While your teacher blog can be an effective channel of communication for students, parents, and the community at large, let’s face it; without any images, your Teacher Webpage can appear a bit…well…boring. Never fear! Here at the iCafe we have several sure-fire ways to put a little “zip” into your Teacher Blog.
Get Organized – Use Tables
Using tables can allow you to place content exactly where you want it. Want an image to appear next to your text, rather than above or below it? Use a table!
To add a table to your latest blog post, simply click on the Insert Table icon while editing your blogpost. From there, you can choose to use the Table Wizard to add rows and columns to your table.
Brighten Things Up – Insert Images & Links
Including images of what your students are doing in class, or anything that relates to the information you’re posting is a GREAT way to grab reader’s attention. Another way to make your Teacher Webpage interactive is to include links to helpful sites, parent information, instructional materials, and more. When you’re ready to add images to your Teacher Webpage, Check out our Working with Links and Images Cheatsheets!
Get the WOW Factor – Embed Content
In a nutshell, embeding content allows you to create a window within your teacher webpage through which visitors can view content normally found on other websites. Some things you might want to consider embedding are:
Stuff to Embed: Videos of Student Created Work (YouTube):
Stuff to Embed: Instructional Materials from edu.Glogster, edu.Prezi, or other Content Creation Sites:
Embedding Content: It’s not as Tricky as it Looks!
Embeding HTML sounds really tricky, doesn’t it? Guess what? Embeding content does NOT take a degree in computer science! Boiled down, it’s as simple as Copy/Paste. Still not convinced? Check out the Embed Content on Teacher WebPage Cheatsheet , and give it a try!
