What are some good free hosts to create a class website for senior secondary students ?

I want a site to use as a portal where i can post general information and links to a class blog, twitter etc.. thanks.

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I've seen a lot of people using wordpress or blogger to create homepages these days.  I also think if you have a google account you can make a webpage through them.

For sharing information with my students and with staff too (as opposed to a site where we can all edit) I use WordPress (.com) and have been very pleased with it. I have several WordPress blogs. I am astonished at what you get for free!

 

For a site where my class and I can all collaborate then Wikispaces.

 

You can indeed use Google as Katie says. Blogger too is popular.

Thanks. I  thought that maybe  a lot of teachers were using blogs as websites.
I use blogger to organize lessons for high schoolers.  A wiki is better if you want student input however.
Thanks. I've been playing around with wordpress and blogger-- and blogger seems much more user friendly.

Hi Chris,

 

Yes Blogger is more user-friendly, but Wordpress has more power. You can create more of a website around it, whereas blogger is geared to, well, blogging.

 

Also, you can download wordpress and install it locally, if you have a server for it to run on.

My first year using wiki with a 12th grade government/economics class and very pleased with the results....great for blending text, media, visuals
@ Johnathan Chase Would you post you wiki site? I am curious to see how you use it for academics. Thanks!

Showed my students this video in September to introduce wiki...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

 

Here is the home page for our class wiki...

 

http://chaseusgovernment.wikispaces.com/

 

Class projects, assignments and activities are all listed in the margin to the left. Each is a link to a sub-page where the specific assignment is introduced. On many of the pages there are also links for students to post reponses on the wiki.

 

Assignments have evolved over the course of the year, began by focusing on collaborative writing and gradually my focus has shifted to individual responses. We didn't get to every assignment/activity this year, the oldest assignments are at the top of the list and the more recent at the bottom.

 

We just finished the Norma Rae Soundtrack activity early last week... a few students have yet to post a response. The "Waiting For Superman" activity just started this past week as well...we are still viewing the film in class.

Johnathan, Please take a look at http://www.globaleducationconference.com/index.html

I scanned your Global Cultural Exchange page on the wiki. It would be great if your students were to present in the GEC Student Strand about their experiences in your exchange!  Have you looked at flatclassroomsprojects? I'm thinking this would be up your alley....!

Thanks, I'll check it out
 


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