Aug 17, 2007 : Lycos Offers Tripod for Teachers

📅 August 17, 2007 - Search engine provider Lycos (lycos.com) announced on Wednesday that through its Tripod Web publishing and hosting tools, it is helping US teachers connect with their students, parents and fellow educators. Tripod for Teachers acts as a virtual classroom by providing teachers with easy-to-use tools to better compete in the world of Web 2.0. Through templates, easy-to-use site building tools and hosting services, teachers can create interactive Web sites for more efficient communication.


Tripod for Teachers (tripod.lycos.com/teachers/index.tmplenables) enables educators to create a Web presence to post homework assignments, provide links to Web sites for references, host class photo albums and field trip videos, and blog with parents and others in a secure online environment. The free hosting service enables teachers to build a Web site and get it up online within moments.

"Tripod has made a huge impact in my classroom, especially in the communications between myself, students and parents," says New York teacher Heidi McCasland. "I discovered Tripod more than five years ago and have been using it in my classroom ever since, and spreading the word to colleagues across the country as well. After seeing the positive impact my Web site has had on my students, many of my fellow teachers wanted to create their own classroom Web sites."

Teachers can visit the Tripod for Teachers site for site-building tutorials and quick guides to building Web sites, blogs and photo albums. Tripod for Teachers also provides customizable Sitebuilder templates to begin Web site building in minutes. Tripod's Blog Builder tools also enables teachers to communicate publicly or privately as needed.