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Create your Website
We will be using Weebly for Students to create your websites. You will be given a login and password to your Weebly account. This Weebly's purpose is to create a website to share your country research with an audience of people that extends outside of our classroom.
Use this login to access your Student Weebly: http://students.weebly.com/
Use this login to access your Student Weebly: http://students.weebly.com/
Step to Follow to Setup Your Weebly Website
- Once you have logged in, you will begin to Edit your site. You will need to create a domain name for your site. I recommend you use your first name and your country name (no spaces). If this combination is not available, add a number after this name. This will become part of the live web address for your published site.
- Start by choosing a Theme for your website. Using the Design tab, go to Change Theme. This will determine the look and color scheme for your font. Pick a theme that looks nice, is appropriate and not distracting. Also, choose colors that look nice and not distracting. You may also choose fonts, under the Design tab, go to Change Font. Choose font types, colors, and sizes that are appropriate and easy to read fonts. You should not choose more than two different fonts for your website. Make sure if you choose images that they are supported and related to the text and topic of the website and the specific web page content.
- Using the Pages tab, Add and name Standard Pages according to your Web Design map from the previous step. You are not able to have more than 5 pages in your site.
- Begin creating your site by going through the steps you defined in the Web Site Design Steps handout by adding different webpage elements within Weebly.
- Beginner's Guide: First Steps ~ this is a great video, but a long video. Watch it if you want to learn more!