Creating a website from plain and
simple to challenging
http://www.wordpress.com
http://sites.google.com
http://www.wix.com
http://wikispaces.com
•Library information:
•Your name
•Title
•Email address
•Library phone number
•Principal’s Name
•List of all the schools on the campus
•The hours the library is open
•Link to the school website (if available),
•Other library sites you have created (Facebook, Twitter, a
Blog, etc.)
Resources for students and teachers:
•Pathfinders
•NOVEL databases
•Research links
Different types of resources (Reference, primary
sources, different reading levels, articles, etc.)
Generating questions
Searching Strategies
Evaluating Information
Avoiding Plagiarism
Note-taking and paraphrasing
Graphic Organizers to organize and synthesis
information
Links for Presentation software (Prezi, Wikispaces,
etc.)
Citation Links
Technology Links:
Multimedia sites
Search Engines beyond Google
Subject specific search engines
Tech Support Sites
Teacher Resource Links:
Lesson Plan Sites
Rubric Generators
Test and Quiz Generator Links
Grading Links
Educator Resources
•Reading Links:
Author websites
Book List and recommendation sites
Online bookshelf sites
Fan sites
Genre sites
•News Updates (New books, schedule changes, grants awarded, etc.)
•Program Goals for the year
•Curriculum (Links to SLS website)
•Collaborative projects with Teachers//Student Work
•Monthly Reports (Number of classes worked with, number of students
worked with, catalog circulation statistics, database statistics, Resource
statistics (daily counts)
•Fundraising Efforts
•Suggestion Box for book title requests, DVD requests, program
requests, etc.
WordPress.com
Simple and Clean
Sample Page: http://lncmedia.wordpress.com/
Signup for the free blog
You have to choose the blog option because it is free.
Make it public if this is the option you are choosing.
Appearance
You can change the appearance of your website
by clicking on the left-hand link for Appearance.
The Themes section allows you to choose a preset background layout. Remember that widgits
are shortcuts to applications (ex. Google Maps).
Remember: the widget does not disappear so
make certain you want it to be a permanent fixture
on your page. You can also add menus for
different pages, resource list, categories, etc. The
background allows for the changing of that color,
and the header is the title style.
Some of the different themes:
I chose this one because it is very plain and clean.
Dashboard
This is the main control site where you will add posts, categories, and
control the features of your page. Click on the link to see the updates in a
new browser tab. The QuickPress adds items to the Categories section.
Pages
The pages section allows you
to control the messages on the
front and to the left side. The
About is the default section on
the front page.
I would add my news
and daily
announcements here
and put the more longterm aspects under
Categories.
You can open or close the comments section on your blog if you
want patrons to respond to the text or not.
Categories
These appear on the right side of the main page and help you to
organize the main topics you want to add to your page. For example,
Appeal Terms, Pathfinders, Databases, Research tools, etc.
However, before a category can appear, you must type a post
within it.
POSTS
You add the posts to the categories in order for the categories to be visible as
well as the posts.
This is what the start of a page will look
like.
Daily/Weekly Changes
More Permanent
Resources
Creating a Website in Google
Sample Site:
https://sites.google.com/site/the
unquietlibrary/home
Google allows you to setup the
template and style right away
I choose the classroom template. You can also set up your web address
right away and choose the theme of the template if you don’t want to use the
default. Remember with a pre-set template comes pre-set pages, files, and
images so you may want to start from scratch.
Further Editing
Format, Table, Layout: These allow you to change the format of text, insert a
table and change the column layout of the page
Editing the sidebar: Remember the sidebar editing button is at the bottom of the
page. Here is the page after my edits:
Adding a new page: Click on the Create page in the top right-corner. You can
add a page, an announcement, list, or file cabinet for uploading files
How to create a site/basic editing
Adding Links: You can type in any text you would like, highlight it and then click
on the link button to add it. Make certain to click on web page to type in a URL.
Inserting PowerPoints, Videos (only from Google and Youtube), Surveys, Docs,
Images, etc.
You can upload any Microsoft Product (PP, Excel, Word) to Google and have it converted
into a Google App (some formatting may be lost) to then insert into your site. Below is an
example of inserting a Presentation done in Google Forms into the website.
Managing a site
Site Appearance: Theme, Colors and Fonts, and Layout
Click on Manage Site to change these aspects.
Site Settings: Allows you to change the
Web Address, who you share the site with, editing
privileges, etc.
Site Content: You can see the list of pages on
your site, attachments, revision history, etc.
Wikispaces
And Glogster
Sample Page:
http://newtoolsworkshop.wikispaces.com/
You want to add a Glogster to your
Wikispaces page.
Sign up for an account with Glogster
2. Click on Create new Glog
3. Delete elements by clicking on them and clicking on the trash
can
4. First, choose a page wall for the background design
1.
Next, insert text by clicking on the text
option.
Choose the Title or style you want and then
move it where you want it to appear on the
page.
Click on Edit to change the color or font
style, add a link or add effects. The rest of
the buttons are for position (move to the
front, etc.)
Next, you want to add some graphics (only from
the Glogster library), images (you can upload),
or sound (you can upload) I added images and
links to mine. See below:
Sample Page
Next, you want to publish your Glog and make it public or private. Click over
the embed code to copy it.
Wikispaces
•Create an account in Wikispaces and open the page
•Click on Edit Page
•Open the Widgit button:
•Click on Other HTML button and paste the code from Glogster
Change the code of the height and width to make
the Glogster larger
Then, decide how you want your Glogster to be positioned
Voila!
Sample Page:
http://www.wix.com/lellis3/library-example
WIX
First, choose your template
Remember that your computer must have Flash in order for
this to work. Wix scrolls from left to right.
The buttons at the top
The file allows you to save, the edit to copy and delete functions,
arrange objects forward or backwards, add a new page, HELP
buttons, and the icons are for zooming in and out.
Changing Text
You can change the text on the screen by simply doubleclicking on it and typing in new text. The popup above appears
when you click on the text. It allows you to adjust the text,
edit it, link it, or lock it from further editing changes.
The Edit function allows you to change
the font size, color, etc.
Managing Sections
You can change the defaults of each section by clicking on them and
then Managing them: replacing the images by uploading your own,
text, or any other property. The manage feature allows the contours
of the original section to remain intact.
The buttons on the left: Adding to a page
Page Parts: This allows you to add a different
background (except on a template), mini pages,
buttons, etc.
Media: Upload photos, video, music, and other
files on the computer (Wix has a library of photos
and music)
Clip Art: Upload any from your computer; Wix
has its own gallery of clip art
Text: Add text to a page
Galleries: Add an interactive mini-slide show,
photo gallery, etc. (See below) Sizes have fixed
minimum.
Widgets: “An element of a graphical user interface
that displays information or provides a specific way for a
user to interact with the application” (eg., Google Maps).
Note: If you activate a widget, it is always on the
page. You can contract the size of it, but it becomes
a permanent part of your website
The last editing section
Once you make a change to the page, you can add a link to it,
effects like shading, behaviors when the text or image has the
mouse roll-over it, and/or add animations
This is an example of effects being added to a
background photo of the site. You can do the
same things with images, shapes, and text.
Adding Pages
By clicking on the add pages button on the top right side, you can
add as many as you like. However, you have to link any new pages to
the main one for them to be accessed. The ones below were added
with the Page Parts=>Menu option. Remember to add a link back.
The Site Settings allow you to choose a
domain name, general appearance.
Etc.