Sydney's School Stories

The past several weeks have been difficult because I am being involuntarily transferred to another school in my district. I am being transferred because a new school is being built in my district and students from my current school will be moving there and thus several classes are being cut and determined by seniority. I will be teaching 5th grade (staying in the same grade level- yay!) at a title one school. This will be my 3rd school in my 3 years of teaching. Moving schools is not easy and it has been stressful wrapping my brain around the fact that in a few weeks I will be saying "good bye" to the new friends I have made and will have to establish new relationships. I had previously thought that if I was going to move I could at least go back to my old school- but there were no open positions there. If you are getting involuntarily moved this year- here is a hug to you. It is hard and its ok to be frustrated, confused, tired, and in a "bleh" state. It is...

Today I am going to share how to create a teacher website. I have created both a teacher portfolio and classroom website on  WEEBLY . Weebly is a free and easy to use website building plateform that is great for educators Other great website builders are: WIX . WIX is a free website builder that also has an easy drag/drop system. I know several teachers who have used WIX and love it.  BLOGSPOT . This is part of Google’s system and mostly used for blogging vs. building a traditional website. This teacher blog was created on Blogspot.  SQUARESPACE . I have friends that have used squarespace and they find it easy to use - it seems to have a similar drag and drop function as Weebly. Squarespace costs money to create a site.  Wordpress.com  or  Wordpress.org . These websites offer more customization and people create beautiful sites. I have tried wordpress.com but found it very difficult to use.  A classroom website is a great way to connect with y...