Teacher website and forums

[teachninspire]

Hi--

I'm a student teacher and when I was in high school our teacher would have us go post to a forum when she would insert a topic before we went to class that day. We'd go on and post something there and it was great because we also got to read other students' posts. At the school where I'm student teaching now, they don't have such a feature. I was wondering if anyone here has their own website and knows how to insert a link or download software or something that would allow students to post to a topic I presented. If you have some knowledge on this, please reply back. Thanks.

[Unregistered]

I don't have an answer for you, but absolutely love that idea. Answers can then be discussed while they are being shown on that smart board. I think this is great and would love a response, too!

[lovesafron]

This is good idea to post here website but i think very few will having i suggest them to have free web hosting site and create web site if any one need help i am ready......

[groovy_wizard]

I use a blog for this purpose. I usually put one article or comment up a week and my students need to log on and leave a comment once a week. I prefer a blog because I can personalise it for my classes.

I have used the following sites:
www.blogger.com
www.edublogs.org

Your students will need to sign up to the site, so it is important you teach them appropriate protocols for using these types of sites (for example, no last names or identifying remarks). Depending on your school, you may need to notify parents that your students will be operating in a public domain.

I prefer edublogs because it is possible to make it private, so only your students can access it. It makes it a little safer.

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www.runboard.com is another good free message board site where you can create and manage your own forum site.

[Unregistered]

I'm in university, and thinking about becoming a teacher, and I had this idea a little while ago. Since I read a lot of forums, I figured it would be a perfect tool to help out students. You could have a message board, one with areas for assignments, one with potential future topics you will be discussing in class, and one where students can post questions about things from home, that way you can keep in touch or help people out during weekends and after school (if you felt like it). If I end up becoming a teacher, I will be definitely be doing this.

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Hi I read ur idea message. I would like to know the details regarding forums set-up. I extend my warm hand for any help you need.

[Unregistered]

Hi--

I'm a student teacher and when I was in high school our teacher would have us go post to a forum when she would insert a topic before we went to class that day. We'd go on and post something there and it was great because we also got to read other students' posts. At the school where I'm student teaching now, they don't have such a feature. I was wondering if anyone here has their own website and knows how to insert a link or download software or something that would allow students to post to a topic I presented. If you have some knowledge on this, please reply back. Thanks.

Gaggle.net is free or you can pay (if you don't want pop-ups) and it allows teachers to set up e-mail for their students, there is a threaded discussion board, there are chat rooms and its all kid safe. The teacher can also filter students messages for language. You can also use google tools for educators, but it takes a bit more effort to set up. Good luck and have fun.

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www.runboard.com is another good free message board site where you can create and manage your own forum site.

http://www.forumotion.com/ hands down for me. It's the best free forum package out there.

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Has anyone done any experimenting with g-mail?