Jimdo is used to create websites where teachers can post class pictures and videos, a calendar with weekly activities, and class news. It is a creative way for teachers to include parents in the child's educational life, and can also be used to foster parent-teacher communication through features such as a guestbook. Jimdo is easy to use and helps users get started by including an instructional video on its home page. One of the best aspects of Jimdo is that basic webpage designs are free. For $5.99 a month, users can upgrade to the business edition which includes more advanced features, but the basic webpage is appropriate for class websites. The basic edition allows for text, photo, video, and other input. To include young children in the actual designing of the site, the teacher would need to provide direct guidance. The best way to do this would be to allow the children to pick out photos and videos and narrate what text should be included on the website. This would eliminate children's frustration and confusion over navigation, but still familiarize them with websites and encourage their use of technology.

Webstarts allows users to create a webpage for sharing photos, videos, and information. A classroom teacher could create a class webpage that parents can access, increasing the parents' classroom involvement. My favorite part of this website is that there are preloaded templates to make designing a page simpler. One option even looks like a page from a scrapbook, allowing the teacher to make a "scrapbook" of her class.

Webs is a website creation tool that allows users to blog, share videos and photos, and engage in discussions in forums. The teacher could create a class website with pictures and videos of the children engaging in various activities. Parents could access this website to see what their children have been doing in class each day.

Jimdo allows you to make a free webpage. The homepage includes an instructional video with a brief overview of website creation. Overall the website is very easy to navigate. Jimdo can be used to create a class or teacher webpage. Photos or videos of class activities can be uploaded onto the webpage as well. The table creation tool could allow the teacher to create a class schedule for parents to access online.