CLASSROOM SUPPORT WEBSITES

BY Victoria Hernandez

WEBSITE FEATURES CHALLENGES EVALUATION

Teachers and Parents It is similar to a

It is a very neat and organized have to have an email so blackboard, but I
source. It is clean, meaning it is they have access to the personally would not use
easy to locate the options website and are able to it with students of
throughout the website. As a explore it. younger ages, (3-5
Class Dojo
parent you can get notified about years). Maybe it would
class/school activities and it is kind Students need an access be a helpful resource for
of like a Facebook, but for school code to have access to any teachers to be up to date
news. material that may be on what is going on at
presented in the source. their child’ school.

When students log in, they

experience a colorful, simple Students may have This website is fun and
structure website where they get trouble getting access interactive. It is a stress-
straight to the questions. It is used through the access code.
free app available for
to identify student comprehension When not having the anybody who has an
about academic topics. Shapes and adequate WIFI access code. It is simple
colors are used to identify the connection, responses
Kahoot! to use and effective. I
answer choices. Students can may be submitted late. personally would not use
access it from their phones or from
Time assigned to each it as a formative
their tablets. It reminds me of a
question may not be assessment, but maybe
clicker. At the end of the questions,
for a class review it
they get points and as teachers we enough for the students
to answer. would be perfect.
could even implement a reward to
the highest performers.

This website has flashcards Anybody can access As an adult it is a very

available for students to review. It quizlet and create their helpful website that has
can be used for definitions or flashcards. When choosing been part of my life since
reviews. When using the website, the stack you want to high school. In my
Quizlet we experience a simple list of study we have to make opinion, it is effective for
flashcards. It is not colorful, it is not sure it is appropriate and older students who have
eye catching, and in my opinion it does not include fake the initiative of studying
would not be as entertaining for a information, let alone, and actually wanting to
primary grade student. inappropriate. engage with the website.

Teacher Kit This is a classroom management It can be overwhelming TeacherKit to me sounds

website. It can be accessed through since you are imputing like a digital teacher’s
the phone or computers by the everything onto the desk. I like the fact that
teacher to manage the students, website and would as technology evolves
acquire reports from the class as a require WIFI to have these resources are
whole or students individually, and access to it. If you are the being created for
manage the students attendance, type that likes to have teachers. But I also like
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BY Victoria Hernandez
grades, behavior, and even the
seating chart.
This website allows teachers to
create a classroom and add their
students. Later, students get to
access assignments or journals with
an access code provided by the
assistance uploading their
teacher. Students find their names
and have access to the website.
Seesaw
The teacher can add activities and
make announcements that are
available to both teachers and
students. The families of the
students can also engage with the
website with an invitation code
that can be sent from the teacher.
It is a familiar environment to
teachers. It does not have
animations, meaning it wouldn’t be
as entertaining for children in
Google preprimary grades. As other
classroom resources provided by Google, this
website is accessible to anybody in
the school community and allows
class collaboration. It can also be
accessible anywhere.
It is similar to the blackboard we
use at UTEP. Students have access
to their courses and their daily
assignments as well as the grades
Schoology they receive. Under each
assignment they have due dates
and teachers could attach
students with assignments
resources or examples of the
assignment they have to turn in.
Flipgrid Teachers post questions and
the idea of having my
everything available at
stuff present and handy.
once and organized on
It could be useful to
your table, from seating
contact the student and
chart, to grades, and
the parent right away
attendance, this website
and update them on
could be challenging.
student performance.
After making an account
for a pretend class of 1st
Students might need grade, I found so many
ideas and activities that
assignments to the can be done by students
website. Instruction on on a variety of topics. So
how to manage the it is not only a good
website might be source for the students
challenging as well. but it also offers many
ideas to the teachers
who interact with it.
Having young students
It is a familiar page. Data
navigate through this
could be saved under
website could be risky. I
your Google account. I
believe it has many
personally haven’t had
components that are
experience in this
beneficial for the teacher.
website but hopefully I
Careful instruction would
will get to navigate and
have to be very important
have use of it later in my
to teach students to
career.
navigate this website.
I’ve used this website
A challenge for teachers
before and it was very
would be including
handy. It is not the
specific instruction on
funnest but it has
what they are expecting
allowed me to have the
from their students.
necessary resources and
Sometimes overloading
access to my
assignments at any time
can be overwhelming.
of the day.
When making the video, This is a great website to
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BY Victoria Hernandez

use when it comes to

letting our students be
be cautios of the effects
display them for their students. creative. Instead of
you want to use and the
Students then get to create a video writing and typing on
pictures and videos that
responding to the question. They their computer, they get
you upload. Students have
get to use pictures, voice overs, to experience and work
to be in a quiet room if
backgrounds, and videos to create with technology at
they plan to record
their response. They post their another level while at
themselves in order to
video and their classmates can the same time they get
end up with a clean and
view it and can also respond to it. to have fun and explore
clear response.
what they want to add to
their video responses.

MyLab is a little strict MyLab could be used for

MyLab is accessed through an when it comes to older grades. The
access code that may be obtained deadlines. It may not be website can prepare the
either by the instructor or a book as flexible as other student for the future,
purchased by the student. Based websites. It is not where they will have to
MyLab
on the code you use it connects to accessible to student become more
assignments and assessments that families, therefore responsible and engage
reflect on the book or reading teachers have to share more in their learning
assigned. feedback personally or through a sense of
through another source. individuality.

This website offers students to Although the resources

create a presentation as class. They are a few, depending on
can all log in together and work on The website might the topics that the
it at the same time. It includes collapse or WIFI might get presentation has to
Google features such as adding text boxes, disconnected. Another cover, the class as a
Jamboard sticky notes, copying and pasting challenge could be whole can come up with
pictures. In case of any challenges, mistaking a slide with one a very creative
such as the website collapsing or of your peers. presentation and overall,
WIFI disconnecting, the work saves learn how to work
automatically. together as a team.