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For my last blog posting…tonight, let’s
talk about ‘weebly’. To start, I would
like to say how easy and simple weebly is to use! The page design section has a variety of
style options to choose from and each option is set out clearly for the
user. A weebly can be designed to suit
your personality and style and that is something I really like and I feel that
learners could truly benefit from. I
know that when I feel connection with something, I am more likely to revisit it
and continue to work on it.
Some positive aspects about weebly are the
design capabilities, ease of use and enhancement capabilities. Weebly is very easy to use and can be
personalised for each learner and experience.
I personally like that I am in charge of where I want text and images to
be placed, instead of just editing pre-placed markers. I also like that it’s a website that doesn’t
require a lot of teaching to be comfortable in using. For this reflection I conducted a little
experiment and got my father, who is not very comfortable around computers, to
design a website. Within twenty minutes,
he had constructed a welcome page, placed some images, inserted a quote and
placed a divider to create a column structure.
I was really amazed at how someone who wasn’t very comfortable with
computers, was able to construct something in a short amount of time.
I also really like that weebly can be
enhanced into something that can be used for a business. Users are able to add store pages to sell
products. This can be really useful in schools
in regards to fundraising or business ventures and I am full steam ahead for
any system that teaches the youth of today about money.
I had a hard time thinking of some
negatives for weebly and the only thing that came to mind was that it was a
static website. In classroom
environments, it’s not a site that can be incorporated into learning
experiences, as it is a site that just holds information and can’t be
collaborated with other learners. I
think that a weebly could be a great tool for assignments, where students could
set out their assignment in a different format, but for the most part, I think
that the site doesn’t extend too much beyond a static website.
Along the same lines as the positive
aspects, some interesting aspects are how students could manipulate the site
into something that they require. For
technological natives, I’m sure that any future learner of mind would be able
to impress me with what they could create.
It’s always extremely interesting to see what the youth of today can
create and design!
After (not a lot of) thought, I definitely
believe that static websites could hold a place in the classroom. Though they may not have the same
functionality as blogs or wikispaces, with the right creative design and
thought, they could serve to be a platform for assignment submission, or to get
students to display their work in a creative way. I definitely couldn’t envision it being a
regular tool, but a useful tool nonetheless.
To view my current weebly…follow this link.
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