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.

One way you could use Teacherweb is to have communication between parents and yourself. You could provide information like the lunch menu, a calendar of classroom events, what to do in the event of a school closure, what projects your students are working on, etc. This allows parents to have another avenue of being involved in their children's academics.
Another way to use Teacherweb is to use it as a resource for future years of your teaching. You could have a calendar of events that could help keep you on track throughout the semester or year. Having pages dedicated to lists of Lessons you have done, in the order you did them, can help you repeat and implement successful lesson plans or units in future years. This will also be a good resource for other teachers in your building to know what you are doing throughout the year.

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

One way students can use Teacherweb is as an organizational tool for themsekves. By checking back frequently (if you post things frequently and keep things updated!) students can use this if say they forget their agenda at school and have no idea if they have homework due the following day.
Another way students can use Teacherweb is as a place where they can check their grades and progress more often than the report card that are sent home twice a year or the progress reports that are updated every month or so. Students could go online weekly or after they turn in a major assignment to see how that affected their grade. When students know what their grade is on any given day, they might be more influenced to actually DO more things in the classroom.