Creation & Hosting
Free website design and hosting. Option to keep website private (you invite people to view the page) or to post it publicly (open to anyone online). Includes a template for a classroom website.
Free website creation & hosting. Templates provided. Advertising for scholastic and affiliates appears on webpages.
Free website creation and hosting. Provides several diferent opportunities to increase communication between teacher and parents. Also to increase student participation outside the classroom- discussion boards, group setup, mailing lists. For more details, click on "Learn More"
Classroom Social Network. Teachers create a classroom page, including discussion boards, assignments, a calendar, and announcements. Students log in to their classroom and can post questions, comments, discussions, links, pictures, etc. for their classmates.
$39 per year. Create & host a class website. Templates are available to use. Click on Teacher Sites, then features for more details.
$39 per year. Create & host website. Templates available to use. Click on Teacher Sites, then features & pricing for more details. More professional looking than TeacherWeb sites.
Free tool that lets you schedule parent volunteers, schedule parent conferences, make school supply lists, and more. Made for teachers, parent volunteers, and coaches.
Articles on Website Design
Article from University of Washington about creating a class website. Geared toward University teaching staff, but ideas are applicable to any teachers.
Article describing what a teacher should and should not include on their class website in order to increase traffic and communication.
Article from Western Michigan University about creating a class website- what you should do to prepare the site, what should be included, and additional resources for more information.
Tutorials
Lessons on how to create web content- advanced web design.
Amphi Guidelines for websites.