My Teacher Website, Technology for Efficiency, and Web Evaluation Skills

My Teacher Website

I would like to maintain a teacher website. I think that it offers some great opportunities to send reminders, helpful articles and announcements to my students and their parents. It is also important to have because my students and their parents can find out about who their teacher is in my About Me page. Being able to stay in constant communication with students and parents on an accessible medium is worth the effort that it takes to make one and keep it updated. All in all, teacher websites are important and I believe that all teachers should have one that they consistently update and use.

Technology for Efficiency

Technology does a good job of taking tasks that would take hours and hours before, and making them into a 10-15 minute process (ie. going to the library for resources vs. searching Google Scholar). I see myself using technology to help accomplish my professional responsibilities more effectively and efficiently by utilizing different resources that help make things a little easier. One resource that I just discovered was RescueTime, which helps you stay on track and not wander into unproductive websites. Another resource is my Twitter that I have been developing my PLN on. If I have a question or need help doing something, I can ask my PLN and someone may be able to help me. Both of these tools will help me stay on task and make sure I am completing my professional responsibilities with high quality and timeliness. 

Web Evaluation Skills

Last week, I had the opportunity to make a web evaluation scorecard that was designed to determine whether or not a website was a good resource to use in the classroom. I learned a lot through making this scorecard. I learned how to format interactive tables in Microsoft Word. I also learned what the important aspects that a reliable website should possess. I liked the assignment, but I could have improved on it by making the scorecard more detailed. I chose to keep it simple, but looking back at it, I wish I would have made it more thorough. I can use this assignment in my future career by utilizing it when using websites for lesson plans. Here is my Web Evaluation scorecard:

I commented on Malyce's blog and Olivia W's Blog.

Comments

  1. Jacob, really great post! I absolutely agree with you about wanting to keep a teacher website. Everything about keeping students and/ or parents informed via a website entices me. I like how you mentioned using technological resources to make your life as a teacher easier. This course has shown me so many various platforms that have incredible free resources that I will absolutely take advantage of as a future teacher. Also, your website evaluation form looks incredible! Great job!

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  2. Hey Jacob! Great job on your blog this week. I really liked the web evaluation rubric you designed. You mentioned that you thought there wasn't enough detail, but I think that its simplicity makes it clear and easy to understand for younger students. By not explicitly stating exactly what you think makes a good source, you're allowing your students the room to think about the answer to that question themselves. I also liked how you talked about using a website for a teacher's own professional development. While I personally don't believe in teacher websites, they are a very good way to establish one's professional presence online, a presence that is becoming more important every day!

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