The Steps Involved In Creating A Classroom Website
There are
several tasks you need to complete before you even begin designing your classroom
website. You have to be sure that you know what they are, and have the tools
necessary to perform them. Listed below are the different steps in the process
that you need to address. The first thing you need to do is find out what your
district's policy on web page creation is. There may be a web server controlled
by your district where you can "host" your classroom website. If they
do, they will probably have rules and regulations governing the publication of
content that you will need to adhere to. The pages you create may need to be reviewed
by a committee, or you may even have the freedom to publish your pages without
having to consult with anyone. It all depends on district policy, and you need
to know what that is It's important to know the limits of what you can and
cannot do, especially when publishing students' work. "Hosting"
simply refers to the web server on which you will publish your website. It's
where the web pages live. Hosting usually costs money, though there are plenty
of hosts offering free web space. They often display adverts on your pages so that
they can make at least some money back. Some free hosts perform quite slowly so
that you'll be waiting for a while before web pages load completely in your
browser. It's up to you whether you want to put up with the limitations imposed
by such free web hosts. If you have a budget to spend, you'll find that you can
get a good host for around $5/month. Alternatively, if your school district
runs its own web server, you may not have to pay anything - or put up with
annoying adverts. Check with your district first.
If you have
internet access at home, your account usually comes with some free web space,
so you may be able to use that to house your classroom website. Most hosts, be
they free or paid for, provide tools to help you create web pages. This is
especially useful if you are a novice and don't know HTML.
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