Making the Most of Your Teacher Website

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Making the Most of Your Teacher Website

• Diane Malison, WebmasterEast Baton Rouge Parish
  School System

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Well explore
1. Basic Website
2. Intermediate Website
3. Advanced Website
4. Going for the Moon!
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Teacher Testimonial
According to EBR teacher, Alan Berthelot,
Technology is no longer the future... it is the
present. Society is wired for convenience and
the class web page is the perfect venue to allow
today's teachers to stay in touch with the
parents and students outside the classroom. My
class web page has allowed me to extend my
services outside of the classroom and into the
homes of my students.
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Advantages of Web
24/7Access toDocuments
24/7Access toHomework
StudentParentsTeachers
Flexibility
EnhancedCommunication
MultimediaPresentation
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Basic Websites

• Include
• Homepage
• Curriculum or Class web pages
• Homework page for each class

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Sample Basic Websites

• Anita Holiday- Westdale Middlehttp//westdalemidd
  le.ebrschools.org/ANITAHOLIDAY
• Kandiest Brock- Forest Heightshttp//forestheight
  s.ebrschools.org/KANDIESTBROCK

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Intermediate Websites

• Include
• Homepage
• Curriculum or Class web pages
• Homework page for each class
• Documents Library
• Links to interactive Blogs and other quality web
  resources

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Sample Intermediate Websites

• Fawn Thai- Westdale Middlehttp//westdalemiddle.e
  brschools.org/phuongthai
• Emily Hammatt- Forest Heightshttp//forestheights
  .ebrschools.org/emilyknight/
• Layla Milton- Westdale Middle http//westdalemidd
  le.ebrschools.org/laylamilton
• Debbie Dornier- BRCVPA http//brcvpa.ebrschools.o
  rg/deborahdornier/

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Advanced Websites

• Include
• Homepage
• Curriculum or Class web pages
• Homework page for each class
• Documents Library
• Links to interactive Blogs, etc.
• Resource Center of Categorized Links
• Photo Galleries

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Sample Advanced Websites

• Jamar Jackson- Sherwood Middlehttp//sherwood.ebr
  schools.org/JAMARJACKSON
• Nicole Elmore- Sherwood Middlehttp//sherwood.ebr
  schools.org/nicoleelmore
• Sheila Johnson- Forest Heightshttp//forestheight
  s.ebrschools.org/SHEILAJOHNSON
• Lorraine Sammonds- Broadmoor Highhttp//broadmoor
  high.ebrschools.org/LORRAINESAMMONDS

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Going For the Moon!

• A Power Users Website includes
• Interactive instructional units
• Blue Webn website (great resource)
• http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
• Webquests Interactive sites6 Paths to China
  http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/index.htmlA
  lexander Hamilton http//www.alexanderhamiltonexhi
  bition.org/virtualtour/good.html
• Agronauts http//www.ncsu.edu/project/agronauts/

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Alan Berthelot Goes on to Say

• Teaching is a second career for me. I spent 29
  years in retail and while there I learned that
  you needed loss leaders to get some customers
  into your store.
• I approach my webpage the same way. I have
  created an inviting webpage with components that
  the parent and students would want to visit.

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• I post information for both parents and
  students. I offer links to parents with advice
  from professionals on strategies they can use
  with a middle school students. I also pass on
  special notes to parents about tests, situations
  and other points of interest.
• Parents are also invited to connect with me
  via email so that I put them on my contact list
  where I keep them updated on both areas of
  concern and success.

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• I entice students with educational and safe
  internet game sites, (my loss leaders),
• I also put any Power Point presentations,
  study guides, and handouts on the site for
  students to tap into, whether they just need a
  review or have lost the originals.
• My teacher site also comes in handy with
  students who are sick. If they are absent, they
  can check homework and notes pages to keep pace
  with class.
• Ready to see Alans site?
• http//sherwood.ebrschools.org/alanberthelot

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Going for the Moon Sites!

• Darlene Ford- Sherwood Middlehttp//sherwood.ebrs
  chools.org/DARLENEFORD
• Alan Berthelot- Sherwood Middlehttp//sherwood.eb
  rschools.org/ALANBERTHELOT

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TIPS for Extra Zip
Docs
Subs
Homework

• Create an Open House PPT

• Link to documents in the assignment entry

Home ill?

• Post lesson plans for subs

• Link to enrichment websites

• Post Study Guides

• Add Content strand

• Post for students from home

• Post Comp.Curriculum

• Include the GLE with directions

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FREE Resources for Teachers

• School Notes http//www.schoolnotes.com/
• Teacher Web http//www.esu5.org/techteacher/classw
  ebpages.htm
• Wikispaceshttp//www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teac
  hers
• Blogs http//www.blogger.com/start

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Closing Thought

• The weaver becomes a webIf you do not use the
  tools, they use you.
  EmersonTake the plunge. Make the most
  of your teacher website!