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Creating a class website on a theme of your choosing using Google Sites I have chosen not to set this up in lessons as each teacher needs to respond to the needs of each class. Sometimes a phase is shorter than a lesson and sometimes more time is needed. This approach lets you choose the pace and not the planning. Generally I would expect phase 2 to take less than a single lesson, phase 3 could be any length of time. Phase 4 can be covered at any time during Phase 3. Main Planning Index at code-it.co.uk Created by Phil Bagge @baggiepr |
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Teacher Preparation Phase 1 |
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Create a class website template Logon to Google Navigate to sites
It won’t always be in this position and you may have to look under More Click create when in sites page
At this point it is worth editing the front page to say what the website is about. Add some pictures that you know you can use legally (copyright) It is worth giving some thought to the type of sections that you want pupil’s to go create. This will enable you to find worthy topics for those without the skills to come up with their own ideas. |
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Learning Objective Phase 2 |
Phase Plan |
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Selling the idea of the jointly created website to demonstrate class research on a topic of the class teachers choosing.
Pupils choose or are given their area to cover. |
Explain · Each group or individual will have a page on the same group edited webpage · The website will be public so high standards are expected (revision history will enable you to see who makes what changes) · Today they are going to choose their areas and setup a page Demonstrate how they can find the website you created by Login on to Google Navigating to sites
Browsing Sites or using the search box at the top (Your categories or site description) Adding a page using plus page button Filling in page details
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Creating an additional web page per pupil or per small group |
More able pupils could create a whole site themselves under your supervision. See phase 1 tasks |
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Learning Objective Phase 3 |
Phase Plan |
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Editing pages to create the website |
Demonstrate how to edit a page using the pencil button Cover Images, links & layout When you cover images it is worth reminding pupils of the need to reduce images in size. There is a video help file here that will help you in case pupils have forgotten how to do this. Links can point to other pages within the site or other websites. Layout is a case of encouraging items to go underneath each other aligned left and to keep presentation simple, content over presentation.
Rules · Only edit a page you or your group created · Only use your first names to identify you as page authors at the bottom of the page only · If you find information from other sources this must be rewritten in your own words. · This phase is all about the subject or topic that you have decided to work on so limit pupils to the following resources only (excluding crossed out ones) to focus on quality outcome instead of random technology.
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Adding images Adding web links Items underneath each other
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Learning Objective Phase 4 |
Phase Plan Phase 4 can be covered at any time during Phase 3 |
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Digital citizenship aspects of web site creation including esafety |
· Websites are public documents which can be read by anyone in the world. Because of this we have to be careful about what we publish online. o If we are under 18 we should only use our first names as there are nasty people in the world who could possibly use the information to target you. o For the same reason we shouldn’t publish any personal information online such as information about our family, our photo or our address as this could be used by burglars. (burglars are good to talk about as it is an easier concept for kids to understand than other forms of abusers) o If we use images we should either take them ourselves or use images from sources that allow them to be published online free of copyright issues. o If we choose to publish information about ourselves when we are older we should be aware that this information can be accessed by anyone even potential employers. Free Images websites Lots of these website ask that you to logon and or attribute each photo that you use underneath the photo. The following three sites don’t ask for that. freeimages.co.uk The search is poor, better to use the categories search. Once you have the image right click on it and save image as. You will probably then need to adjust the size using the Microsoft Office Tool (video help file) freeimagecollection.com use the bulley point categories on the left to find an image. Once you have the image size you want right click and save as. You will probably then need to adjust the size using the Microsoft Office Tool (video help file) freephotobank.com Once you have your image click on the right hand button to download as a jpeg image
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Finding the right image Web publishing issues Digital citizenship issues Esafety issues |
If a pupil is not able to abide by these simple rules they either need to have their work checked or should be using more traditional methods. |
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Learning Objective Phase 5 |
Lesson Plan |
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Evaluation and page feedback |
There are two aspects to consider when evaluating this project. From an IT perspective · Is the site easy to read? · Is the information presented well? · Can you find information easily? From a subject or topic perspective · Is the information accurate? · Has it been written by the child or children themselves? If you spot a section and are not sure if they have written it just copy the section and paste it into Google.
A short instant evaluation is to ask pupils to browse the site and leave it on the page they think is best. Another good method is to add a comment on another page using the two stars and a wish format. |
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Using the commenting box |
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