The first teacher made web site I chose to write about is called Kim’ Korner. Mrs. Kim of the website introduced herself and explained that she had been a teacher for sixteen years and wanted to share everything she had ever taught. The website mainly covered her area of expertise which was language arts and literature for middle school. However, she also shared classroom management and bulletin board ideas. I liked how she introduced herself on the front page of her site. I also liked the fact that she states that anyone can copy anything on her site as long as they are using it for instructional purposes. I also liked that she even had a link on how to protect oneself from Spam on the Internet. The three areas that I would recommend to improve upon would be her name on the front page. The name was all mixed and hard to read. She needs to update her material. The last time anyone updated was almost a year ago. There were also some problems with some of her links.

http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/

The next teacher created web site I chose to write about was actually incorporated into the Discover Channel website. The site was created by Kathy Schrock. This website was created for all teachers because it had links to many different kinds of rubrics. I especially liked the rubrics that were created about technology and social studies. The site also provided graphic organizers. The best part about this site was the link to report card comments. The report card link listed 299 comments teachers could write on report cards. I would recommend that this teacher have her own site instead of being linked to Discover Channel. Ms. Schrock needed to introduce herself on the front page and give details on why she made this web site. I also think that the site needed some color and maybe some graphics.

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html