In this episode of “https://www.teachercast.net/episodes/ask-the-tech-coach/ (Ask the Tech Coach),” Jeff and Nick share secrets about what makes a fantastic and usable Tech Coach website. With so many options, both paid and free, available, it’s easy to spend a ton of time creating a digital hub that nobody uses or wants.
The secret to any website is to make great content and make sure that your users have it available to them BEFORE they know that they want or need it. In today's podcast, we take a look at websites from the perspective of both the Tech Coach and the busy teacher. Reflections and reactions to Episode 19 “Creating 1:1 Relationships with Teachers”
Is it possible to make everyone happy?
What happens if you learn that the administration is only hearing the bad things about you … that may or may not be completely accurate?
How do you recover if something happens you might not be aware of?
Tech Coach Websites
Why create a website?
How to use a website?
Who is the website for?
Coaches
Teachers
District
What goes on a Tech Coach website?
Appointment Calendar
Apps / Web Tools
Lessons
PD Classes
Tips/ Tricks/Helpful resources
Tech Coach Website Options
WordPress
EduBlogs
WordPress.com
Self-Hosted
Google Sites
OneNote
Learning Management System
Useful Tips for Websites
Have a clear focus to the content
Clean Navigation that everyone can understand
Easily searchable
How to promote your website and its various components
Tech Coach Website Options WordPress Over the last few years,https://www.teachercast.net/episodes/educational-podcasting-today/educational-website-design/ ( WordPress) has grown into a pretty amazing platform. So much so, that WordPress as an online environment now incorporates more than 29% of the entire internet.
So why not use it for your Tech Coach website?
For many, it’s simply overkill. Too many things moving around and too much time to keep it all organized with its manyhttps://www.teachercast.net/episodes/educational-podcasting-today/wordpress-plugins-for-educational-websites/ ( plugins) andhttps://www.teachercast.net/episodes/educational-podcasting-today/wordpress-themes-for-educational-websites/ ( website themes). However, if you are looking to use WordPress for your Tech Coach blog, then here are some solutions that you might be interested in.
For more information about WordPress, check out ourhttps://www.teachercast.net/episodes/educational-podcasting-today/educational-website-design/ ( online resources today). Edublogs If you are seeking a very easy to learn WordPress solution, I strongly suggest checking outhttp://edublogs.org/ ( EduBlogs). Hosting more than 4 MILLION educational websites, it’s one of the easiest and safest ways to create your home blog, or your tech coach website. WordPress.com A few years ago, I wouldn’t consider sharinghttp://wordpress.com/ ( WordPress.com) on a review post such as this. However, recently, the mighty home of all things WP has grown up greatly. For free,http://wordpress.com/ ( WordPress.com) has several free themes and options available for using the world's most popular web platform.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7XfHBUMPx8 (Check out a recent podcast we recorded about starting your own WordPress website.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYXFkO_aALY (Learn how to start your first WordPress website today!)
Google Sites New to the educational game, but certainly an option that needs to be mentioned ishttps://www.teachercast.net/episodes/educational-podcasting-today/new-google-sites-for-education/ ( “New” Google Sites). Honestly, I’m not sure after 3 fantastic years of being in the classroom we should still be calling it “new” but we will save that for another blog post.
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