Teacher Web Critique

Class websites can be great resources for the teachers as well as the students, inside and outside of the classroom. The teacherweb site that I created for my Teaching and Learning 466 class can be used to post assignments and handouts given in class for students that missed class or lost the handouts and assignments. I could also use the class website for project outlines, and also project examples. One of the downsides of keeping up a class website is that I don't think I will have the time to put into the website with six classes, and I also know that some of my students will not ahve access to computer out of the school setting, and it is not fair to post assignments on the class website when some students will not have access to it. I think the class website can be a good resource if all students have access to the technology to use the website. It can also make it easier on the teacher when it comes to handing out missing assignments and other classroom handouts. Overall, it is a good resource for teachers that have the time and computer access for it.

For students, the class website can be useful if the studetns has missed a fair amount of class, as they will have access to the assignments and class handouts on the website. Students will also have access to their grades and missing assignments, as well as the missing assignment itself that they can print out and bring to class to turn in. As a students though, when my classes had a class website, I did not have a computer at home until my senior year so it was hard for me to follow assignments handed out by the teacher that were put on the website. Having the class site actually made it more difficult for me and students like me, but in other classrooms it can be beneficial. Using webquest can help students further their knowledge of how to use the technology and it can also help students be more responsible for their work if things are just posted online.

The two stronest features of teacher web are the fact that a teacher can create and change the pages to suit the specific class. The other thing that is good about teacherweb is that a teacher can post grades on the site and these two are the most important because they can really help the students stay intouch with their work in and outside the classroom, as well as allow the teacher to create their own pages that are specific to the class.