You have probably heard the term search engine optimization (SEO) and may even have a bit of knowledge on the subject. Knowing about SEO and using it to your advantage are, however, two very different concepts. If you haven’t taken the time to start optimizing your school website, you may be missing a great opportunity…Continue Reading SEO For Schools: Using WordPress To Optimize Your Website
As a teacher, is student engagement an on-going challenge for you? Does it feel as though you’re constantly working on developing new ideas and activities in an attempt to hold your students’ focus? If so, then incorporating virtual reality in schools is an effective way to keep students tuned in and excited about what they’re…Continue Reading 5 Tips For Virtual Reality In Schools To ‘Wow’ Your Students
No matter what grade level you teach, you can maximize student participation by making creative use of your school/class website. Online learning platforms are a great way to boost participation since it gives more introverted students a more subtle platform through which to voice their opinions and gives your extroverted students an additional place to express…Continue Reading 4 Ways To Maximize Student Participation In Online Learning
Are you a teacher that is constantly looking for ways to develop creative assignments that keep your students engaged? It’s a challenge faced by almost all teachers at some point in their career. There are tons of lesson resources available, but many teachers have seen success in keeping students engaged through student blogging. If you’ve…Continue Reading 5 Ways To Incorporate Student Blogging Into Your Curriculum
Your website is an important gateway to your school, and often it is the first place where potential students find information about your institution. But what would happen if your website could not easily be found? It would certainly amount to a mass of missed opportunities to let the world know about you and most…Continue Reading 3 Ways You Can Use Content Marketing To Boost Inbound Traffic To Your School Website
High school and elementary school websites are complex in the way that they serve so many different audiences. Students, families, teachers, staff and the community all use K-12 websites to navigate their experiences at and around schools. But knowing when, where and how to reach these diverse audiences oftentimes is a challenge. Today’s digital landscape…Continue Reading Your Complete Guide To K-12 School Websites
A school calendar is a standard website feature for most schools with a digital presence. But schools using WordPress as their content management system (CMS) have the opportunity to take what could be a static event listing and turn it into an interactive tool that is easy for school officials to update and for students…Continue Reading Maximizing Your Online School Calendar With WordPress, Calendar+ Plugin
Even the most carefully designed website may begin to show its age as time passes. Trends come and go, new functionality is developed, and your users will expect your site to keep up. This may be especially true for school websites, as parents and students rely heavily on them. Periodically reassessing and redesigning your school…Continue Reading 7 Items to Consider When Redesigning Your School Website
Your school’s website is one of the best ways to communicate with current and prospective students as well as their families. How you organize and communicate information will determine whether a user has a frictionless experience when engaging with your digital presence. This is particularly true for your homepage, which should stand as the gateway…Continue Reading 6 Features Missing From Your School Homepage