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382: Summer Tech Challenge 9 – Build a Website
Creating a website may sound intimidating, but today’s free tools make it surprisingly simple. This challenge gives you and your children a low-pressure opportunity to experiment with website design and discover how useful this skill can be.
Why should teens learn to build websites?
A simple website can be useful for:
- Promoting a teen’s small business, such as photography, babysitting, tutoring, or lawn care
- Sharing information for a Scout troop, 4-H club, sports team, or community organization
- Creating a portfolio of artwork, writing, photography, coding projects, or other accomplishments
- Providing additional evidence of a teen’s skills on college, scholarship, internship, or job applications
- Collecting information about a family hobby, favorite books, movies, or summer experiences
The goal of this challenge is not to produce a professional website. It is to become comfortable enough with the process that you and your children will be willing to create one when a real need arises.
Website-building tools to try
Canva
Canva is my first recommendation for this challenge because it is easy to use and will host your website for free. You can design the pages visually and publish the finished website with a Canva link.
Strikingly
Strikingly is another free option that makes it easy to create modern-looking websites.
Google Sites
Google Sites takes slightly more time to learn, but it is free and works well for simple websites, portfolios, and collaborative projects.
When you get stuck, begin with the tool’s help section. You can also ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Claude, or another AI assistant to walk you through the specific problem.
This week’s challenge
Work alone or with your children to create a simple website about something you enjoy. Possible topics include:
- A family hobby
- Favorite books or movies
- Places you visited this summer
- A collection of artwork or photographs
- A small business or service
- A club, team, or community project
Links and resources
2 Videos on how to use Canva to create a website
Entering the Summer Challenge
Share what you did in the challenge on one of the FundaFunda Education Instagram or Facebook posts or in one of these Facebook groups:
If you are not on social media, email your entry to meryl@fundafunda.com, and it can be shared on your behalf.
Each week, one participant will win a FundaFunda Academy unit study of their choice worth $20. Everyone who participates during the summer will also be entered into the grand prize drawing for a $50 gift card.
Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.
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