How to Create a School Yearbook Online
If you want to create an interactive yearbook or simply an online yearbook where classmates can keep in touch and share memories of their school years together, the process isn't as hard as you might think. You will need to spend a bit of time fine tuning your idea before your begin to create your online yearbook.
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Brainstorm ideas for a yearbook website. To create a yearbook online filled with class photos, funny stories and fun facts about the your school, its students and staff the best option is to create a website for your yearbook. If your site is meant as a class reunion site, offering updates about classmates can be a nice addition as long as the information is volunteered or otherwise authorized by the individual. The important thing to remember is by creating an online yearbook you have the room to get truly creative beyond a standard printed yearbook.
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Select the features you want to include on you website, such as photos, videos and a forum. You also may want to enlist other classmates to carry a degree of responsibly in your site's operation. For example, you may ask a classmate if they would be responsible for collecting photos or stories or even creating web videos to include on your site. You may create a funny video about the class clown including original footage along with spoof pieces where you interview teachers or other administration about the individual.
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Use a web designing program to create your website such as Dreamweaver or Expression Web. Another option is to create a webpage through Tripod's SiteBuilder. Alternatively, you can contract for the services of a website designer on a site such as Elance, where you can review a company's portfolio to find a company that fits your needs and your budget.
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Choose an Internet hosting service. You can buy a hosting package that fits your site's needs. Remember to take into account the possibility that you will want to expand your site over time so you should choose a plan that will be the best option for you website over time. For example, you might want to add videos directly to your site that will require more bandwidth. You also can choose a free hosting package offered from some companies, such as Tripod.
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