Creating your Online Classroom 2015 WAFLT Technology

Workshop
Presented by: Sarah Shea French Teacher
Heather Lawrence Spanish Teacher
Over the last few years, many of us have been encouraged to develop an online
presence for our classes. If you are like many of us, you may have a website with
a page for each of your classes but little to no content. You may have had great
ideas about what you could eventually do with your site if you had enough time
and tech savvy. This workshop is designed to give you the ideas and resources to
make your class website cool, interactive, and useful.
Parents and students are looking for up-to-date information in bite-sized
portions. We can give them this information in a variety of eye-catching
ways using four main tools:
-

Text Boxes
- Photos
Links
- Add-ons (Embed code - HTML)
- You can use these four tools in a variety of different ways to build
and enhance your website.
Items to include on your Home Page:
Teacher Information (personal info, schedule, contact
information, expectations)
- Email link (hyperlink)
- www.animoto.com (presentation tool photo/video movie
maker)
- www.goanimate.com (cartoon maker)
Pictures or video of you, your class, your school, trips, etc.
- Embed photo album
- www.vimeo.com
- www.youtube.com
Infographics
- www.pictogram.com
Class Mission Statement (Word Clouds)
- www.wordle.net
- www.tagxedo.com
Classroom Calendar of Events/Field Trips/Club Activities
- Google calendar
- www.upto.com
Link to district webpage
Items to include on your Class Pages:
Homework Information and Assignments
- http://www.scribd.com (to embed)
- link to textbook website
- File Upload (google forms, google docs, PDF)

studystack.com
quia.com
classtools.net
-

Project examples and instructions

Vocabulary Words (online flashcards, games, links)
quizlet.com
kahoot.com
- duolingo.com
PowerPoint Presentations - (Classroom Lessons)
- Google presentation
- Prezi
Class notes, assignments, corrections
- Scribd
- Google Docs
- Attachment
- Photo Album
SmartBoard Presentations
- Link from site to Smart notebook express
Tests & Quizzes
- quia.com
- Google forms
Bellringers
- blubbr.tv
- Google forms
- QR codes
- polleverywhere.com
Student Work (Tech assignments, videos, pictures)
- animoto.com
- vimeo.com
- scoop.it
- youtube
- glogster.com
- ivideo
Webquests (Sub plans, Projects, Flipped Classroom
activities)
Examples:
- Mardi Gras (Glogster)
- Present Tense Verbs (website)
- McDonalds (Link)
- Keep Calm (link)
- Louvre (website)
-

Miscellaneous Items to include in your site:

Competitions
- List of iPad
or scolarships
Apps used in the
Videos
Classroom
(music/fun/class)
- Online
Extra Credit
Dictionary
Links to
(Embed)
Research Sites,
- Social Media
Games,
Links/Feeds
Textbook,
- List of
Practice
presentation
Activities, etc.
tools or websites

used in the
Classroom
Link to page
of

games/activities
by topic
Clubs
Newsletter
Blog

It only takes a second for online visitors to form an opinion

about you from the look and feel of your website. You want
them to make positive assumptions about you as a
professional. Remember, clutter is confusing! Maintain a site
that is visually pleasing and gives easy to find, up-to-date
information.