New Age Communications for Teachers

With the economy at record lows, everyone is seeing budget cuts. When I say everyone, I mean banks, churches, department stores, and even schools. Just recently, I heard a rumor of a possible four day school week for students and teachers. That idea really makes me wonder how teachers will effectively teach their students the necessary information in LESS time! I was clicking through the Internet the other day and I saw an article on web casting.

The article goes talks about how nothing beats personal contact in teaching. But with a downward economy and people unable to travel to see seminars, more and more people are turning to web casting. All the viewer needs to view the web cast is a phoneline and a computer. For the presidents ignogoration, the news was webcasting for everyone. You can read more about his article at http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/webcast/.

With budget cuts, teachers are looking to alternative ways to teach the same information with less time and less tools. Web casting can be an alternative solution to this issue. On Fridays, when students are not in school, the teacher can require all of her students to log on to her web cast and teach a lesson as if she/he was in front of the class. Students are able to instant message questions, as if they were sitting in class raising their hands.

Technology is an amazing tool. Alternative ways to communicate to your students and parents are out there. Go to http://www.teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/incorptech/webcasts.htm for more information on how you can successfully and creatively communicate with your students outside of the classroom.