Resources and Templates for websites

YOUR ASSIGNMENT FOR MONDAY IS TO REVIEW THE OPTIONS FOR YOUR WEBSITE, LINKED BELOW, INVESTIGATE WHICH ROUTE WOULD MAKE THE MOST SENSE FOR YOUR SITE, AND CHOOSE YOUR HOSTING OPTION.

If you're building a site for that you're hosting yourself, there are many templates available here:

http://www.free-css-templates.com/

For more, google "free css templates"

For a hosted, customizable template solution, you can use:

http://www.weebly.com/

You sign up, enter a name for the site, and hosting with the "weebly" in the url is free (I set up a quick test site at:
http://sncwebclass.weebly.com)

For a hosted, customizable flash solution (with lots of potential for interactive animations), you can use:

http://www.wix.com/

Like weebly, this is free with "wix" in the URL; you have to pay something for a domain name without the "wix." It also looks like they have added HTML5 sites as an option.

http://www.wix.com/flash-templates/classic-portfolio

Here's a wix site a student made last year:

http://www.wix.com/andremacdrizzle/localknits

For a customizable template with social networking options, there's this (which, at it's cheapest level, costs $20/yr):

http://www.ning.com/

If you're using a blog platform, here are some options:

blogger.com

You can add static pages to your blog through the edit/ass posts menu - go to the "posting" tab, and click the "add pages" tab underneath.

Tips for making a website with blogger.

http://wordpress.com/

Sites powered by wordpress.

http://www.wordpresstemplates.com/