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Let’s face it, building a Web site from scratch is tough. You need Web space and design software and knowledge about HTML and stuff. And in general, it’s difficult for both students and teachers to get the hang of. However, the Internet is a lot easier than it used to be, and with programs like Webon, you don’t need any of that to, well, get your Web on.

Webon is a free online hosting site that integrates tools for creating, building and maintaining a completely free (and ad-free) Web site. The site offers different “kits” depending on the purpose of your site, including basic, photo album, travelogue and personal kits, which let you set up blogs and other pages for photos, links, maps, anything you want really.

Webon is a great tool to use in the classroom for both middle and high schoolers because its drag-and-drop interface is intuitive, so your students can easily add and remove elements from their personalized pages. You can use it for group projects and let your students build and maintain an informative Web site on a specific topic. Your students can even keep online journals or post their homework assignments to their Web site.

With lots of design templates and options to choose from, your students can express themselves and you can sidestep all of that complicated web development stuff. So go on, get your Web on! – LAUREN FROHNE

Webon

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