Websites For Educators

The first website I visited wasn’t fancy, but it was very informative. It was created by a math teacher and included an exhaustive list of resources for teaching math. There were probably close to 100 sites listed! I chose it as an example for other educators, because although it isn’t fancy, it is very comprehensive. http://www.sitesforteachers.com/resources_sharp/math/math.html#Math

The second site I visited, http://jimmoulton.org/1.html featured a bunch of sites just for teachers. Many seemed to be designed by other educators, and the main purpose of each was to use technology in the classroom.

I liked http://www.somers.k12.ny.us/intranet/Web_des/Web_PageHOME.html because it featured suggestions for educators when creating their own webpages.

I really liked the webpage design on Google. It was easy to use, and it although it took me awhile to complete my webpage, I learned a lot about web design. Perhaps the two most useful tools were the calendar option (which allowed me to post test dates and field trips) and also the links page, which would direct students to places where they could access online texts for Shakespeare or Websters.com.

L.E. Leitz’s article, “Electronic Editing: Taking Advantage of Built-in Tools to Improve Student Writing” was helpful because it alerted me to a feature in Word that I didn’t even know exsisted. Before, I would often peer edit papers for friends and insert comments in red. Now, I can do a more professional editing job and one that doesn’t clutter the content of the original document. Another good part about inserting comments is that you can insert them verbally. This would be good for disabled students who have reading disabilities or who are blind.