Weebly: How It Can Be Used

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Weebly Example: https://www.lessonsforschool.com/

Weebly is a great tool to use when creating a website. This tool is user-friendly with a drag and drop method integration for building a website. Also, there are various Apps that can be included in your website, such as social sharing, ecommerce, forms, etc. Due to how Weebly functions, it could be used in the educational world through creating a virtual textbook, a school website, a class page, a class project, etc. Also, Weebly could be used for training purposes. Each page can represent a new type of training for a business. Next, Weebly could be used for personal reasons, such as sharing stories or taking notes. Due to the variety of uses of Weebly, it will impact learning because you can...

  • embed material which provides fewer clicks outside of the website.
  • integrate forms which provides the learner the opportunity to take quizzes or complete surveys.
  • link to social media which allows the learner to find other areas that content is provided.
  • sell products which allows a company to grow their business.
  • create multiple pages which will allow the content to be organized in a specific way.
  • create tickets for events for additional presentations.
There are several functions to Weebly which makes it a great tool for creating a website. Also, Weebly offers four versions which are the following: Free, Personal, Professional, and Performance. The free version offers many great tools, but you cannot have a custom domain without Weebly in it. Each upgrade has additional benefits at a cost, but  it depends on what you are looking for in your website as to which version you should choose.

Reference

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