How to Create a Teacher's Web Page

by Woody Schuldt

Overview

Running a classroom can be a challenging process--every student has a unique learning process. To account for these differences, teachers can use the Internet to add new mediums for learning. Not only can a website help to educate, it can help with the more clerical parts of schooling. Students can access class calendars, multimedia projects related, and assignment lists. Two major stages are required to make such a site: creating content and then transferring that content to an accessible online format.
Creating Content

Step 1

Grab a blank piece of paper and start planning. Make a list of points you would like to cover on your website such as calendars, contact details, or specific learning areas.
Step 2

Organize the content into logical categories. A website with too many links can be overwhelming, so similar topics should be grouped together. Ideally your homepage will have no more than five links.
Step 3

Write out the information directly relevant to your courses. Compile a list of important dates, and get any contact information you wish to share prepared. This will help to ensure that nothing is forgotten.
Step 4

Browse the Internet for multimedia to include for your subjects. Visit YouTube (link provided below) for educational videos, and scour for images that could aid students. Charts and diagrams can be especially useful for visual learners and especially conceptual information. Be sure to check the website of your textbooks' publisher for materials designed especially for users of their books.
Step 5

Make a short write-up to tie together your online multimedia. The advantage over the Internet presents itself in a variety of multimedia. The goal is to make the content flow together in a meaningful manner rather than to present a disorganized mishmash of images and videos. Simply giving a brief explanation of a video or explaining how a diagram and video can be tied together should be sufficient.

Publishing the Website

Step 1

Navigate to Google Sites using your Internet browser (link provided below).
Step 2

Create an account with Google by clicking "Sign up with Sites." If you already use any other Google services such as Gmail the same information can be used to log in.
Step 3

Press "Create Site" and choose a title and design. Be sure to fill the circle that allows everyone to see your page.
Step 4

Press "Create new page" to get started on the homepage. You'll be able to type, add images and links, and alter the text with colors and other effects much like in basic word processing software.
Step 5

Organize the page in a way that links and content are easily separated by users.
Step 6

Create more pages for each topic that you wish to cover, and set up the links in the same way. Consistency amongst pages makes a site easy to navigate.
Step 7

Fill in each page with the items you compiled earlier.

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Frequently update your website to keep students interested. If you find a funny video related to your subject, post it. A good color scheme is important. New webmasters frequently combine colors that make text impossible to read. Remember, light text on a dark background, and vice versa.
Frequently update your website to keep students interested. If you find a funny video related to your subject, post it.
A good color scheme is important. New webmasters frequently combine colors that make text impossible to read. Remember, light text on a dark background, and vice versa.
Be careful linking to outside sources, especially when teaching young children. Remember, the Internet isn't static. A website can change in seconds.
Be careful linking to outside sources, especially when teaching young children. Remember, the Internet isn't static. A website can change in seconds.