Free Web Hosting for Teachers
Free Web Hosting for Teachers
Your Class Website (Part 2)
In looking back at many of the links I had collected for free teacher web hosting over the years I was disappointed to see that many of them are no longer free. These sites are specifically made for teachers and have a pre-made template that allows you to fill in information and it posts it to the web. One that is still available is Teacherweb.com. For simply putting basic information on the web it’s a great system. It is easy to sign up and it even gives you the option to print a flyer out with your web site address to distribute to parents. Then it is a matter of going to the pages and editing the content. Step by step directions are on the screen, and are clear and easy to follow. The site is simple and attractive, with the ability to customize the colors in the setup. For posting basic information about homework, calendar, announcements, teacher information, or websites, this tool is great.
If you want to post student work, or upload documents for parents to download you are out of luck. The template is set and there is little you can do to customize. Although this may not be a problem for some I like the idea of being able to change my site around to a way that it fits me. Despite the disadvantages of limited customization it still may be a good idea to set up a page. My page can be found at: http://teacherweb.com/UT/EnterpriseElementary/MrYardley/index.html
The advantage is that if parents happen to find teacher web on the internet, which is likely because of there high ranking in search engines, it will be easy for teachers to find you. I then put a link on my link page, and the announcement page to my primary web site for parents. If I’m going to take the time to create a website, I want my parents to be able to find it and this is one way of helping that happen. It took me about 20 minutes to register and set up my teacherweb.com site, so the process is well worth your time. If this is your primary site upkeep is quick and easy.
There is another class of free web hosts out there that allows you a much greater degree of control, that have great design tools that may better fit your needs. These are common free hosting sites that allow just about anyone to create web pages and post them on the web. They are paid for by advertising that is automatically placed on your site. To me having a bunch of advertising on a teacher site is not that good of an idea but that is just me. The problem is that you have no control over what advertising is placed on the site. I just don’t thing it would be good for a gambling ad to come up on my class website. But if you are willing to overlook this small disadvantage, these tools provide a great and easy way to create a great website. Although most have space limits they are able for most websites, unless you start adding a lot of video, or audio files to the site. Following is a list of the most common free hosts:
Angel Fire
Geo Cities
Tripod
Your Class Website (Part 2)
In looking back at many of the links I had collected for free teacher web hosting over the years I was disappointed to see that many of them are no longer free. These sites are specifically made for teachers and have a pre-made template that allows you to fill in information and it posts it to the web. One that is still available is Teacherweb.com. For simply putting basic information on the web it’s a great system. It is easy to sign up and it even gives you the option to print a flyer out with your web site address to distribute to parents. Then it is a matter of going to the pages and editing the content. Step by step directions are on the screen, and are clear and easy to follow. The site is simple and attractive, with the ability to customize the colors in the setup. For posting basic information about homework, calendar, announcements, teacher information, or websites, this tool is great.
If you want to post student work, or upload documents for parents to download you are out of luck. The template is set and there is little you can do to customize. Although this may not be a problem for some I like the idea of being able to change my site around to a way that it fits me. Despite the disadvantages of limited customization it still may be a good idea to set up a page. My page can be found at: http://teacherweb.com/UT/EnterpriseElementary/MrYardley/index.html
The advantage is that if parents happen to find teacher web on the internet, which is likely because of there high ranking in search engines, it will be easy for teachers to find you. I then put a link on my link page, and the announcement page to my primary web site for parents. If I’m going to take the time to create a website, I want my parents to be able to find it and this is one way of helping that happen. It took me about 20 minutes to register and set up my teacherweb.com site, so the process is well worth your time. If this is your primary site upkeep is quick and easy.
There is another class of free web hosts out there that allows you a much greater degree of control, that have great design tools that may better fit your needs. These are common free hosting sites that allow just about anyone to create web pages and post them on the web. They are paid for by advertising that is automatically placed on your site. To me having a bunch of advertising on a teacher site is not that good of an idea but that is just me. The problem is that you have no control over what advertising is placed on the site. I just don’t thing it would be good for a gambling ad to come up on my class website. But if you are willing to overlook this small disadvantage, these tools provide a great and easy way to create a great website. Although most have space limits they are able for most websites, unless you start adding a lot of video, or audio files to the site. Following is a list of the most common free hosts:
Angel Fire
Geo Cities
Tripod
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