I have been using Weebly to help integrate technology into my classroom with my students and their families for five years now. My classroom website has been a great source of communication for parents and students. I love being able to share photos of what the students are learning in the classroom. I enjoy being able to update a class wish list so that parents are able to donate needed supplies. I think that it is necessary to provide students and parents with a website to help answer any questions they might have. They are also able to quickly email me through the use of the website if for some reason their question cannot be answered. I believe that I am currently using a free domain offered through Weebly, so cost has not been as issue or an excuse. I believe that as an educator technology integration should be a focus because as I have mentioned above it can definitely help with communication. A class website helps students to be resourceful and find the answers that they need. I want to be able to show the parents on a weekly basis what is happening with their children inside the classroom. Please check out the following website on the importance of building parent-teacher relationships. http://www.readingrockets.org/article/building-parent-teacher-relationships |