Teacher-Made WebPages

 

I’ve worked at a local school as a substitute teacher and I know that the teachers there are required to make their own web pages, so I thought that I would check out their work and see how well the technology workshops have benefited.

 

Miss Deshong’s Homepage

This website looks kid-friendly and provides links to information that’s useful for parents.  Information listed includes schedules, classroom rules, class birthday party policies, homework, and “All About Miss Deshong.”  Her website eve has a webquest that students can complete if they have some extra time on-line.  This first-grade teacher has done a nice job keeping her website well-rounded and informative. 

 

Commendations:

*The graphics are kid friendly.  There aren’t too many, but there are enough to make the page pleasant to see.

* The website is easy to navigate.

* The information on the website is useful, helpful and interesting.

 

Recommendations:

*To personalize the webpage more, Miss Deshong could post some pictures of herself and her class.

* Instead of just giving parents information on homework policies, Miss Deshong could post some websites or information that would be useful for homework help.

* There could also be some extra information about what is expected of the students on a daily basis, other than her discipline and homework policies.  For example … what are some of her classroom management techniques, other than the green cards?

http://www.swsd.k12.pa.us/~mandy_deshong/

 

I think that most of the webpages at that school are formatted the same, so I complete a search and found this website:

 

Mrs. Bunch’s 3rd grade Website

Mrs. Bunch’s website is full of information about student assignments, important news, classroom policies, and standards for students within each subject.  The website is colorful, easy to navigate and kid friendly. 

 

Commendations:

*Mrs. Bunch has provided a lot of useful links for both parents and students.  There are curriculum standards and classroom rules so that parents know exactly what is expected of their child. 

*There are links to special assignments/projects the class is working on that students and parents can view to clear up any problems. 

* There are links to good book recommendations so the children know what types of things they should be and can be reading.

 

Recommendations:

*Mrs. Bunch needs to keep this website updated.  I can see that the information was pertinent at one time, but now it is outdated.  If the site were kept up, I think it would be a great resource for her students and their parents.

*The website is a bit bland.  It could use more graphics and pizzazz!

*Again, there could be pictures so that the website is more personalized. 

 

http://www.pvpusd.k12.ca.us/teachweb/harrington/index.htm