A number of sites let teachers put together web pages very quickly.
To make life easier still, they load your
page on a server and give it a URL.
Remember, though, Microsoft Office products now give the option
of "saving to the web." That means
you can make a web page like this almost as easily as you type a memo. You do have to find a server to put it on, though.
LightSpan
(http://www.lightspan.com)
LightSpan allows to create a class web site that has
announcements, links and group email.
Here's ours.
TrackStar
(http://scrtec.org/track/):
Just fill in the blanks and you have a pretty acceptable list of links to help your students
through their assignments. With a little more work, the site lets you spruce things up with an image and a bit of color. There is also a tool for making quizzes related to the sites you select. All very easy.
Filamentality (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/intro.html):
A site that allows teachers to (fairly) easily create not only focused reference lists, but complex learning sites complete with interactivity. It is aimed to support the "WebQuest" format for project-based learning.
QUIA: Quizzes and Games you can make on line
(http://www.quia.com/):
Just what it says, and more like this are appearing constantly.
eGroups
(http://www.egroups.com):
eGroups allows you to set up Mail Lists, Chat Rooms and Calendars to use with
groups. If you are very "with-it" technologically it may be great for your classroom. If not, you still
might want to use it for a class or family reunion.
WebQuests
(http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html)
Unlike the others, this is not an on-line tool but a
powerful approach to the construction of web-based, inquiry-oriented
lessons on line. Here is an
example of a WebQuest for an elementary class.
