How can a classroom web site improve communications with students, parents, and community? What is an acceptable use policy? What impact does it have on the use of the Web in the classroom?
The World Wide Web is a powerful tool that can be used strategically to promote positive communication with teachers to students, and parents, thereby, reaching the entire community as a whole.
When it comes to the communication of the teacher and the student, the teacher can put all homework assignments, weekly assignments, FAQ sheets, and other links that could be helpful to the students on the web site. For example, the text suggests that the web site would be beneficial to students that are shy and usually don’t ask question in class. This could be made easy by having an email system set up on the website so that the students can communicate with the teacher or other students in the class that they might be taking. A classroom website can be created for what is called community learning. The students could share their thoughts or ideas by having a blog section on the site.
Moreover, parents usually share the interest that the teacher has for his or her students. A classroom web site could be designed so that it is parent friendly. Just as it would benefit the student to have assignments posted it would equally benefit the parent so that he or she can know what is expected of his or her child and be able to enforce it as the teacher does. As one can see, the a classroom web site can should be designed for a community because it takes the teacher, parent, and student to make a success story.
Because the internet is a powerful tool, there are certain rules that must be followed while using it. This is the purpose of an acceptable use policy. An acceptable use policy is usually done by a district or school and is designed to articulate the ways in which the Internet can be used by students. This is needed primarily because it sets the guidelines for what the teacher can do with the internet.
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Great explanation on how a classroom website is beneficial.
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