Literature Review Getting parents involved with a course website Research shows that the more involved parents become in their students education the higher the students achievement will be Parent involvement also creates positive attitudes toward school for students ID: 255880
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Classroom Websites
Literature ReviewSlide2
Getting parents involved with a course website
Research shows that the more involved parents become in their students’ education the higher the students achievement will be
Parent involvement also creates positive attitudes toward school for students
Parent involvement also creates a stronger motivation to do well in students
Henderson &
Berla
, 1994,
Unal
2008 Slide3
Getting parents involved with a course website
It is beneficial for both parents and students when teachers involve parents in their teaching on a regular basis
Parent involvement increases when teachers make it a point to reach out to parents, this allows for parents to feel more comfortable helping their students
Epstein & Dauber, 1991,
Unal
, 2008 Slide4
What is most important to have on your teacher website
In a study done in a North Eastern county on 93 teacher websites the most widely used items were teachers biography, curriculum description, instructional activities and other links for parents, homework, and examples of student work. (
Lunts
, 2003,
Unal
2008)Slide5
What is most important to have on your teacher website
A different study which analyzed over 2,000 teacher websites discovered the following materials to be the most
commonly used
Course overview
Calendar
Teacher info
Email link
Link to school
Date updated
Visitor counter
Halcomb
,
Castek
&
Johnson, 2007,
Unal
2008Slide6
What is most important to have on your teacher website
Schoolwires
(2008) recommends that teacher websites should have the following elements on a teacher website; contact information, welcome message, teacher bio, syllabus, homework, calendar, links, classroom rules, worksheets, resource lists”(
Unal
, 2008). Slide7
How useful are classroom websites
One study surveyed teachers to determine how often parents and students used their websites. They found that due to a lack in Internet capabilities, not many people used their websites
With a perception that parents and students were not using the class websites many teachers stopped updating and posting information on their website.
Friedman,
2006Slide8
References
Epstein
, J. , & Dauber, S. (1991). School programs and teacher practices of parent involvement in inner- city elementary and middle schools. The Elementary School Journal, 91, 279-289.
Friedman, A. (2006). K-12 Teachers’ Use of Course Websites. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 14(4), 795-815. Chesapeake, VA
.
Henderson, A. T., &
Berla
, N. (1994). A new generation of evidence: The family is critical to student achievement. St. Louis, MO: Danforth Foundation and Flint, MI: Mott (C. S.) Foundation.
Lunts
E. (2003). Motivating Parents Through Class Websites. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 7, 1, 292-
297
Unal
, Z. Going The Extra Step For Parental Involvement: Connecting Family And School With The Power Of Teacher Websites.
Journal of College Teaching and Learning
,
5
, 43-50.