Class Websites-I made one

So I have just finished my first class website. Although it was constructed for a 'fake' class I have been able to use it to make some of my own resources available to others. I am very happy that I have learned how to construct a functional web page and learned from my MANY mistakes. I am hoping to be able to upgrade this web page and use it in future classes that I teach. I am currently applying for a job at a school where web pages like this would be extremely beneficial for my students because they would almost all have computers at home.

This class has helped me see that there are numerous resources available for me to use to help me educate others more efficiently that I can find on the internet. I was able to view numerous teachers' websites before constructing my own. However, I noticed that many teachers had someone else make their sites for them. I find this a little disappointing. Using mind mapping software definately helped make the overview of my web page more coherent. It was much easier to figure out what will be compiled on what pages.

I enjoyed looking at different pictures to put into my class web pages. I enjoyed discovering that YouTube has math video clips on how to do different types of math problems. That still just blows my mind.

I think my biggest shock brought about from this class is that there are so many academic resources on the internet. I always thought YouTube was just stupid videos people put up on the net to show how dumb their friends are. There are whole groups of people who can collaborate on the same piece of work, all at once. And now I can do that too. I have already implemented it into my other class for a group project.

I am so proud of myself for learning as much as I have. After my current classes are over and I have more time with my children, I think I will make a bunch of cookies with my kids and then sit down and eat them all ;) You have to love that kind of gratification.

If you are interested in seeing my Algebra "mock" web page click here.