Websites and Wiki's in the classroom

The ability to have a classroom websites allows you to have a direct contact link to parents and students at home. This will allow you to have greater contact with children at home and make sure that they are all prepared for the next school day. This could also reduce some cost to the school by reducing paper usage because you can post pdf versions of syllabus's, field trip permission slips, etc. A forum could be created for students and parents in a place the school district can view and prevents students directly contacting you through private means. Classroom websites are all around a useful resource for a place where parents and students can find classroom materials, rules, and guidelines. It also can serve as a space where your students can post their completed projects so their parents can view.