I have received my placement for next year and have already met my teacher. We sat down and explored different things that we could do in our classroom. One idea I suggested was making a class website to keep parents and students posted instead of doing the weekly newsletter. My teacher loved this idea however we are going to ask the parents who still wants it in paper format. My plan is to post important information, newsletters and big projects on the internet.
My problem that I am having with this idea is that am I assuming that all parents and students are going to have a computer at home? Can I assume that just because it is a "nice" area that all parents are going to computers? My thought process was to help save paper and have papers be able to do a RSS feed so they get e-mails every time something was added. What are everyone's thoughts? Can we assume elementary students will use a classroom website?
Hey Megan! Wow, that is great! I am glad to hear you are applying what we have been learning in TE and CEP! I love this idea also, especially for the green effects. My suggestion would just be to talk to your CT more to see who has computer access. One thing I have learned is to not assume anything. You will get a better feel once you talk to the students, parents, and CT more.
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