Reflections on Using TeacherWeb

1. Describe at least 2 ways that the use of a class web site like TeacherWeb could be used to support your future teaching. Provide some specific details for each example.

The use of a class web site like TeacherWeb could support my future teacher because it gives parents, as well as students, a place they can easily access online to find information about what is going on in the classroom (via class calendars, assignments, handouts, etc). It is also helpful because students could check their grades online and know how they are doing on assignments, projects or tests. This kind of feedback is always helpful to me and I know that students would appreciate this. I really liked that many people posted pages of book ideas, which I think is a great idea. I know that I have trouble finding a good book sometimes and I think it would be very useful for students to be able to go online and get books recommended to them by their teacher, who is someone that they trust.

2. Identify 2 ways students could use a class web site like TeacherWeb to enhance their learning. Provide some details for each way identified.

Two ways that students could use a class web site like TeacherWeb to enhance their learning would be to explore the educational links that teachers can provide. It is important that learning is occurring at multiple times during the day and at home too. Students could log on and explore the links with their parents, instead of watching the same old Monday night sitcoms. Another way that students could use a web site like this is if the teacher opened it up for some sort of collaboration, whether that is a blog, white board or a variety of other things, that students could work on together and add to each others thoughts. This is a great opportunity for students to write or draw back and forth to each other, without any pressure. Opportunities for students to use sites like TeacherWeb to enhance their learning are vast and plentiful.