WordPress websites
WordPress is an open source CMS (content management system) that allows you to edit your site with a user-friendly web interface, without having to worry about HTML or FTP. Williams uses WordPress to host most academic and administrative department websites, as well as blogs/sites for academic courses, individuals, groups, and projects.
Personal site creation can be done without assistance; for other types of sites, contact the web team.
Non-WordPress websites
GLOW
Glow, our web-based course management system, is used for most classes at Williams, and offers easy-to-use templates for faculty to put their course materials online. Glow also provides tools that faculty can use to enhance their face-to-face classroom teaching and student-to-student interactions. These tools include class roster facebook, online discussion forum, course wiki and blog tool, electronic sign-up sheet, online assessment and gradebook. For more information, faculty should contact their department liaison.
Google Sites
Anyone with a Williams email automatically has access to Google Sites. Your URL will be https://sites.google.com/a/williams.edu/yoursitename/, where yoursitename is up to you. Google sites can be used for groups of people (clubs, classes, projects, etc.), or for an individual.
Non-Williams options
In some cases, we recommend using an external web hosting service instead of ours:
- sites/blogs that have nothing to do with the College or academics
- sites/blogs that you want to last beyond your stay at Williams College
- WordPress installations that require custom development & file level access
- sites that sell or advertise anything
Free site/blog services:
Some of the above sites offer additional paid services. If you’ve got the technical know-how, you could also set up your own installation of WordPress.
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