An EXERCISE suggested by Wes Green: Answer four questions and fill in the pages on your site.

Now that you have your website, answer four questions and fill in the pages on your site.

page 1

Welcome to my website.   

(Select a photo that is important to you.   Write something about the photo that you have selected.  Question 1: Why is this photo important for you?)

page 2

About my family's history  

(Question 2:  Where are you from? describe your family, your background, where were your parents born?  Where were you born and what important events did you have seen?)

example

"My father was born in ________

He works as a ______"

“I was born in _____.”

Page 3

My plans for my future

(Question 3: What do you want to do in the future?)

Page 4

My work

(books, essays, projects, videos about things that interest me)

(Question 4:  What do you want to show us?  Why are you showing us these things?)

How effective is the High Tech High School in creating free websites to show student work?

How many students at High Tech High School have digital portfolios?
Let's look at the class of 2017.  LINK

   30 students

  29 students

 28 students

 28 students

  25 students

That's a total of 137 students in the senior class.   

The school has 570 students enrolled in four grades, so about 140 students per grade.

We can assume that more than 90% of the students (137 out of 140 students) at High Tech High have a digital portfolio.

How to share a collection of photos using Google PHOTOS

How to create an album to share photos and videos
-- you don't need Facebook
-- You don't need a blog
-- Use photos.google.com




See the PLAYLIST of the Free Website Project

TinyURL.com/freewebsiteplay
Thank you for learning the steps to take to set up a free website.
Here are some links to learn more about the project
WHERE TO GET FREE HELP
Integrate school and community (you don't want to warehouse kids away from the world)
integrate head and hand, across income layers.

Larry Rosenstock

Tomas Jefferson:  the purpose of public schools is to create a public.

More about projects and how they fit with "free websites"
High Tech High started as a school built around projects.  It made sense to keep track of the results of the projects with portfolios... and paper files got messy, so why not put the projects on the Internet?  

The challenge for teachers in a non-project school is "how do we change the culture of a school?"  We could try "top down" or "bottom up."
Top down:  Training for teachers (who are already pressed to include 12 hours of curriculum into 5 or 6 teaching hours each day).   What kind of training about "building digital portfolios" would you give teachers?

Bottom up:  Some students take the lead and other  students copy. This involves virtually no input from the teachers.  The Free Website Project evolved from the idea that "kids will find a way to do cool things" (Facebook, instagram and snapchat were not imposed top down on kids).  How can we entice "early adopters" to start building websites?  
What percent of the student body will eventually adopt "free website" if 1% of the students are trained to make a free website?


The Instagram argument
Who taught teens to get onto snapchat, vine or instagram?

Source of this table

The argument in favor of the "bottom up"approach to introducing "free websites to students" is clear:  
1.  Schools might not have time in the day for training or funds for hiring trainers for staff
2.  Many teachers don't choose to use projects and would prefer not to take times 

If you would like to become a "student advisor" and support other students with your expertise, call (954) 646 8246.  Ask for Steve McCrea.

"I made something really cool and people came to see it."  Mike Strong in a video at Teacher Channel



See the playlist   / tinyurl.com/freewebsiteplaylist 

You can support the Free Website Project with your CLICKS.

We created "The Free Website Project" to bring attention to a useful procedure:  The Digital Portfolio.  It's a free website where teenagers display their best work.     TinyURL.com/fwpclicks

Youtube video
essays
projects
collections of photos

Go ahead, see some videos.
Your clicks will draw attention to this procedure that Bill Gates and Oprah support.

Make Your OWN Free Website  (CLICK HERE)
See the Free Website Video
Download the free ebooks   CLICK HERE
Learn about the "Ten Expectations" CLICK HERE
http://tinyurl.com/suntenexpectations

Thank you for your four clicks





We are a team of teams in Florida.  We like the High Tech High philosophy of "

We hope you will continue clicking:
[  ] Dr. Fischler's museum 
[  ] Dennis Littky's talk at TEDx NYED
[  ] The Ten Expectations video

11 Steps to create and maintain a FREE WEBSITE using Google Sites. (Call (954) 646 8246 if you need help)

Here's the 22 minute video. Let's go through the steps ... tiny.cc/stepbystepsite
tiny.cc/sitesteps
STEP 1:  Go into your GMAIL account

STEP 2:  Type  "Sites.Google.com"  and hit the CREATE button.   

You will see this page:

STEP 3:  Select "blank template"
Type the name of your free site
Tell the computer "I am not a robot"
then hit  the red "CREATE" button again

STEP 4:  Look at the PENCIL on the UPPER RIGHT
 (near the Blue SHARE button)
The pencil is the EDIT icon.
Click on the PENCIL

STEP 5:  Type words across the top of the page.
One word for each of the pages of your website

STEP 6:  Select Projects
LINK:   One of the PROJECTS can be the
PERSONAL HISTORY WORKBOOK
www.TINYURL.com/PersonalHistoryEbook

These are the typical sub-pages of a Free Website for
showing your work:  It's a DIGITAL PORTFOLIO

STEP 7:  Connect the pages
Highlight the word, click on the "CHAIN" icon
(it is the LINK) and type the name of the link

Step 8:  
You can put the link on the bottom of each page, too
This will give the viewer places to visit at the end of the page

Step 9:  Under SOCIAL MEDIA, consider putting your
POSITIVE photos on display.
Why not create an account that shows the POSITIVE side of you?

STEP 10:  PICTURES
To add an image, click on INSERT

then click on IMAGE and find the image

Step 11:  Share the link with friends
Look at the UPPER RIGHT at the BLUE BUTTON
"SHARE" -- you can let your teachers VIEW or
even EDIT your web site

Type to invite a teacher to edit your site
A teacher can add some comments, such as "Spell check!"

This is an option
You could also let your parents
view and perhaps even EDIT your page.

Step 12:   Tell us about your free site.
YOUR Site's LINK is found at the TOP of the page.
Text the link to ManyPosters@gmail.com 
Send a text message to (954) 646 8246
LINK  This page is http://tiny.cc/freesitegoogle
This page is also called TINY.cc/freesite11

About the Free Website Project
Thank you for learning the steps to take to set up a free website.
Here are some links to learn more about the project
WHERE TO GET FREE HELP
Integrate school and community (you don't want to warehouse kids away from the world)
integrate head and hand, across income layers.

Larry Rosenstock

Tomas Jefferson:  the purpose of public schools is to create a public.

More about projects and how they fit with "free websites"
High Tech High started as a school built around projects.  It made sense to keep track of the results of the projects with portfolios... and paper files got messy, so why not put the projects on the Internet?  

The challenge for teachers in a non-project school is "how do we change the culture of a school?"  We could try "top down" or "bottom up."
Top down:  Training for teachers (who are already pressed to include 12 hours of curriculum into 5 or 6 teaching hours each day).   What kind of training about "building digital portfolios" would you give teachers?

Bottom up:  Some students take the lead and other  students copy. This involves virtually no input from the teachers.  The Free Website Project evolved from the idea that "kids will find a way to do cool things" (Facebook, instagram and snapchat were not imposed top down on kids).  How can we entice "early adopters" to start building websites?  
What percent of the student body will eventually adopt "free website" if 1% of the students are trained to make a free website?


The Instagram argument
Who taught teens to get onto snapchat, vine or instagram?

Source of this table

The argument in favor of the "bottom up"approach to introducing "free websites to students" is clear:  
1.  Schools might not have time in the day for training or funds for hiring trainers for staff
2.  Many teachers don't choose to use projects and would prefer not to take times 

If you would like to become a "student advisor" and support other students with your expertise, call (954) 646 8246.  Ask for Steve McCrea.

"I made something really cool and people came to see it."  Mike Strong in a video at Teacher Channel


See the playlist   / tinyurl.com/freewebsiteplaylist 

Hello. You can set your BLOGGER account to let you send updates and new posts by email.

Go into "settings" on the left side of your list of POSTS.

scroll down until you find "Email"

Look for "posting using email" and enter a word for your email address.

To leave a testimonial and a word of suport for the free website project, send your message to

Manyposters.free@blogger.com

THANK YOU

questions?  Write to. 954 646 8246

My email is manyposters@gmail.com

Ema to my phone.  (From other countries)
9546468246@mymetropcs.com

You can send your experiences to the free website project

You can show your respect for this new skill by posting your testimonial on this blog. 

1. Type an email message.  The subject can be a positive sentence

THIS NEW SKILL OF "MAKING A FREE WEBSITE" HAS HELPED MY SON.

2.  In the text of the message you can write your testimonial.   Then his send.

3.  You can add a photo.

Set up a blog using Blogger.com

To set up a blog, 
Step 1:  go to Blogger.com



Step 2:  Click on "NEW BLOG"

Step 3:  Type in a title for your blog and the address

You can select "SIMPLE" and
change the template later.
Just get started.

Step 3B:  If your title is not available,
this is what you will see

This screenshot shows that the title is available

Step 4:  Now you can click on "New Post"

Step 5:  Type in a "title" (headline)
then start typing the message of your post
in the larger white box.

   Some people prefer LARGE font size because the typical blog has small type.

Step 6:  You can add a video by hovering over
the video ICON, then click on
"From Youtube" and you can paste the code (web address) of a video that you want
to show on your blog.

Step 7:  REMEMBER to hit PUBLISH (to publish) or to hit "SAVE" (if you don't want to publish the post yet).

The 11 Steps: Step by Step to getting a Free Website with Google Sites

Here's the 22 minute video.

Let's go through the steps ... tiny.cc/stepbystepsite
tiny.cc/sitesteps
STEP 1:  Go into your GMAIL account

STEP 2:  Type  "Sites.Google.com"  and hit the CREATE button.   

You will see this page:

STEP 3:  Select "blank template"
Type the name of your free site
Tell the computer "I am not a robot"
then hit  the red "CREATE" button again

STEP 4:  Look at the PENCIL on the UPPER RIGHT
 (near the Blue SHARE button)
The pencil is the EDIT icon.
Click on the PENCIL

STEP 5:  Type words across the top of the page.
One word for each of the pages of your website

STEP 6:  Select Projects
LINK:   One of the PROJECTS can be the
PERSONAL HISTORY WORKBOOK
www.TINYURL.com/PersonalHistoryEbook

These are the typical sub-pages of a Free Website for
showing your work:  It's a DIGITAL PORTFOLIO

STEP 7:  Connect the pages
Highlight the word, click on the "CHAIN" icon
(it is the LINK) and type the name of the link

Step 8:  
You can put the link on the bottom of each page, too
This will give the viewer places to visit at the end of the page

Step 9:  Under SOCIAL MEDIA, consider putting your
POSITIVE photos on display.
Why not create an account that shows the POSITIVE side of you?

STEP 10:  PICTURES
To add an image, click on INSERT

then click on IMAGE and find the image

Step 11:  Share the link with friends
Look at the UPPER RIGHT at the BLUE BUTTON
"SHARE" -- you can let your teachers VIEW or
even EDIT your web site

Type to invite a teacher to edit your site
A teacher can add some comments, such as "Spell check!"

This is an option
You could also let your parents
view and perhaps even EDIT your page.

Step 12:   Tell us about your free site.
YOUR Site's LINK is found at the TOP of the page.
Text the link to ManyPosters@gmail.com 
Send a text message to (954) 646 8246

More about the Free Website Project
Who is Dr. Fischler and why is his input so helpful?
TinyURL.com/Fischlermuseum
tinyURL.com/FischlerEbook <<< his free ebook

See the interview starting
around minute 3 of
this video

Videos about High Tech High
High Tech High "philosophy"
High Tech High projects and books

Interview with Larry Rosenstock, director of HTH
"Oh, this is what adults do..."  (minute 5:37)

"oh, this is what adults do..."

This page is http://tiny.cc/freesitegoogle
This page is also called TINY.cc/freesite11

Integrate school and community (you don't want to warehouse kids away from the world)
integrate head and hand, across income layers.

Larry Rosenstock

Thomas Jefferson:  the purpose of public schools is to create a public.

More about projects and how they fit with "free websites"
High Tech High started as a school built around projects.  It made sense to keep track of the results of the projects with portfolios... and paper files got messy, so why not put the projects on the Internet?  

The challenge for teachers in a non-project school is "how do we change the culture of a school?"  We could try "top down" or "bottom up."
Top down:  Training for teachers (who are already pressed to include 12 hours of curriculum into 5 or 6 teaching hours each day).   What kind of training about "building digital portfolios" would you give teachers?

Bottom up:  Some students take the lead and other  students copy. This involves virtually no input from the teachers.  The Free Website Project evolved from the idea that "kids will find a way to do cool things" (Facebook, instagram and snapchat were not imposed top down on kids).  How can we entice "early adopters" to start building websites?  
What percent of the student body will eventually adopt "free website" if 1% of the students are trained to make a free website?


The Instagram argument
Who taught teens to get onto snapchat, vine or instagram?

Source of this table

The argument in favor of the "bottom up"approach to introducing "free websites to students" is clear:  
1.  Schools might not have time in the day for training or funds for hiring trainers for staff
2.  Many teachers don't choose to use projects and would prefer not to take times 

If you would like to become a "student advisor" and support other students with your expertise, call (954) 646 8246.  Ask for Steve McCrea.

"I made something really cool and people came to see it."  Mike Strong in a video at Teacher Channel


Projects at High Tech High

Click here to see more projects