Website PMI

PMI WEBSITE

The following is a PMI (plus, minus, interesting) of a website (Weebly) create and the opportunities and threats the website can create.

Plus:

• allows students to access new information
• Could be used to differentiate activities for all levels of learners
• Good scaffolding by using tabs/pages as weeks of the term allowing students to view content prior to class lessons and or work behind/ahead (differentiation)
• Easy to design for all years of learners K/12
• Able to upload images and some other forms of media
• Can upload video, image and audio on to a website
• Easy to navigate
• Layout is changeable
• Creativity up to individual students
• Supports engaging with multi-modal and multi-literacy texts

Minus:

• Privacy (No password access)
• Limited access to functions without paying for pro
• global distribution
• Once its up on the internet it will always be
• Availability in Schools (Firewalls)
• Will not age well (Constant updating)

Interesting:

• Privacy, as you can set the website to only let people who have the website address to view the website.

A previous website I have created for assessment last year in sustainable communities based on multiculturalism: http://multiculturalschools.weebly.com/