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These suggestions are only some of the ways using yourhomework.com services can enhance your curriculum. Please contact us if you have another creative idea we should know about.

Use HTML tags to enhance your assignments
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. Insert links to web sites right in your assignment:
<A HREF="http://www.cnn.com"> Click here for CNN </A>
Add emphasis:
<B> This will print in bold text </B>

Link to and from existing school web page
Link from your course page to your school's existing web page: Put the following HTML tag into your course information section.
<A HREF="http://www.yourschool.org">Click here for our school web page</A>
Or link from your school web site to yourhomework.com: use the buttons found in the FAQ section of yourhomework.com.

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 with 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 classroom Some 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 skills
Many 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. There you will find a form making the faculty registration process smooth and speedy.
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 page 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.