I am working on a couple websites right now. I have completely revamped the school counseling website at the school I am working at. Check it out. http://schoolcounselors.wix.com/dunbarhs (I still have a few pages to finish up but it is live). I am also working on an interactive resume so that I can showcase my various talents. And finally, I am debating whether I want to do some website designing on the side for a little extra cash, so I have been playing around with a simple website to advertise those services if I ever decide to go forward with that little moneymaking hobby.
This can be used in the education world in a variety of ways with students. One activity that I plan to have my students do is create a resume for scholarships on wix. Students can create an online portfolio of projects completed in class. For instance, we offer a class called Intro to Information Technology. I can see students creating a portfolio of all projects they do in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. This would also be a great site for a science fair project, posting research, methodology, and results. Rather than having students complete a research paper, you can have them create a research site. The ideas are endless.
So wix is pretty simple to use. You can choose between html5 or flash. What is the difference between those two you may ask? The basic difference is how "interactive" the webpage is. The html5 tends to be more of your typical websites. This is the type of site that I used for my school counseling webpage. The flash is "flashier". I am using the flash for my interactive resume. Just make sure that whatever template you use is the one you want because once you starting editing it you can't change the template.
The great thing is, wix has a youtube channel with LOTS of tutorials to choose from, so if you get lost and are not sure how to move forward, just check out this http://www.youtube.com/user/wixmypage webpage :)
