Using a nom de plume, please tell us your thoughts about this:
Teachers continue to think that a classroom web site is for kids to use at home. Kids do not want to go to their classroom web site to practice skills (while at home) anymore than they want to open their Social Studies books (while at home).
Classroom web sites should be created to provide information for your students while in school. If they use your site at home, that is just frosting on the cake!
What do you think?
I think that just because students don't want to get on the classroom website at home doesn't mean they shouldn't have to. Students dont like to do homework either but they have no choice. I definatly think the majority of the time should be in school hours spent on the classroom website, but I also think they can be given assignments on the website to be completed at home, or outside of school hours.
ReplyDeleteI think that classroom websites should be available for students to use at home also. If the site is successful at being informative and interesting, students will therefore feel like they can use it at home. They will be intrigued to want to go on the site other than just while they are at school. The website can be used to enhance skills and for practice.
ReplyDeleteI think that a school website should be primarily used in school. If you want students to go on it then you need to give them the time to do so in the classroom. I don't think that it should be mandatory to use at home, but they should have the option to do so. If it is available for students to go on at home I'm sure that many of them would use it. It is a great tool whether used at home, school, or both!
ReplyDeleteI believe that students should be expected to use the classroom website at least once a week. In today's world, being able to get around a computer is extremely important and necessary. I think that teachers should give time in class to do something that is on the website so students will get a sense as how to use it before throwing them in and expecting them to understand at home.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be cool if i could check my grades from home and see what assignments are due when but I'm not sure if i would like doing homework on the website at home.
ReplyDeleteIt is not about computer lessons, it is about using the computer to teach REAL content to kids.
ReplyDeleteI agree that students do not want ot be bothered with going to a classroom website. I believ that students would benifit from a website that allows them to socialize with peers while learning. I dont see any maojor concerns with making a website available for student to view from home as well as in the classroom. I aganist requiring students to acess the web from home because believe it or not all students don't have a computer and it is an expensive requirement for school aged children.
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