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Use HTML tags to enhance your assignments
While our easy word processor-style editor is used to generate assignments, these are created as HTML pages which can be edited directly if desired. Any HTML tags you type
into your assignments will be applied for the students to see. There are many
references for teachers who wish to learn HTML on the Internet. Try it out, it
holds creative potential for guided Internet use by your students. Link to and from existing school web page
Link from your course page
to your school's existing web page by simply selecting the text you want to link and clicking the 'Link' icon in the editor panel. Or, put the following HTML tag into your course
information section. Conferences, counselors, and tutors
Be prepared for
parent/teacher conferences with printed assignment listings from
yourhomework.com. Use assignment listings when working with school counselors
or students with special needs. Highlight or circle missing assignments instead
of re-writing them! Encourage parental involvement
Parents can monitor their
child's assignments to ensure work is being completed. Request that they
actively participate in their child's education by following classroom progress
through yourhomework.com. Encourage them to communicate with you by email.
You may download and print a Parent flyer explaining
yourhomework.com's free services to your students' parents. Information for
parents is also available in our Parents FAQ section.
Special projects or extra credit
Interesting special
projects or extra credit assignments posted on yourhomework.com will motivate
students to use computers and the Internet. By posting special information for
students to retrieve from your assignment page, you can ensure that your
students are using yourhomework.com. Using the Internet on a regular basis
teaches self-reliance and eliminates fear of computers. Collect assignments on-line
Request able students to
submit assignments to your email address, bringing a printout the next day for
verification. Edit on-line and return the assignment to the student. Collect
data on-line for statistical projects. Post a practice quiz as an on-line
assignment, or on your web page. Answers can be sent to your email for
correction. Be sure to creatively accommodate those students without Internet
access with a printed copy. Post your course information
Course descriptions,
classroom rules, or yearly goals can be included in the course information
section for parents and students. Refer to this information and keep it fresh
in students' minds. Absent teachers
An absent teacher at home
can post detailed class assignments for the day on yourhomework.com. The
assignment can be printed at the school instantly for the substitute teacher.
No more miscommunication about the day's assignment! Paperless classroomSome teachers with
computers in their classrooms use yourhomework.com as a "paperless
classroom". Daily activities as well as homework assignments are posted on
yourhomework.com. Students access yourhomework.com at the beginning of class
and begin working, while the teacher is free to facilitate the lesson. This
works particularly well in a lab setting with Internet access. Absent students
know exactly what was done in class as well as the homework assignment. Improve your faculty's Internet skillsMany teachers are unfamiliar with using the Internet, email, and web pages. yourhomework.com is a perfect place to start! Use yourhomework.com as an introduction to the Web. For information about registering faculty members see our Registration Information page. A faculty registration form for registering a large number of teachers is available on our Support Materials page. Posting assignments gives your teachers a way to apply the Internet to their courses right away! It is simple to use and highly effective in motivating students. Teachers feel a great sense of accomplishment when they can use a new skill and see results immediately. And they can practice from the privacy of their own homes. Email is a skill for today's workplace, and teachers are no exception. yourhomework.com provides teachers on your faculty with an email address that is easy to remember and a simple interface to navigate. Use yourhomework.com's email system to train teachers and familiarize them with email functions. Have teachers email each other for practice until they are comfortable using it. Administrators can email meeting announcements or minutes in order to encourage the use of email by teachers. Web pages hold great potential for expanding the skills and creativity of teachers. With the free web space provided by yourhomework.com your teachers can practice creating web pages from school or home. Just a few simple HTML tags are necessary for teachers to create their own web pages from any text editor. By uploading their creations to yourhomework.com other teachers and students can admire their work and participate in guided Internet exploration. |
