Blog #7

     I visited the website of Ms. Smith, a 4th grade ELA teacher. Her website was a good example of a great website. She included links and pages for students to easily find info on homework and lesson plans. She also had a page for parents to find all that info and more. She even linked the schools website as well. 

    I would use a class website to keep students and parents updated and always know the plans for class. I think fun tools like kahoot and quizlet live are fun additions for class to keep students having fun. Remind seems like a great tool as well because I know I always forget about assignments. I also might use websites for educational purposes in class.

    At first I had trouble navigating the pages but once I got the hang of it I found it quite easy to use. I liked how you could link separate wiki pages to the main one. I like the concept of the website but everything looked the same so I always felt lost. I liked the submenu on the side that linked all the wiki pages.










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