What+is+a+Wix?



Wix is an online application that allows users to create and publish stunning Flash-based web content. Wix isn't template based, meaning users get to create an unrestrained design. With Wix anyone can create stunning websites. Wix's drag & drop interface easily adds audio, video, images, text, animation, decoration, and so much more. Wix has unlimited potential for anyone desiring a glossy yet simple website. Photographers, designers, stylists, small businesses, teachers, students, bands, and others use Wix as their primary website.

Classroom websites, including Wix, are essential in 21st Classrooms. According to Edutopia, "Every American educator needs to build and maintain his or her own teacher webpage." Likewise, the University of Michigan encourages their teacher candidates to create and maintain classroom websites. Wix is one if the most appealing, yet simple websites for teachers to use.

Samples of various Wix websites are listed in the //Resources// section of this course. Please refer to the //Resources// section to view Wix sites created by various professionals.

The following two videos showcase Wix in the classroom. One Wix is teacher created; the other is student created.

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