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Join a workshop on online research and writing to leverage 21st-century technology for effective communication with students. Learn how to create websites using tools like Dreamweaver and Frontpage or online applications like Pbworks. Discover the benefits of having a teacher/classroom website and explore the common items to include, such as student work, announcements, and calendars.
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NYC Writing Workshopon-line research and writing for the 21st centuryHow Can We Use The 21st Century Technology To Communicate To Our Students? By Thomas Poon
How Can We Use The 21st Century Technology To Communicate To Our Students? The World Wide Web or The Internet Websites
Why a student/teacher/classroom website? Having information available to the students and administration on what you are doing in class. Students have access to your assignment even when they are absent. A place for you to put your class information without involving the DOE.
Webpage Creation Software • Dreamweaver – www.adobe.com • Frontpage – www.microsoft.com • Many software are WYSIWYG – what you see is what you get. • Hint: It is not necessary to know the html codes to build a webpage.
Online webpage creation • An online application that creates webpages. • Pbworks.com • Other online application • classnotesonline.com • Arisnyc.org • Many more …
What are the common items we can place on the teacher’s webpage? • Teacher background/credentials • Contact information • Classroom rules and policies • Student work • Weekly/Monthly calendar • Class information/profile • Trip information/activities • Announcements • Homework/Assignments/Projects • Supply list • …
What can you include on pbworks.com? • Images • Text • Video • Calendar • PowerPoint slide show • Photo slide show • Files • Etc…
Let’s Sign up for a Pbworks account. • Open Pbworks.com page in Internet Explorer. • Click on Plan & Pricing on the navigation bar. • Click on
Sign up (cont’d) • Signup for the basic account for free. • Create an address for your website. • Complete the required information to begin your account.