Exploring Weebly

Today, I created my very first website, http://stephsict.weebly.com/.  It took a bit of playing around with, before I could actually do anything with it, but once I got the hang of it, I realised it was actually quite user friendly.

I decided to go further with the content on my wiki page, and explore the text "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sedak.  I tried putting similar things on the website as I did the wiki, and it seemed to work well.  I managed to upload images, create links, put in a YouTube video.  I could also add pages to the index page, making it easier to navigate.   

I found the many layouts to choose from quite visually appealing, however, it did not give the user full editing abilities.  

In a short period of time, I created 4 pages which were linked to each other. 

1. Index Page
2. Where the Wild Things Are - Introduction
3. Themes
4. Links (Further Reading)

I linked it back to the wiki page, and decided that I could actually create a discussion page, with a table for the students to add their input on the thematic concerns of the story.  

With the website as a static teaching tool, I made it a bit interactive by adding videos, and clickable buttons for navigation.  It allows for a rather linear form of thinking to happen and a step by step learning process.  I also added links for further reading, instead of cutting and pasting the information onto my website.  What was handy was that Weebly gave me the tool of finding images online, and instantly acknowledging the creator at the bottom of the page.  

The following image shows the SWOT analysis of the functionality of a website to support student learning and how students can use one to express their creativity.