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Michelle Pederson

Wix Website Creator - 4 views

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started by Michelle Pederson on 04 Nov 09 no follow-up yet
  • Michelle Pederson
     
    Wix is a site where anyone can create their own website. It is free, after you create an account. This site is very user-friendly, giving you steps to follow to set up your website, and it gives you the freedom to design your website however you want. Some of the commands, like linking one page to another page, can be somewhat confusing (it took me a few tries to get it to work correctly!) but there is a help page that answers all kinds of questions. You can add text boxes that scroll, picture slideshows, words that change colors or fade away, a comments box, links to other websites, and numerous pages on the same site, as well as many other things. Anything you want to do with a website seems possible with Wix.

    With children, especially preschoolers, this website creation tool could be rather confusing. You have to drag text boxes and pictures to where you want them, and you have to choose what items should be at the front and which should be at the back. Also, it would be difficult for young children to understand what they are putting on a website, so it is important for teachers or parents to guide the children in order to keep important information safe. For an older child who is familiar with the way websites work, Wix could be a fun tool for school projects or for classroom websites. I think that the best uses of this website creator would be to create a classroom website of activity ideas, a website for teachers to show parents what is going on in the classroom, or a site used for children to show off their projects or papers.
    This website creator would be used most effectively by older elementary students who have a clear understanding of the internet and websites, and they could learn more about how websites work and how they can share their ideas online with peers, relatives, and others. The website that a child creates can be set as private so that it will not come up in search engines nor will it be located on Wix's website gallery.
Michelle Pederson

Yola - 1 views

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    This site allows anyone to create their own website. It is easy to use, and it can help you create an educational website. It seems to be more aimed at use for businesses, but it could easily be used to create a website for a preschool classroom to keep the parents and teachers on the same page!
Michelle Pederson

Moogo - 3 views

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    This site is child-friendly and would be great for making your own website. It is easy to use, and it gives you many ways to create a unique, colorful, and educational website. There are many examples of websites that can be viewed as well.
Michelle Pederson

Wix - 1 views

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    This is a great site for creating a website. It is easy to use, gives you lots of options to create an individualized and unique website, and could be used in any classroom (from preschool to college!) for creating a class website to keep students, parents, and teachers on the same page.
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