Teacher Websites...

My district uses WordPress for teachers to create their classroom websites, but we also have the option of using something else as long as it's approved by our administrator. Are there any websites that you prefer to use that are free or low cost? I've looked at Google sites, but I haven't figured out how to use their templates...

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Wylie on September 7, 2011 at 9:39pm

We use Google Sites and it is fine once you get use to it, but it's not always for everybody.

I would recommend checking out Weebly for Education. Free sites, no advertising, all drag and drop, lots of themes, free domain hosting if needed, and the ability to create monitored student blogs too.

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Permalink Reply by Christopher Casal on September 8, 2011 at 10:31am

My school is up on Google Apps so teachers can easily use Google Sites.

We also offer professional development on Wikispaces and Blogspot for teachers that want a different site setup.

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Permalink Reply by Vivian Mat on September 9, 2011 at 12:30am

what about weebly? or wix? they are totally free and very fun to use... viviana

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Permalink Reply by Bob Mathews on September 9, 2011 at 7:49am

You don't say what you teach, but if you teach high school math or science, WordPress is the best because of the capability for adding equations and formulas. Google Docs is not a great choice for math or science teachers because although it has an equation editor, it's limited in capability and not all that easy to use compared to alternatives.

Edublogs is another option. There's no built-in capability for math, but MathType has a "translator" that lets you put equations and formulas in easily.