Designing, launching, and using a classroom website is an undertaking to say the least, so how do you build a successful classroom website?
Recently, many of you said that you have too little time or too much to do to keep your classroom website up and running.
Me too! I feel you 100%. Especially this year.
But that’s why I am here. I want to push through these problems rather than throwing in the towel. I have found that it’s when we give up and give in, we jump from fad to fad.
Friends, a classroom website isn’t a fad. True, it became more relevant during the coronavirus pandemic. However, it is a tool that will continue to support your families in the years to come.
That’s why we need to push through and work out the problems we are facing in making our sites successful.
I can’t make more time for you, but I can help you become more efficient in setting up and maintaining your classroom website.
I also can’t take things off your to do list, but I can help you use your site to check off more than one thing from your list at a time.
So, the first rule to having a successful classroom website is making a commitment to using it.
If the site is not important to you, it will not be important to your students or your families. This is much like buying a gym membership. Buying the membership doesn’t get you healthy. Showing up, using the equipment, and doing so consistently that improves your health.
Your classroom website WILL be successful if you use it regularly. Families will utilize your site if you make it relevant and keep it up to date.
So, are you ready to commit to using a classroom website? It doesn’t have to be the beginning of the year to make this happen. It is November as I write this, and I know some of you might start at the beginning of a new term to implement and use your site. But, whether it is Thursday on the second week of February or the first days of school, it is never too late to start using your classroom site.
Are you committed? Head on over to Instagram and share your commitment by posting the following in your feed or in your stories. Don’t forget to use #classroomsitestrong when posting so we can support one another in the process.
Looking for more information about starting your own classroom site? I prefer Google Sites as it is free and easy to use. You can find out more with this four step launch guide to getting your Google Site up and running. Min Height: auto Min Height: auto Width: auto Width: auto