Good ol' Project iWeb-- You'll Be Missed!

I need to first say that I actually had fun partaking in the iWeb with
Barb and Theresa. I want to give a lot of credit to Theresa who really
knew her stuff with the computer and the designing of theiWeb itself!

Overall, it is relatively simple to create an iWeb
page-- simple enough to get decently good at and then teach your
students how to do. Like I said the night we presented, the one thing I
like most about making thisiWeb, and this can even go for the podcasts, wikis
, etc., is how it really brings that sense of unity to a classroom.
Sure, you can do group work in a classroom, but this is different.
Using the computer and figuring out how to put a page together, taking
pictures of each other and putting them up on a page, bringing what
other people have done onto the website, beats a group talking about a
book any day! I want a classroom where there isplentyyyyy of communication and involvement of every way possible. Using the new forms of technology, i.e. iWeb, is just the beginning to the goal in my classroom.

I didn't like the whole idea of all this technology coming into my
classroom and invading the conventional ways of learning in the English
classroom. But each new class that takes place makes me realize that it
doesn't have to be just one way or another. The conventional ways of
teaching and all this new technology can be intertwined to make a
unique, intriguing classroom that kids will love.