Weebly was created in San Fransisco, California in 2006 as a mission to help people put their information online quickly and easily. In early 2007, the Weebly founding team joined a seed funding program called Y Combinator and began working full-time to make the Weebly service spectacular.

This resource is a fast and easy way to create a porfessional looking website for free. On this website you have a variety of different things to do with your website i.e photo slides, power points, videos, audio players, blogs and more.

Advantages: It's safe and free with a wide range of tools that you can use to make your website look professional! Also there is no page limits!
Disadvantages: If something goes wrong with your process in creating a Weebly, you have to contact by email as they don't have a phone. Also there is limited ability to customize Weebly templates.

This tool could be used for the teacher to allow his/her students to create a page about themselves. To make it safe for the students the teacher can put a lock on certain pages so that only the students and teacher can access the information on that website. Another way this tool could be used would be for the students to study from, for example the students could post blogs or create pages of certain topics that they have to study for. This tool is good for the students because it teaches them how to create a website by using a variety of different tools and stimulates them by going online. This tool is a very creative and exciting way for a teacher to teach their students.

The video below shows how you can create your own professional looking website by using Weebly.


Reviewed by Bianca Hall