1. Classroom Website Choices

2. Key Considerations One-way or Two-way communication Supported Features Ease of Use Student Access

3. Teacher Landing Pages Every teacher will have a “landing page” which will be created for them in Sharepoint. 3 Choices Only have a landing page Develop out your landing page into a site to hold all the resources that you want to share with students, parents and the public Create a separate classroom website and link to it on your Sharepoint landing page

4. Sharepoint One-way communication Many features available (including video, audio) Ease of Use: Steep learning curve No student login required http://sharepoint- test.k12albemarle.org/school/CAES/Classrooms2/s ampleteachersite/Pages/default.aspx

5. Creating a Non-Sharepoint Website You have several choices Google Sites Weebly Word Press WikiSpaces Edmodo (2-way) Blackboard (2-way)

6. Google Sites One-way Communication (2-way if you incorporate other Google apps) Many features (including video, surveys) Fairly easy to use No log in required Example Site: https://sites.google.com/a/k12albemarle.org/mrs- effland-s-class/ https://sites.google.com/a/k12albemarle.org/mrs- effland-s-class/ Click here for a Demo...

7. Weebly One-way (unless you pay) No audio or video upload on the free version (but you can link to YouTube videos) Very easy to use (clearly labeled drag-and-drop interface) No student login on the free version Sample Site: http://srmichelle.weebly.com/index.htmlhttp://srmichelle.weebly.com/index.html Weebly for Education: http://education.weebly.com/http://education.weebly.com/ Pro Account ($40/year) features Click here for a Demo...

8. Word Press Primarily used as a blogging tool, but you can change settings to make it act like a traditional webpage One-way communication (although it does give the ability to comment on posts) You can upload video, pics, audio and pdf files. You cannot upload Word or Powerpoint files. The file size max is 8 MB. Word Press has a fairly easy to learn interface. http://screencast.com/t/fDRQWHfIqRl

9. WikiSpaces Lll Example site: http://crosbyclass.wikispaces.com/ http://crosbyclass.wikispaces.com/

10. Edmodo

11. Blackboard Two-way Communication Many features including embedded YouTube videos, tests, assignments, journals, discussion boards and more Fairly easy to use, although the number of choices may feel confusing at first Students must log in to access the course. They have one login for all their courses in Bb. http://screencast.com/t/IDDbBzuSXb