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As requested, here is a HIT for sources for free (or inexpensive) =20 website hosting for teachers/schools: --------------------------------------------------- We use teacherweb.com and attach the teacher pages to our homepage.=20 That gives teachers the freedom to update from home and have a personal=20= password. The $25.00 per site has been well worth it. You could have a=20= site per grade level to save money. There is a free site in Maryland=20 connected with Maryland Public TV but it was much more complicated and=20= needed more knowledge by the teachers as well as a very high browser.=20 We have such a range of tech abilities that teacherweb.com seemed a=20 better choice. Our PTA has a site and is better updated than the=20 teacher sites but this was just our first year. --------------------------------------------------- The teachers at my school use TeacherWeb, and we are very, very=20 pleased.=A0 When=A0TWeb began charging, we got around the cost a bit by=20= making 6 grade level sites.=A0 Each teacher has his/her own pages.=A0This=20= has really been neat=A0--especially at the levels where=A0our kids = change=20 classes.=A0 The parents have info about every teacher's=20 requirements/assignments/etc., on one Web site --------------------------------------------------- Have you looked at http://www.schoolnotes.com ? This is the one we=20 use, in fact if you put in our zip code 28277 and choose my name you=20 can see an example. It's not really a web page, but it does have=20 several features besides just a note. The general page is free; you=20 can pay $17 a year to have it look more like a web site. Check out=20 [name removed], same zip code, to see what she does with it. But be=20 aware that she does use some html. Schoolnotes allows easy updating;=20 the hard part is to get the teachers to remove themselves when they=20 leave the school. Last year the principal paid for each of us to get=20 the upgrade, but I admit that I never took the time to learn how to use=20= it. --------------------------------------------------- Here is a site that purports to offer free teacher websites. You can=20 also pay for sites. First you have to register. Then you can make your own=20 free class website. http://www.teach-nology.com/ Filamentality is free but somewhat limited in the amount of things you=20= can add. However there are NO ads http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/ --------------------------------------------------- How about www.tripod.com? I use it for my library homepage and I think=20= it's great! --------------------------------------------------- I use www.schoolnotes.com. It is free and you don't need to know html. --------------------------------------------------- Yahoo has worked out a deal with the state of NC to host free teacher=20 websites. Maybe they've worked out something with your state as well. =20= You might want to check into it. --------------------------------------------------- try schoolnotes.com --------------------------------------------------- Dr. Annette Lamb lists several sites under "Free School and Teacher=20 Website Hosting" on this page: http://eduscapes.com/sessions/brick/brick3.htm --------------------------------------------------- My school uses a service called School Center. It is not free and I=20 have no idea how much it costs, but it has been a godsend for the=20 library because I can easily (no knowledge of HTML) create a page with=20= links using their templates and update it whenever I want. If you want=20= to see my page, go to www.bxscience.edu and click on library on the=20 lefthand menu. This will take you to the library home page and you can=20= click around to see how we have used it. Every teacher has the=20 opportunity of making a page, although not all have taken advantage of=20= it. --------------------------------------------------- I've been on Teacher's Web several years now and this will be the=20 second =18year I've had to pay $25 to have it.=A0=A0Our district has = site=20 space but =18they are boring and not really what I wanted, esp as a=20 library/media =18specialist.=A0=A0I adapted some of their teacher items = for=20 the library. I love the icons, the ease at putting pictures on the site, the fact=20 =18that I can go on in minutes from home (PC) or school (MAC) and make=20= changes to my site. It's well worth the $25 fee to have access to it for a year.=A0=A0Right = now=20 it's in the summer mode and doesn't show how I do things for classes,=20= =0Eetc.=A0=A0 --------------------------------------------------- Thanks for all the input - I mentioned to our new principal my ideas,=20 and she said, she would recommend using SchoolNotes.com - so that's=20 what I'll suggest to the teachers. ********************************************************* Suzanne Ng, Librarian South Mountain Elem. School South Orange, NJ 07079 email: sng@somsd.k12.nj.us http://www.southmountain.somsd.k12.nj.us *********************************************************= -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. 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