Technology integration is not only an idea being integrated into curriculum; some teachers are finding technology useful as an extension of their own planning and organization. Creating a website to enhance or compliment classroom activities is a popular step towards using more technology, but it is not always as easy as it looks. Putting in some time to plan the classroom web content can make this challenge a little easier.
Planning Educational Web Content
The most important, and first, step to creating a website for the classroom is to decide what it should contain. Is it a site with information primarily for parents, students, the community or a combination of all three? Should it contain homework assistance for students? Will it be used during class for webquests, special links for research or informational scavenger hunts, or a place to display student work? Will it contain a blog, wiki or other Web 2.0 content?
