An additional goal for creating an interactive classroom environment was to assist the teachers in developing a classroom web page. With the web folders already in place, the System's Operator and I came up with what we thought would be a fool-proof plan for every teacher at Spring Hill Elementary to begin creating an online classroom. The Technology Director at CCBOE asked that we use Word to create these pages. I don't know if you have ever tried to create a web page using Microsoft Word, but it is no easy task! First, I established a table format and developed a four-page template. Once distributed, the teachers could easily open the Word file to edit and make the page their own. Using a template allowed for the design to remain uniform, which is not only pleasing to the casual web surfer but also offers parents familiarity as they navigate the various classroom pages. The training for these web pages, particularly embedding hyperlinks, was challenging for some of the teachers. They hung right in there, and we made it! You can visit these pages by accessing the Classroom Pages Index located on the Spring Hill Elementary home page.
About Me
- Barraclough
- After seven years of teaching at the elementary level, I had the desperate need to evaluate my role as an educator in the 21st Century. In 2007 I stepped outside of the box and rediscovered the passion that had directed me towards a career in education. Since accepting the TIS position, I have been able to work with educators in the district, state, and even across the globe. New equipment and projects are integrated each year, including H.323 and Skype video conferencing. Developments for 21st Century Teaching and Learning are on the horizon; it is an exciting time to be a teacher.
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