Amanda Bannigan
Course Module One
Teacher Home Page
Objective: Teachers will be able to create a web page to
introduce themselves and their classes to their students.
Introduction: Almost everyone everywhere has internet access in this day and age. Teachers are logged on all day long; business people often have wireless internet and laptops. Students have access at home where they use the internet to chat with friends, send e-mail, or surf the web. The internet has become a major communication tool for people of all ages, so it is time teachers begin to utilize this great tool to communicate with students and their parents.
technology into the classroom. Understanding the increased usage of the
internet in the classroom (and in life) will
reinforce the importance of creating a web page all of your own! http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/#2
Teacher Tips:This site provides teachers with tips on
how to use the computer to their advantage. There are ideas
on this site that you
can integrate into your classroom and web page. http://www.essdack.org/tips/page1.htm
Activity: Armed with your background information, your task is to now create your own web site. The site may be as simple or as complicated as you wish; however, it must address all of the following topics:
*Your Name and a Photo- if you have
a very long and hard to pronounce name, you may give a nick name if you go by
one (example- Miss. Kryjipskyieh may be Miss K.)
* A chart/list of your class
schedule which gives times, class name, and location
* A list if ways to contact you
(phone, e-mail, etc.) and times you are available to phone calls or helping
students (free periods, after school, etc.)
The
following topics are optional:
*Information on what schooling you
have had (mainly college)
*Information on your family and/or
pets
* Your Hobbies
* Any fun facts you think your
students would want to know
As we progress through this
course, you will be instructed how to add links to your page and update those
links. Later in the semester you will
need to add a link to a homework page, an expectations page, and a daily
activity page. If you know how to do
this already, you may begin, but if you do not DON’T WORRY!!
This site must be user
friendly and appeal to the grade level and subject you are teaching. Please use
color and images that relate to your subject area as well.
Examples: My Teacher
Pages.com- This site leads to multiple example pages created by
teachers. The pages range from the most complicated to the very simple. (http://www.myteacherpages.com/classroompages.cfm?featured=1)
Assessment:
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Unacceptable |
Work in Progress |
Outstanding |
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Organization |
NONE! |
Some, but there is no flow to the ideas. |
Page contains headings and subheadings. The topics flow together. |
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Images |
NONE! |
A few scattered images unrelated to the words on the page or the content area. |
Images are well placed and match the content. |
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Evidence of Proofreading |
Many typos, spelling errors, and grammatical mistakes. |
Few typos, spelling errors, or grammatical mistakes. |
Free from typos, spelling errors, or grammatical mistakes. |
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Usefulness |
The site is hard to read and does not provide information that would be helpful to students or their parents. |
The site provides minimal amounts of useful and helpful information. |
The site is very useful and helpful for both students and their parents. |
Submission: Send your page to me as an attachment to an e-mail titled “Home Page”. Once I have reviewed your page and given you the OK, you may post the file to the server.