Blogs,+Wikis,+Websites

=Blogs =

__[|Blogger]__
 * ====Google's blog - can use already established Google account. ====
 * ====Very easy to use and post. ====
 * ====May not accept all html embed code ====
 * ====Classroom Example: The World ====
 * ====Blogger in the Classroom - PDF ====

__[|Edublogs]__
 * Teacher can create up to 30 student accounts with no email accounts needed.
 * A variety of themes and color schemes available.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Can embed a wide variety of html embed code and widgets.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Can add posts or pages, depending on your needs.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__[|Wordpress]__
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">A variety of themes and color schemes available.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Can add posts or pages, depending on your needs.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An email account is needed to activate account.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">May not accept all html embed codes.

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Wikis =

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__Wikispaces__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Hands down, the best and easiest to use.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">K-12 educators and students can upgrade for free to remove the Google Ads.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Many themes to choose from and completely customizable.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Teachers can create accounts for students - no email accounts needed!
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">For more info about Wikispaces in education, go here: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__[]__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">For help with Wikispaces, go here: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__http://etoolbox.wikispaces.com/wikispaces__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__Mousetrap Car Project Wiki Page__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__[|PBworks]__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Another user-friendly wiki.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Can choose color scheme, but not as themes as Wikispaces.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Can easily integrate MS Office spreadsheets, calendars, and PowerPoint Presentations.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Teachers can create accounts for students - no email accounts needed!
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">For more info about PBworks in education, go here: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__[]__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__[|Wetpaint]__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Another user-friendly wiki.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Can also use in education with ad-free pages and student management.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">For more info about Wetpaint in education, go here: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__[]__

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Websites =

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__Google Sites__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__PowersPhysicalScience__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__[|Weebly.com]__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: auto;">Very very easy to use website creator with NO ads.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: auto;">Can create up to 2 websites for free.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: auto;">Create websites by dragging and dropping the elements you want, then editing them.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: auto;">A large variety of themes and color schemes to choose from.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__[|Webs.com]__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: auto;">Very easy to use website creator with minimal ads.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: auto;">A variety of themes are available that are highly customizable.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: auto;">Editing is very user friendly.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: auto;">Add many elements, including html widgets, straight from the built-in editor.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__Yola.com__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: auto;">Another very easy to use website creator.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: auto;">Choose from a variety of themes and color schemes.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: auto;">Also very easy to use and add elements.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__[|Wix.com]__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A very cool and creative website builder that uses Flash elements.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A favorite among high school students.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Drag and drop to add and edit elements.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A lot of themes and colors to choose from.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">May be a bit of a learning curve for the beginner user.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__[|Webnode.com]__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another free website creator with no ads.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Select from preset themes and colors.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Add preloaded and custom widgets and gadgets.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">User-friendly editing interface.