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Using Weebly.com to Publish ePortfoliosValerie R. Burton @MsBisOnline TCEA February 7, 2013 Session # 133551

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Using Weebly.com to Publish ePortfoliosValerie R. Burton@MsBisOnlineTCEAFebruary 7, 2013Session # 133551

Lets create a Weebly.com ePortfolio for yourself or your class that houses essays, photos, digital stories, presentations, videos and much, much more.

Publish a site that you will be proud of for years to come.

Thursday, 02/07/2013 5:00PM - 6:30PM , Room 10B Format PC Workshop Duration 90-minute

I am Valerie R. Burton, M. Ed.I am an English Language Arts teacher from New Orleans, Louisiana who looks for all opportunities to integrate technology into my classroom.

I blog. http://2blog2share2learn.edublogs.org/I tweet. http://twitter.com/MsBisOnlineI share. http://msbisonline.weebly.com/

Need to contact [email protected] or [email protected](504) 298-9764about.me/VRBurton myselfabout.me/BurtonsScholars my classLooking for a way to create ePortfolios for you and your students?In this session, we will create an ePortfolio for your professional use, and create a student sample for you to use with your students. Use Weebly.com to publish work, create a blog, and connect with others.

Weebly.com for ePortfolios ~ Smore poster http://bit.ly/WeeblyMsBWhy just write with pen on paper when you can post to your own website?Have you finished posting to your site? Weebly for EducatorsWeebly Educator is a free website builder for educators and has multiple uses: Post assignments Post class information Import files Import videos Import pictures Create links to other websites Create digital student portfolios Create classes and add students Collect assignments using the Digital Dropbox

gain an understanding of the importance of developing an ePortfolio.gather ideas for developing your own ePortfolio.see suggestions and examples of what to include in your ePortfolio.explore framework for building professional portfolios for educators and students.

Create an account on Weebly.comAdjust the themes to your preferencesAdd pagesPublish your new ePortfolio websiteVIP linksReferral code to use for 10 extra student accountshttp://bit.ly/MsBWeebly - go here to create your accountWeebly's resourceshttp://www.weebly.com/features.phpMy Weebly sitesMy ePortfolios -http://MsBisOnline.weebly.comMy sample student site -http://SampleEngSite.weebly.comPresentation Slides for this TCEA conventionhttp://bit.ly/MsBTCEA

http://bit.ly/MsBWeebly

Already have a Weebly account?Convert your old account to an Educational one and receive all of the benefits.

Fill in your school info .. Or notAnd then watch a demo, set up a class or create another website.

What do want to do with your site?Select a categorySelect the 1st option, its freeVoila!Your site has been created that quickly.Next, we examine the TabsWe will quickly look at the tabs that serves as guides for the dashboard.

Elements, Design, Pages, Editors and Settings.

Drag and drop the elements that you want and need. Elements to choose from

Many design themes to choose fromDesign optionsChange themes Change your font size/colorsAdd phone numberChange theme colorsChange title size/colorsConnect Social media

You can change the theme picture by clicking it.When you search for an image, Weebly will show you results from professional photographers, in addition to free Creative Commons images from Flickr.Add as many webpages or blogpages as necessaryDecide what pages you want includedI use this as a template for my class. I show them this picture so that they know how to set-up their ePortfolio pages.

Page TypesWith page types, you have 4 choices: a landing page, large header image, short header image, or no header image.

Sample pagesAwards/ScholarshipsCourseworkDigital storiesDescription of community activitiesGoalsLinks to relevant websitesPlans for career developmentResumeVideosSpecial skills / knowledge, technical skills, etc.New individual and collaborative skills are emerging. You can add others (or other email addresses) as editors of your websiteWeebly for Education is Perfect for You and Your StudentsUse it for creating classroom websites, student e-portfolios, and websites for assigned projects.Their drag & drop website editor is simple to use, and appropriate for use with students of all ages. Weebly enables your students to express themselves creatively using a variety of multimedia features, all within a protected environment that you control.No HTML or technical skills required!Weebly was named one of TIME's 50 Best Websites of the year.Just click add studentsWeebly for Education allows you to create sites for students or classroom projectsWeebly is easy to manipulateAdd / Edit textChange text fontsCreate linksAdd PDFs and other documentsAlter page layouts with multiple columnsUpload Images create a galleryCreate a slideshowMany, Many, Many OptionsAdd a calendarAdd a Google mapAdd a Twitter feedAdd a search fieldCreate a contact formAdd an RSS feedCreate a forumAdd an email newsletter or formAdd a pollAdd other embeddable contentEdit HTML/CSS of a theme

Weebly.comfor ePortfolios and easy websites

Class website publish announcements, tips and reminders for parents and studentsClass ePortfolio collect assignments and artifacts to be showed off and shared.Student ePortfolio - highlight classwork, community service activities, awards and recognitions.

Use a Weebly site for ePortfolioshttp://www.weebly.com/A quick How To videoWeebly.com How I use (or plan to use)My Weebly siteshttp://4eportfolios.weebly.comhttp://MsBisOnline.weebly.comhttp://SampleEngSite.weebly.comI have a Weebly ePortfolio / website Now What?Well, here comes the fun part now!!!!Here are some things that you can do with your new siteLets get readyyyyy to publish!!!!46Collaborative projectsCollaboration teams posta detailed outline of their projecta log of the conversation and decision-making that went into constructing and executing the projecta final presentation. Each team should design its own assessment rubric by editing a webpage to show all the features of an excellent project.* Each week, a team of students will edit a page to collaboratively identify and define key words and phrases from that weeks readings and class discussion. Lexicon teams

*Each week, a team of four students works between meetings of class sessions to update an enhanced e-book that includes the notes, lexicon entries, and mindmaps for that week, with graphics, text, and live links. * In addition, e-book teams develop a webpage on best practices and procedures.E-book teams

*Students can be required to post a short (a few sentences or a short paragraph) synopsis of each reading in the students blog. Students can be requested to create a short dialog between the authors of each weeks textslist ways in which the subject of the texts could affect the students life or societyreflect on the implications of the texts for life online in the futureanswer their own key questions from their own perspectiveBlog Reflections

Real-time note-taking and backchannelTeams of four take notes using a real-time note-taking handing off to another team every half hour, publishing their notes to the class site after the end of the class session.Students can use collaborative tools to engage in parallel, relevant online discussion in real time through the web, Facebook, Twitter, or Facebook.VIP linksReferral code to use for 10 extra student accountshttp://bit.ly/MsBWeebly - go here to create your accountWeebly's resourceshttp://www.weebly.com/features.phpMy Weebly sitesMy ePortfolios -http://MsBisOnline.weebly.comMy sample student site -http://SampleEngSite.weebly.comPresentation Slides for this TCEA conventionhttp://bit.ly/MsBTCEA

Contact me if you need me

I am an English Language Arts teacher from New Orleans, Louisiana who looks for all opportunities to integrate technology into my classroom.

I blog. http://2blog2share2learn.edublogs.org/I tweet. http://twitter.com/MsBisOnlineI share. http://msbisonline.weebly.com/

Need to contact [email protected] or [email protected](504) 298-9764about.me/VRBurton myselfabout.me/BurtonsScholars my classYou access files online at the attendee website at www.tcea.org or directly at http://goo.gl/Agxy6 . Use the schedule search to find the presenter name or session title. Click on the presentation and the click on each file and save to your computer. How can I access your handout and presentation if I want them?Any Questions ? ? ?

Session EvaluationPlease provide feedback on my awesome session through the convention mobile app or online survey at: www.tcea.org/surveysMy session number (133551)

Thank you for coming and I hope that you enjoyed the session.Need to contact [email protected] or [email protected](504) 298-9764about.me/VRBurton myselfabout.me/BurtonsScholars my class