Transform your class using a classroom site!

1. Class Websites:
Breaking Down the
Walls
Chris Stanley
@StanleyTeach
Fraser High School

2. Goal for Today• Discuss effective ways in
which educators can create a
vibrant and robust web
presence that enhances the
learning environment for
students.
• Create new opportunities for
learning

3. About Me and Fraser
• English and 21st Century
Literacy Teacher - Fraser High
School
• Hybrid Teacher - Three Years
• 1:1 District (iPads for all
students 3-12)

4. Hybrid at Fraser
• Four Classes began in 2011
• Now offer 16+ hybrid courses
offered to upperclassmen
• Courses are teacher created
with teacher decisions

5. Real Talk
• What do you think belongs in a
classroom website?

6. My First Site
• About Me
• Description of Courses
• Contact Information
• Description of daily lessons
• Weebly.com

9. “Thinking Outside the Box”
“Refreshing”
“Innovative”
“Innovative”
“Innovative”
“Innovative”
“Innovative”

10. Landed Me The Job

11. Added Daily
Assignments
• Bullet point list of what was
discussed in class
• Links to any sites discussed
• Digitized every single hand
out

12. Results?
• Lots of EXTRA work, not enough
students going to the site

13. Supplemental vs.
Enhancing
Supplemental
Doing what
you normally
do in a new
way
Ex: Using an iPad to watch TV

14. Supplemental v.
Enhancing
Enhancing
Creating new
experiences that
allow you to
think in a new
way.
Ex: Using the iPad to play
Dragon Box

15. Re-Think!!!

16. My Re-Think
• Create a space where the
conversation continues
• A place where students go to
for assistance
• Alternative ways of learning
• Students can even live on my
site during class

17. 1. Find a Host Site
that Works
• Blackboard
• Weebly
• Wordpress

18. 2. Find a Style That
Works
• Creating Daily Folders (Or
Week for Hybrid)
• Full explanation with clear
objectives and expectations
• Ways to communicate with me
and the group
• Area to turn in your
assignments

19. Examples of Guidance
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20. 3. Create
Expecations• My site is for all students
and parents to utilize every
day
• In order for this to work, it
needs to be used in class
• Post Homework assignments ON
THE SITE
• Flipped Videos
• Polls/Surveys

22. Communication
• Discussion Boards
• Blog Posts
• Back Channel Communication -
Twitter or Todays Meet

23. Collaboration
• Using Blackboard, students
create groups to work together

24. Examples of
Successful
Assignments
• Maus Interview (Week Five -
English 12)
• Hamlet Inquiry Projects

25. QUEMMENTS?