Parents' Guide to

Weebly

By Erin Brereton, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 13+

Impressively easy-to-use website-creation tool.

Website https://education.weebly.com/
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age 16+

Based on 2 parent reviews

Jonian N.
Jonian N. Adult
November 14, 2016
age 18+

Not bad

Weebly does allow facebook marketing on their site. You should take a look at their complete Terms of Service, the most important restriction on advertising is: (q) include more than three ad units per page, or any advertising that greatly reduces the usability of the site. So, you would need to be careful about how many banners you include. That being said, many of Weebly's templates work really well with affiliate sites. The ability to insert HTML and Javascript files gives you a lot of flexibility. I've created a couple of demo sites that show how you can use affiliate data feeds on a Weebly site. You can see them here:http://www.webbuildersguide.com/website-builders-reviews/weebly-review/

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newadult345
newadult345 Parent of 15-year-old
October 11, 2012
age 13+

good

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What’s It About?

WEEBLY is a free website creation tool that's easy enough for young users to figure out. You can provide a URL or house your site on a weebly.com subdomain. The drag-and-drop functionality lets users select themes, place photos, add text and other pages, publish their site -- and promote it on Facebook and Twitter. Some users have utilized the tool to make product promotion sites. However, because user interaction essentially involves user comments on site administrator blog entries, it's a pretty tame atmosphere.

Is It Any Good?

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The free WEEBLY tool walks users through several simple steps to build their own website. They can add their own photos, find free ones on a topic, or purchase professional, high-resolution shots for $5; then they can adjust or alter the images and also add text, a personal blog, or survey. Publishing the site is just as easy.

Weebly isn't necessarily for kids -- many probably won't care about options like tracking site usage -- but there's no reason younger users can't use it to whip up a stellar website. You have to click on the usernames in the Weebly blog comments or on Weebly's Facebook wall to access other users' sites. Since most posts are functionality questions from legit site designers, kids also aren't likely to stumble across much racy content.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about how a website can help convey certain types of information. How can you show or explain things on a website, compared to how you could in a book?

  • Did your child feel that creating a website was a different experience from looking at one someone else made? Ask what items did your child choose to include -- and why?

  • Designing your own website lets you be as creative as you'd like to be -- but it's important to remember that if you publish it on the web, anyone can see it. Are there pictures or information that you shouldn't include when making a website?

Website Details

  • Subjects: Language & Reading: following directions, writing clearly, Arts: drawing, photography
  • Skills: Tech Skills: digital creation, using and applying technology, Communication: conveying messages effectively, presenting
  • Genre: Educational
  • Topics: STEM
  • Pricing structure: Free (39.95/year for Pro account)
  • Last updated: February 24, 2021

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