Free+Websites+for+Education

= Free Web sites for educators = []

There are a number of hosting options for web sites for your classroom. Sites supported by DPS are wikispaces.com and wordpress.com These are, respectively wiki pages and blogs, so below you will find web hosting options.

First, decide what you need:
 * links?
 * FAQ's?
 * A Blog?
 * photo gallery?
 * Video showcase?
 * How many pages/links?
 * One for teachers
 * one for students
 * one for parents
 * What kind of content?
 * Mission statement
 * hours
 * contact information
 * syllabus
 * brief bio

**Google Sites**
 * ~ Pros ||~ Cons ||
 * < Free ||< Looks a lot like a wiki ||
 * < Easy ||< You do most of the work ||
 * < expanded templates ||< Not easily personalized ||
 * < connect many google apps in one place ||< Limited widgets ||
 * < Lots of tutorial resources ||< Best customer service is actually the forums ||

=** Webs.com **=
 * ~ Pros ||~ Cons ||
 * Professional-looking || to go ad-free costs $15.00 per year ||
 * Variety of page options || With the free account, you only get one links page ||
 * Tons of easily customizable templates || Customer service is slow ||
 * easy to add to from anywhere ||  ||
 * Very user-friendly ||  ||

= Webnode = (education, sports,) || I'm still looking... ||
 * ~ ​Pros ||~ Cons ||
 * Offers a variety of customized templates from which to choose
 * Easy, drag and drop editing ||  ||
 * Professional-looking templates ||  ||

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= Weebly =


 * ~ Pros ||~ Cons ||
 * Variety of templates ||  ||
 * Drag and drop editing || Heavy graphics...Long loading times. Makes editing slow ||
 * Some widgets || Practical, but limited ||

= Hipero =
 * ~ Pros ||~ Cons ||
 * Free, no ads || Some of the options take a little fumbling (adding pictures) ||
 * variety of templates || web address is hipero/yoursite ||
 * Windows-style editor is familiar || Widgets are limited...few bells and whistles ||

=Sauropol=
 * Pros || Cons ||
 * Free, no ads || A lot of the templates are the same as on Hipero ||
 * || Couldn't check more, never got logged into the site. ||

= Yola.com =
 * Pros || Cons ||
 * Has a variety of templates from which to choose || Most are free some cost $20-$25 ||
 * Easy, one-click editing of page components || Page components are somewhat limited ||
 * A variety of widgets and tutorials || Takes some fumbling around to figure things out. ||


 * SnapPages **


 * Pros || Cons ||
 * Free account || only 5 pages ||
 * Cheap hosting || $8.00 per month ||
 * Can purchase domain name for $20.00 || URL contains snappages.com ||
 * click and drag customization || Extremely Limited ||
 * It's professional and slick || Choice of only 5 templates ||