EDU 3040 Class 8/16

We began class by discussing copyright laws and rules of etiquette. These should be followed when doing anything on the internet. If you use something created by someone else, you need to ask for permission and give the person credit for the work. You cannot call it your own. Also, teachers and students need to know what information should and should not be put out on the internet. For example, you should not put the full names of your students on your web site.

We also talked about why teachers should have web sites. Web sites serve a variety of purposes for a teacher. They can be used to communicate with parents and students as well as other teachers. I looked at two different teacher web sites that I really liked.

The first was a site for Mrs. Raude's 3rd Grade Gifted Brainbusters. http://www.teacherweb.com/FL/SunsetLakesElementary/MrsRaude/apt4.aspx Her site included a parent's corner with different information for parents. There were also announcements, projects, and activities. She also had a teacher's file cabinet with links to many different sites that are very useful for teachers.

The other site I looked at was Mrs. Baker's site for her 1st grade class.
http://teacherweb.com/GA/DuncanCreekElementarySchool/MrsBaker/h0.aspx She had information about herself as well as a link to he Blog. She also had a calendar and announcements. The thing I liked most about her site was the wish list. This is a list of items needed for the classroom that parents can donate. I think that this is a great idea.

We ended class by beginning work on our own web sites. We watched two tutorials that showed us how to use Google Site to do so. It is important for teachers to have a web site, and I am happy that I am learning how to create one now. This is definitely something I will use in the future.