Humanizing
Knowledge on the Net for Teachers, Student
Teachers and Parents. In a nutshell, this
site offers teachers, student teachers and
parents a way to easily incorporate technology
into their classrooms, homes and lives. This
site was designed for educators to easily
embrace technology and use it as a powerful,
practical tool. Please click on About us
for more info
What
will I get if I join?
Your
own web-presence for student achievement and accountability with automated:
Assignments
Calendar
Class
Notes
Flashcards
Forums
Quiz
Creator
Instant
Messaging service between members
BOOKMARK
DATABASE WITH
A SIMPLE WAY TO ADD NEW LINKS.
How
do I join?
Signing up is simple
and fast. We do not ask for major demographic
information(no blood type or rights to your
first born child).
A great way to start is by creating an account.
From there, you can add content in the form
of calendar events, assignments, quizzes, forums or
flashcards. You can even add links to your
personal checkwithmom directory using your !!GrabIt!!
button. You'll be able to search and find
any page you've added. Signup
now...It's Free!!!
What are you waiting
for??? Click the button
at the top and get started.
What
are the practical uses of this site?
Meet
new members and network with teachers using
the instant message feature
View
public pages of other members you meet for
new info and ideas.
Easily maintain your public web page showing your class assignments, notes and flashcards.
Create
an on-line multiple choice quizzes and publish them on your page.
Students
can take the quiz at school or at home. The results
will be scored and your students' actual responses
will be emailed to you. You can then print
them out, or just file them away.
Use
checkwithmom.com to bookmark any obscure page
for others to see. If you have a calendar
with Yahoo or free webspace somewhere, bookmark
the location the way you want. Have all of
your disconnected web tools(calendar, email,stock
reports etc.)in one easy location.
Organize
the net the way you want, with a human touch.
What
makes this site different?
"I've
seen online teacher services before...what
makes this different?" We have created a site designed for the teacher of any special needs student in mind.
Read aloud feature. Quizzes and forums are read to students who have the read aloud modification in their IEP.
We'll
help you create everything easily. with our online Help Manual movies. The two things you
have to remember are :
1. Computers were designed
to make your life easier.
2. Your principal and the
state want you to incorporate technology into
your classroom. YOU CAN DO IT HERE EASILY
WITHOUT A HEADACHE!!!
The
ability to have a web presence is POWER. Accountability, Assessment, Achievement.
Plus...with the !!GrabIt!! button you can store links
WITH A COMMENT/DESCRIPTION YOU WRITE, while you surf, with just a click(no download). With other sites you have to first go to your bookmark page, then type in the FULL URL and then edit it later with a limited description of "x" amount of characters.
How
does this whole thing work?
As you discover
interesting Web pages, use the !!GrabIt!!
button to save them and organize the web the
way you want. Then, simply go to your checkwithmom
account using the
button at the top of every page and you'll
find all of your favorite pages filed in your
personal directory -- which you can access
from any computer.
Create
an online quiz and bookmark it in your account.
Move
it to your public account and have your students/children
take the quiz just by typing your username
on the title page. The results will be scored
and emailed to you directly.
Use
the tools on this site to do research for
a classroom project. Get news,trivia and facts
about a topic all in one place. Bookmark everything
in a folder you can access from any computer
with internet access.
Boomark
your Yahoo/Hotmail calendar accounts or Webex/Driveway
account and leave your syllabus/appointment
schedule online for parents/friends/collegues
to see.
Create
an "inter-class" project with another school
and collect links/sites/info on a particular
subject. Students can email new links or just
check if anything new has been added.
Anyone
can access your public account with the url
address we give you or they just come here
and type your username in the box on the lower
left hand corner of the bottom frame or on
the title page
What's
up with the Penguin?
Pi the Penguin
is this site's trademark. Not only is he cute,
but he stands for something. Emperor penguins
are very nuturing(That's right, this webmaster
watches alot of the Discovery channel) They
are also very social animals. That is what
I would love to see. A bunch of Penguins like
yourselves coming here to nuture this service
and network. Come on...what are you waiting
for???
Welcome,
A great way to start is by creating an account.
From there, you can add content in the form
of calendar events, assignments, quizzes, forums or
flashcards. You can even add links to your
personal checkwithmom directory using your !!GrabIt!!
button. You'll be able to search and find
any page you've added. Signup
now...It's Free!!!
"I've
seen online teacher services before...what
makes this different?" We have created a site designed for the teacher of any special needs student in mind. 