The site is easy to navigate and very organized
In
the digital world that we live in, a web site will almost be a
requirement for your future classroom. Assume that you have decided to
create a classroom web site. What types of pages would you include and
what would each page be used for? What information do you think would be
the most important to include on your site? How will you make sure you
implement elements of good design on your web site? Include a link to a classroom webpage that catches your eye and why you might want to use it as a model for your future site.
As a teacher, contact with parents and guardians of my students will be vital to my instruction. Therefore, having a class website will help to create a link between the students' homes and school. I would make a website that is not only easy to read but also easy to navigate. On the front page I would include announcements and upcoming events. I will also include a Google calendar with all upcoming events. Google calendar can be viewed on many mobile devices and on a computer. So, the calendar can be accessed in many places. On the front page, I would also include a link to my weekly newsletter.
The next tab would show our class schedule. The next tab would include an about me section with my contact information and the best times to contact me. The next tab would be Star Students which will honor two students every two weeks who have shown good behavior and school pride. The last tab will include a preview of the lessons that will be coming up in the next month and a link to the grade level wiki which includes handouts, powerpoints, studyguides, and anything else I would handout in class.
Below is a link to a teacher's website that I would model my website after. The site is very clean but also has plenty of pictures and is very organized. All the links work and the navigation is easy to follow.
http://msyorksclass.com/
As a teacher, contact with parents and guardians of my students will be vital to my instruction. Therefore, having a class website will help to create a link between the students' homes and school. I would make a website that is not only easy to read but also easy to navigate. On the front page I would include announcements and upcoming events. I will also include a Google calendar with all upcoming events. Google calendar can be viewed on many mobile devices and on a computer. So, the calendar can be accessed in many places. On the front page, I would also include a link to my weekly newsletter.
The next tab would show our class schedule. The next tab would include an about me section with my contact information and the best times to contact me. The next tab would be Star Students which will honor two students every two weeks who have shown good behavior and school pride. The last tab will include a preview of the lessons that will be coming up in the next month and a link to the grade level wiki which includes handouts, powerpoints, studyguides, and anything else I would handout in class.
Below is a link to a teacher's website that I would model my website after. The site is very clean but also has plenty of pictures and is very organized. All the links work and the navigation is easy to follow.
http://msyorksclass.com/
I love the tab that includes any handouts that you give in class. Wroking in afterschool care, there are so many times that students leave a worksheet in the class and therefore are unable to complete homework. Having a tab with the handouts attached gives the parents an opportunity to print it out for their student. Although they are able to print this out and benefit the student, it does not teach them responsibility. So that tab could be good and bad, but I really like the idea of it!
ReplyDeleteI love having the idea of the google calendar. It can be very beneficial because you can just link it to your phone without having to go look at a website. I love the idea of the star student being someone that has shown school pride. I feel like we don't hear many teachers comment about that often.
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