Teacher Web Reflections

Having a teacher web site would support my future teaching by forcing me to be organized and up-to-date. It is much easier to keep a neat desk space if a lot of my work is done on the computer, and would save a lot of spaces to have students take review quizzes or submit assignments online. I believe that being more organized would help me be a more effective teacher. Also, it would be helpful with communicating the most up-to-date information to parents. Instead of sending home newsletter every time I have an announcement, I could simply change whatever needed to be changed on the website. This would also minimize the problem of students forgetting to give their parents things or having things getting lost between home and school.
I think having a class website would aid student learning in many ways. First of all, it would be very easy to integrate technology into any assignment by using a WebQuest for your lesson plan. Having computer skills is important for many aspects of a student's future, and I think it is wise to integrate them wherever it makes sense. Also, I think having a classroom website will help students to always know what is going on in the classroom and become more organized themselves. By having the homework assignments up online, they can check it every night instead of having to keep track of a piece of paper.
I feel that the two strongest pages on the TeacherWeb system are the Web Resources and Grades page. It is a good idea to have Web Resources page for your students because it will encourage them to use the Internet in a fun, safe, and educational way. I think it is also extremely beneficial to have grades online, even at the elementary school level due to efficiency, and reliability. With an online system for grade viewing, parents can track their student’s progress as the year goes on instead of waiting for progress reports. Also, you can be more sure this way that parents actually get to see their students’ grades and that progress reports won’t get lost between home and school.