I love the idea of a teacher web page for my use, student use and parent use. However, it has proved to be time consuming and in the long run I would be quite frustrated if I were a parent in Mpls b/c there is not a minimum standard for what every teacher is required to post on their website. This is frustrating for both parents and teachers, because teachers don't know exactly where to start when they are not given a basic framework to begin with. I was lucky to have taken several classes with the wonderful tech guys at 807, usually John Mc and Todd P, who taught me the basics.
One bummer about our mpls web pages is that they don't "travel" with you. So when I started a new position at Washburn this year, i had to completely start over my web page. The good news is that I was able to go to another "help session" last week at Washburn w/ John McCreary and got my web page looking a bit more professional. I have been using it all of second qtr on MOndays in the computer lab with my students, but they had to scroll way down to the bottom of my page, or to pg. 3 of my web page, and now I have all the links on the rt side. Check it out if you have a chance. Click on "My assignments to see what I have attempted to do over the past month to begin the Blogger/REader/Gmail process.
My web page is at: http://washburn.mpls.k12.mn.us/Lynch.html
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Your page is looking great, Katy -- I know that it is a lot of work, but it is very clear where students and parents can go for information.
I agree...your web page is looking great and very easy to navigate. I did "open" the robotics page, but it is still very basic. I keep hoping one of the team members will get excited about keeping it up to date this year. I'm glad to hear that your student blogging is going well. I'd love to hear about how you are grading their entries.
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