Weebly

Weebly is a very easy-to-use website builder. With Weebly, you can create beautiful, professional-looking websites without needing to know advanced code or website building skills. Weebly offers many features for their free sites, such as photo galleries, multimedia linking and embedding, surveys, discussion forums, assignment dropbox, contact form, and more. There is also a paid version called Weebly Pro ($39.95 for a 1-year subscription) that offers even more features such as password-protected pages, audio and video uploads, and more. The main version of Weebly is for both personal and commerical use; however, the version discussed here is Weebly for Education.

There is also a Weebly app available for both iOS and Android devices; however, all instructions on this page are for the web-based platform.

Getting Started with Weebly Uses for Music Class Examples of Weebly Music Websites Resources
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Creating and Editing a Weebly Website Other Weebly Tools
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Creating and Editing a Weebly Website

 * 1) Add a new site by clicking the orange button of your account homepage that says "Add Site." You can set up your new site as a blog alone, set up your new site as a full website that includes a blog page on it, or not have a blog at all. Click here to learn more about blogs.
 * 2) If you have already created a site, then click on the site title or the "edit" button on your Weebly home page to enter the editor.
 * 3) Choose one of Weebly's beautiful themes to stylize your new site.
 * 4) Choose a domain name. Weebly offers FREE website addresses, as long as you don't mind ".weebly.com" appearing at the end of your web address. If you want, you can also register a domain name without ".weebly.com" at the end, but Weebly does require that you pay a annual fee for your web address. A third option is to register a domain name that you purchased from another provider, such as GoDaddy.com . TIP: If you want to purchase a domain name, you can pay for it out of your school budget.
 * 5) Start editing your site.
 * The site editor defaults to the "Build" tool. Drag and drop page elements to build each page of your website. You can toggle between the pages on the site from the navigation menu on the site.
 * Click "Design" at the top to change the color theme, site theme, fonts and font sizes, and change the background image (either choose one from Weebly or upload your own).
 * Click "Pages" at the top to reorder pages, add new pages, change the page type, delete pages, etc.
 * Click "Store" to set up your site as a commercial sites (you probably won't need this page)
 * Click "Settings" to fine-tune the settings of your website.
 * 1) To save your edits, click "Publish" in the top right corner. You can always go back in and make more edits later.

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Other Weebly Tools

 * From the site editor you can return to your Weebly home page by clicking the three horizonal lines (menu) next to the Publish button, then click "My Sites."
 * To check on how many visitors and page views your site gets in a given day, week, or month, click on the three horizontal lines in the top right of the editor next to the "Publish" button OR go directly from your Weebly home page by clicking on "Stats" next to your site title. From here, you can also look at blog comments if you have a blog and form comments if you have a form somewhere on your site.
 * From the Weebly home page, click "Students" on the top menu bar to sign students up for their own websites and monitor student websites (mostly for middle school and high school).
 * Click "Domains" from the top menu bar to purchase a new domain and/or view your previously purchased domains.
 * Click "Email" from the top menu bar to add email to your domain, e.g. "flinn@msflinnmusic.com" ($3.75/user/month).
 * Click "Billing" from the top menu bar to review any paid features on Weebly.
 * Click "Account" from the top menu bar to view your username/password, connect to Facebook and Google, view education settings, etc.
 * Click "Support" from the top menu bar to access the Weebly Help Center.

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Uses for Music Class

 * Create your music class website to post pictures of your students, give information about your curriculum, post a chorus calendar, etc.
 * Host your class blog to give updates about what students are learning in your class
 * Use as a resource for students and parents to play music games and visit music websites at home
 * Post surveys, have students submit assignments, have students use the Form box to get in touch with you
 * Post music and lyrics sheets for grade level performances and chorus concerts for students to practice at home
 * Create a WebQuest for your students to have a self-directed learning experience about any topic, e.g. the percussion family.

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Examples of Weebly Music Websites

 * Crabapple Crossing Music
 * Fulton County Children's Honor Chorus/North
 * Mrs. Ahmad's Music Notes
 * Ms. Flinn's Music Class
 * Mrs. Sims' Music Website
 * Mrs. Snell's Music Classroom
 * Music with Mrs. Fash
 * New Prospect Chorus
 * Roswell North Music
 * SBCE Music Department
 * Shakerag Music
 * Sweet Apple Music Department

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Resources

 * Weebly Help Center
 * Beginner's Guide to Weebly: Build Your First Site
 * Weebly "How'd They Do That?" video playlist on YouTube
 * Weebly "Product Updates and Tutorials" video playlist on YouTube

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