Instructional Design Unit

Title of Unit: How to Create a Class Website

Developed By: Alice Lasseter
Intended Audience: High School Educators
Content Standards:
Standards Retrieved from: ISTE Standards
2. Design and develop digital age learning experiences and
assessments Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic
learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary
tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to
develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes
5. Engage in professional growth and leadership Teachers continuously
improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit
leadership in their school and professional community by promoting
and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources.
Instructional Goals and Objectives:

The teachers will be able to build and use their own classroom

website.
Understand and apply some basic features using the Weebly

website builder.
Implement classroom content and resources through their

classroom website.
Organize and manage their class website.

Before you Begin the Workshop:

The participants can view other classroom websites. What information
is useful? What information is missing? What information is not

beneficial? How do you want to make your classroom website unique

and useful for your students and families?
Knowledge and Skills:
The participants will be able to

Understand the benefits for Class Website.

Have a basic idea of what they want their Website to look like.
Use the basic functions of Weebly.
Add different elements and pages to their Website.
Link their Website to their School Webpage.

Performance Tasks:

Teachers will know what a classroom website looks like.

Teachers will know what information should be included on their

website.
Teachers will know the benefits of classroom website.
Teachers will have access to a variety of resources and tutorials

based off of using Weebly.

Teachers will know how to create their classroom website.
Teachers will know how to add information and pages to their

website.
Teachers will know how to use basic functions of Weebly.

Assessment/Evaluation:
Participants will complete an assessment questionnaire. (Short Answer)
1.
2.
3.
4.

What
What
What
What

are
are
are
are

some
some
some
some

of the features of Weebly?

benefits of a teacher having a Class Website?
areas of improvement for Weebly?
types of media that can be used on your class

website using Weebly?

Participants will complete an evaluation form on instruction and course
content. (Choose an Option)
1. Was this training on Weebly effective? Yes, Somewhat, or No.
2. Was the presentation well organized? Yes, Somewhat, or No.

3. I participated in created a Weebly website? Yes, Somewhat, or

No.
4. I can use my classroom website to benefit my students? Yes,
Somewhat, or No.