Geaux_Online

=Geaux Online= Are you ready to have your class geaux online? This workshop focuses on various avenues you can use to create a website for your classroom. You will even get to try out two of the possibilities hands-on! Don't worry about this being too time consuming, because this workshop is focused on the philosophy of "working smarter not harder."
 * Presenter: Lisa Dick**

**What is your Comfort Level?**
http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTY5NDcwMzQzOA

What Not to Do
http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/worst-websites-of-2010.html I wish we had an hour to spend on this
 * Keep it simple
 * Use short titles for your pages
 * Keep pages short to avoid excessive scrolling
 * Reading from a computer is 25% slower than reading paper documents
 * Use animations effectively and sparingly
 * Watch load time with pictures, animations, and banners
 * Always be able to return to home page from anywhere on site
 * Include contact information
 * Check grammar and spelling
 * Watch for visual readability or colors and size

Get Lots of Ideas

 * Google Advanced Search
 * Create a Folder
 * Make a List of Items/Pages/etc
 * Philosophy of education
 * Class schedule
 * Daily quote
 * Weather
 * Homework
 * Class Rules
 * Syllabus
 * Photos
 * Sites links
 * Quizzes
 * Files

Plan, but Start Small

 * Select the basics such as home, contact, about
 * Add others that you already have prepared
 * Add other items one at a time

Learn to Evaluate Websites
ABCs of Website Evaluation

**Comfort Level One**
Examples: Teacher Web, Wiki, NiceNet > http://wikispaces.com > http://www.commoncraft.com/video/wikis >> http://rocketxtreme.wikispaces.com/ >> http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis
 * Wiki ~ If you can type on word, you can wiki;)
 * Wiki in Plain English Video
 * Let's Practice
 * Practice 1
 * Practice 2
 * Practice 3
 * Practice 4
 * Practice 5
 * Practice 6
 * Practice 7
 * Practice 8
 * Practice 9
 * Practice 10
 * Things to Remember
 * Create an Account
 * Adding Information and Pages
 * Permission Levels
 * Links, Files, Widgets
 * Samples in Education
 * Rocket Extreme
 * Educational Wikis

**[[image:comic-14.jpg width="400" height="240" align="right"]]Comfort Level Two**
Examples: Weebly, Shutterfly, Wix, Blogs > http://techietiders.blogspot.com > http://www.mrspearcesclass.com/http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/// > //http://www.billingsmiddleschool.org/beta/http://lhsdemath.blogspot.com/ > http://sch00lstuff.blogspot.com/ >> http://louisefranksdesigns.com/blogdesigns/ >> http://shabbyblogs.com/ >> http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/ >> Dropbox >> Google Calendar >> ClustrMaps >> LibraryThing >> Voiki >> Translater >> Pictures >> News
 * **Blog ~** http://www.blogger.com OR http://edublogs.org
 * **Sample Blogs for Class Website**
 * **Create a Blog Walkthrough**
 * **Customizing**
 * **Blog Templates**
 * **Widgets**

**Comfort Level Three**
Examples: Brain Honey, Blackboard, Edu 2.0, Schoology > An LMS is a fun functioning virtual classroom such as Blackboard.
 * **LMS ~ Learning Management System**
 * **FREE Example: http://edu20.org (http://mindenhighschool.edu20.org)**
 * **View Sample**