONS:
Anyone with a Google account can create a website for free using Google Sites. It is another Google Suite Application such as Google Forms or Google Docs. However, I recommend that you create your Google Site under your own personal account, and then share it with your school account. This ensures that you remain control of your content and pages even if you retire or switch school sites.
PROS:
Very easy to use
Visually appealing
Easy to embed photos, files and videos from your Google Drive
You can easily add collaborators to help you edit/maintain the pages
You can still link it to a Blackboard page
Content/pages are saved on your Google Drive
CONS:
You will not have an easy domain name
You will need to link it to your school's webpage
There are some limited features: Example--you cannot accept PayPal donations for your classroom
Although it is a for-profit company, GoDaddy has many free webpage options if you are looking for a simple teacher webpage. GoDaddy also has professional options and 24/7 support if you don't mind paying a little. Some school districts also have educational discounts set up for their teachers using GoDaddy.
PROS:
Visually appealing
Professional
24/7 service support
Unlimited options for $--including things like accepting monetary classroom donations and linking a Teachers-Pay-Teachers store
You can make your own domain name
You can add any content you want
CONS:
It can be expensive depending on what options you choose to buy for your domain and pages
You will need to link it to your school's webpage
If your account is inactive for a certain amount of time, you will lose your content
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