Teachers Sites

http://www.historyteacher.net/
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=40878
http://www.hilton.k12.ny.us/info/highschool-websites.htm
http://schoolcenter.hilton.k12.ny.us/education/staff/staff.php?sectionid=985

Here are a number of teacher’s sites that I found. There is a bit of variety between them all. One (the first) is a link to a history teachers site that is not only a supreme domain name but also full of content. Almost too much so. The page is so filled that I got lost very easily and did not know where to begin and where to end. This site must have taken a long time and a ton of work to not only set up but also to maintain. And from what I can tell a lot of that work seems to be going to waste. If I am getting lost on the page, and I am searching them for an assignment, I could only imagine what her students must feel when the go to this page. I think this is a good lesson on what not to do. In order to make a site effective, it needs to be clean, direct and easy to navigate.

The second site I was looking at is a blog. Not exactly a site, but more of a running commentary with some still very valuable information.

The third and fourth sites are both derived from the same school. And actually the third site is the schools site. The fourth is just one of the many that can be accessed through the school. I love this idea. All the class sites are very similar, and have a user friendly interface. I feel like all schools should maintain sites for each class. It is the most direct form of communication between the classroom and the home.