Websites - ENGL 1102 (Weaver) - English Composition II (Digital Projects) - GSU Library Research Guides at Georgia State University

Creating a Website

Creating a website can allow you to share your research and writing in an organized digital platform. Websites can be enhanced by including audio, visual, and media elements, if desired. Be sure to cite all media that is included in your website. **See Dr. Weaver's assignment sheet for guidance and requirements for this format.

Man at laptop

Photo from Flickr by user Tobias Toft & shared via CC BY 2.0 license.

Multimedia Equipment

CATLab Equipment for Checkout
Students are able to check out microphones, cameras, and more from the CATLab.
CATLab Locations & Hours of Operation
CATLabs are located at each campus. This site lists contact and location information for each lab.
Recording Studios
GSU's Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) offers recording studios at various campuses for use.
Library Laptops & Chromebooks
All campus libraries have laptops & Chromebooks that can be used for creating digital projects.

Website Tools

GSU Create - Domain of One’s Own
The Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) is conducting a pilot called Domain of One’s Own. Domain of One’s Own allows students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to create a digital presence through various digital mediums such as blogs, archives, and wikis using apps like WordPress, Omeka, and Scalar. (For this project, WordPress would be the most useful.) Each user will have the opportunity to author and administer his or her own website and take it with them when leaving GSU.
WordPress (Sites @ GSU)
Basic website and blog creation with support from Georgia State University CETL.
Google Sites
Google sites is a simple and user-friendly platform that allows users to create and publish websites. Users need a Google account to create a site.
Weebly
Weebly is a drag-and-drop website builder that offers a free basic version. Like most free accounts, not all features are available, but a basic site can be created.
Wix
Wix is another free drag-and-drop website builder. Like most free accounts, not all features are available, but a basic site can be created.
MediaWiki
MediaWiki is a free open source platform that allows for the creation of a wiki. A wiki is a site that can easily be edited by multiple users (like Wikipedia!).
WordPress
This is the link to create a free WordPress site or blog and is not affiliated with the GSU resources that use WordPress.

Finding Media to Use

Specially Licensed

Some media is made available for others to use through special licenses. A popular license that does it the Creative Commons Attribution license, meaning it can be used freely as long as the creator is given proper attribution.
- Search for works (images, music, & more) to use - CC Search
- Google Images (can be filtered by Usage Rights under Tools)
- YouTube (search results can be filtered by CC license)
- Learn more about Creative Commons licenses - CC Licenses

Public Domain

Works that are not copyrighted are considered to be in the public domain. Some reasons they might be in the public domain are 1) they are very old, 2) their copyright has expired, 3) they were created by the federal government.
- Use this tool to help you determine if the material you want to use is copyrighted - Digital Copyright Slider
- Learn when materials enter the public domain - Copyright Term & the Public Domain in the US

ENGL 1102 (Weaver) - English Composition II (Digital Projects): Websites

Creating a Website

Multimedia Equipment

Website Tools

Finding Media to Use