Sunday, September 25, 2011

Thing 2 - Face of the classroom

www.frontoftherim.net

I created my first website several years ago in a graduate class at Aquinas.  This past summer we had our desktop tower worked on, and I lost the settings to my original web page.  I created this new site using Weebly, which I had heard about from someone at school.  I like the site better than what I had been using because I wasn't able to make changes to my site from a remote location, like my classroom.  Now, depending on how busy the server is, I can make instant changes at school or anywhere else.  I like being able to make those instant changes.  There are many things that I like about Weebly, for instance, I like the assignment upload page and being able put videos or screen casts right on the page.  I have a smart board at school, and I put a screen cast lesson on my site that is very accessible for all of my students and parents.  There are also some things that I would like to see improved as well.  I find it hard to upload an entire document like I should be able to do.  I found that I lost some of my editing when I tried this feature.  I am not sure if I will stay w/Weebly or if I will try something else next year, but for now I like the site.

B. Sack

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for your reflection on your use of a place to keep your students informed and organized.

    I'm sure your students and parents will appreciate the ability to learn about the goings on in your room. Having a classroom website is a key to communication in the 21st Century.

    Great work.

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