I had never really considered using a classroom website outside of what my school absolutely required. Part of this came from a rather lackluster experience with them as a high schooler. Teachers did not update their class website and the format they required was difficult to navigate. So checking classroom websites was difficult an inaccurate, not to mention a little pointless, as teachers never updated them. I did have one teacher that had a really intense classroom website. It was so large it was difficult to navigate, but it did have good information on it. However, the school required her take it down so that she could use the school server. She was so frustrated she never updated her new website.
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| Ms. Biven's class website |
The other reason I had steered away from using a classroom website was that not all students have access to technology at home. I still struggle with this. I never want to intentionally widen the gap between the privileged and those who are not. However, another professor gave me some good advice. He essentially said that if I do not give any of my students access to technology, I hurt them as a whole.
So I intend to use a class website for support services. Hopefully, I will be able to work in an environment where all students have access to technology, as I am interested in flipping the classroom. I would like to send students home with lectures and then use class as a time to do more interesting supportive activities that promote critical thinking. To do this students need access to technology.
I also like blogging, for the most part. I would like to create another blog in the future about becoming a teacher so that I can network with other, more veteran teachers. Especially since I am likely moving out of state and away from the teachers who I have worked with, it might be a good way to tap the brains of people from a distance.
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