TeacherWeb Project Critique
1) By using a classroom website such as TeacherWeb, teachers can better keep in touch with their students and their student’s guardians. This is a great way to have families stay focused and current on classroom information. I can imagine that most students would be excited to share any classroom information that is posted on the internet. In many cases, access to the internet at home is a special privilege for young children, so the chance to get on a student friendly website (including links to other fun informational websites) is an exciting one.
2) The biggest advantage of having a classroom website is the opportunity it creates for greater student family/teacher communication. Guardians can check in on their student’s grades, homework, and upcoming events. Overall, a website such as TeacherWeb can keep families in better contact with the classroom teacher. Another advantage of using a classroom website is the freedom that the internet allows. You can update the information at any time that an internet connection is available to keep your outgoing information current. At the same time though, trusting your students to have access to the internet may be a mistake. Making the assumption that all students have equal access is probably an incorrect one and must be taken into account before a teacher places too much of their classroom activities into the website.
