This post is part of a series on Using Photos on Blogs This is part 1: Using free photos on your classroom blog. Coming up next is part 2: Using Stock Photos on your class website… A picture is worth a thousand words. Which would your students find easier to read: a textbook filled with […]
Google Sites
Lots of teachers are starting to wonder how to create an online presence for their courses. Teachers want to be able to create websites for students and parents to access at home. There are several options for teachers to create class websites: Your school board may offer website template pages that you can modify and […]
Use Special Text Boxes on Your Class Website to Alert Parents and Students to Important Information.
We love WordPress. It’s our favorite tool to create professional looking class websites. Last week, we were helping one of our colleagues set up her class website for kindergarten. One of the things that she wanted was to a little box at the top of her website where she could post important information for parents […]
Should Students Use a Pseudonym or Their Real Name When Working Online in the Classroom
Imagine a world where people don’t judge you based on your race, your gender, the way you look, or the clothes you wear. Instead, you’re judged based on the quality of your ideas and how well you’ve expressed them. That’s one of the potential benefits in having your students use an anonymous pseudonym when writing […]
Two big problems with using WordPress blogging software in the classroom
We love using technology in the classroom: clickers, data projectors, prezi, netbooks, online literature circles and of course classroom websites and student blogging. And, we love WordPress. It’s our blogging software of choice for the classroom and we use it for all of our professional websites and school projects. If you set up your own […]