By Valerie Burton
@MsBisOnline

 students have an opportunity to take
ownership of their learning
 content can be selected by the student
(with teacher guidance)
 they allow for self-reflection by the
student
 feedback can be given by the teacher
and/or parent

 Go to www.weebly.com.
 Enter a username, password and email
address.

 Now you need to personalize it for
your needs
◦ Cute and whimsical
◦ Project oriented
◦ Professional and mature

 Click on the “Designs” tab.
 Weebly has many different designs to
choose from. Just hover your mouse
over one of the designs, and Weebly
will show you what it would look like.

 Create a New Page
 Create Sub-Pages
 Hide Pages from the Navigation
 Password Protect Pages
 Copy / Delete Pages
 Reorder Pages
 Redirect / Link a New Page to Another Site

 Awards / Scholarships
 Learning Log
 Coursework
 Digital Story of a particular artifact
 Description of community activities participated
 Emails / letters / cards from teachers / classmates / peers
 Goals (short & long term)
 Links to websites relevant to your purpose
 Photos
 Plans for career development
 Reflection
 Resume
 Special skills / knowledge, e.g. technology
 Video

 My Education
◦ Education Summary
◦ Transcripts
◦ Test Scores
◦ Possible College Choices
◦ Possible College Majors
 My Career
◦ Research possible career choices
◦ Results from Aptitude Tests
◦ Resume
 My Goals
◦ Short/Long term personal, educational or professional
goals

 If there is an essay or paper to showcase you
have two options: you can type the essay directly
on the webpage or you can embed it ….
 Create a brief description of the assignment. If
you wrote a research paper you can drag a “File”
element and upload your assignment. The “File”
element is located in the Multimedia section of
the Elements tab.
 Below the assignment, drag in a paragraph
element in which to put reflective writing about
this assignment.

 Cater your template to reflect
your curriculum and
assignments.
 Showcase a variety of things

 Make sure you have the “Elements” tab selected.
 The basic elements that you’ll frequently use are
listed first.
 Other elements are grouped under these
categories.
 Grab a paragraph with title element, drag it down
to the content area, and then let go. You now
have a text window within which to write.
 There is a ribbon of standard word processing
tools whenever you click in the text window.

Elements that can be added to your
new site

 Add / Edit Text
 Change Text Fonts
 Create Links
 Add PDFs and Other Docs to a Site
 Alter a Page Layout w/ the Multiple Column
Element
 Upload an Image
 Create a Slideshow
 Upload a Gallery of Images

 Create a Contact Form
 Collect Form Submissions
 Edit the Contact Form Address
 Add an Email Newsletter / Auto-Responder
Form
 Start a New Blog
 Add an RSS Feed
 Create a Forum

 Add a Calendar
 Add a Google Map
 Add a Facebook Like Button
 Add a Twitter Feed
 Add a Search Field
 Add an Email Newsletter or Auto-Responder
Form
 Add a Poll
 Add Other Embeddable Content
 Edit the HTML / CSS of a Theme

 English Teacher, West Jefferson High School in New Orleans,
Louisiana
 Twitter - @MsBisOnline
 Den Star
Weebly Sites
 http://4eportfolios.weebly.com/
 http://msbisonline.weebly.com/
 http://sampleengsite.weebly.com/