Teacher Web pages

After examining a Teacher Web Page, these thoughts occurred to me:
~reasons to maintain a teacher web site
(1) what a teacher web page is,
(2) how you will use a teacher web page when you teach, and
(3) pros and cons of using a teacher web page

1) A teacher web page  is a like an online service a teacher can provide information for the students, parents, etc... 
~teacher web pages can provide an alternate method for sharing information with parents in addition to sending notes home.

2) One of the ways I will utilize a teacher web page (as a teacher) will be
~ maintianing consistancy with posting students assignments and checking them regularly.
~also the ability to keep track of absent students
~keep in contact with parents
~post my personal (but not too much) information that students and parents can reach me at.

3) The cons of this web site use would be that keeping the web site up to date constantly might be a pain. A pro to this website would be that parents can know what their children are laerning- even when their kids are tired after a long day at school- and they don't want to talk much- a mom or dad can go to the teacher website and gain an understanding of the homework assignment posted. That way the parents can offer help if they have timw.

Grace's phlog - 2nd phonecast | ipadio | Talk to your World

Grace's phlog - 2nd phonecast | ipadio | Talk to your World

RESPONSE TO GROUP PRESENTATION ACTIVITY

According to the learning styles inventory that I took in class tonight, the following percentages make up my learning styles:

21% Visual Learner

42% Auditory Learner

36% Kinesthetic Learner

~~I was honestly quite surprized at these results because I always thought my primary learning style was visual. I think it is cool to take these surveys though, cause thinking back there have been many moments where it would be so helpful to have know what learning style would have needed to be met when I needed to memorize or understand certain concepts for exams and such.

#3 the Wonders of Webquest

There are three simple, yet remarkable, aspects of the tool called Webquest that stand out to me as truly being a helpful device for teachers in today's classrooms. These aspecst are as follows:
(1). The very purpose of a webquest is to give the student opportunities to exercise higher thinking abilities and skills. In a definition, a webquest is these three things:

an inquiry-oriented activity 

in which the information used by learners 

is drawn from the Web

(2). The ways in which a teacher can utilize this webquest could be to introducing new ideas and concepts to the class that can grab there interest. I think that starting out a class project (such as a new section/study or term in a history class) with a webquest, can really assist students in the learning process.
(3). I think a pro to using webquests is that it can be very fact that many students are computer savvy, and enjoy learning through technology.
However, I have also considered (as a con) how challenging a webquest might be for a student who struggles to manuever technology. It may be stressful for them to learn and seek the facts and information for themselves all via a computer. On the other hand, this could be a healthy experience for these students to branch out in exploring the uses of the online world and becoming more confident in searching out answers online.