| Classroom websites are becoming more and | | | | own secure, individual student website, and they |
| more popular. Teachers in all grades are building | | | | never have to worry about losing the work, as it |
| student blogs and podcasts into their daily lessons. | | | | is maintained in a virtual folder. Plus, students can |
| Students are loving it, as online education is | | | | return to their assignment anytime they wish. |
| bringing them into 21st century learning. | | | | Student blogs and podcasts can be placed directly |
| Most teachers today are using some sort of | | | | on the teacher's classroom website, so they can |
| technology, no matter what grade or subject | | | | be easily shared with other students viewing the |
| area they teach. Web-based homework pages | | | | site; they can also be shared through other media. |
| have been popular for some years, but only | | | | So, the teacher may put a topic on the |
| recently have teachers started being creative and | | | | classroom website and ask students to write a |
| building interactive classroom websites. | | | | blog about it, or she might ask them to create a |
| Kids of all ages are now working with student | | | | podcast about the topic. She could select the best |
| blogs and podcasts. They are presenting their | | | | blogs and podcasts and feature them on the |
| PowerPoint presentations, Word documents and | | | | classroom website for parents and students to |
| digital projects on classroom websites. Best of all, | | | | view and hear at anytime. |
| some teachers are incorporating student websites | | | | Education is changing with the ever-evolving |
| into the classroom site. | | | | technological world. Now, enterprising teachers are |
| Student websites offer remarkable flexibility to | | | | vaulting their students into 21st century learning |
| teachers using web-based instruction. Now, | | | | with classroom websites, featuring student blogs, |
| students can place their assignments on t heir | | | | podcasts and more. |