Quick Tech Updates

Times have changed. It is not so important that you know and remember everything these days, as it is that you can find the answer. If I want to know something quickly, I google it on the Internet. If I want to know what my kids are doing in class or about something coming up at their school, as a parent, I want to be able to go to the Internet and find it. Every classroom should have their own website just for that purpose.

I know what you are thinking... "I don't have the time to put into learning how to do that!" I realize the time constraints you have. The solution is a blog. Obviously if you are reading this, you know what a blog is. Blogs come with a variety of bells and whistles. Janetta does extensive edublogs training. She does a wonderful job and it is an excellent product. You can do several neat things with it, but the time and learning curve are not for everyone.

If you would like a very easy to setup, easy to use blog, just use the one built-in to our webmail, and you don't have to give up using eudora to do it. You can set it up in minutes and then posting is as easy as sending a quick email. You could keep a running list of your assignments for the day on your computer, copy and paste them into an email, send it at the end of the day, and let the email server post them into your blog. It is that simple and you have achieved what a blog was intended to do - provide information. You can actually do up to 5 different blogs with your Willard email account.

As a parent, I don't want fancy links, dancing icons, cool pictures, etc. I want to be able to get online, view the assignments / announcements, ask my kids about them and move on. I do not think I am that different from most parents out there.

If this sounds like a blog that would work for you, just email and I will help you get started. Janetta is working on training materials for this kind of blog and she would be happy to assist you as well. It really does not have to be all that difficult and the main thing is don't lose sight of the goal - communication with parents.