The internet is an amazing place...

You can find incredible free resources:
    - Videos
    - GIFs/Pictures
    - Simulations
    - Infographics
    - ​HTML Programs
The world at your fingertips and entertainment for days

...But it can be a very dark place

​Time Wasting Sites
Facebook/Twitter/etc.
Netflix/Hulu/HBOGO
Buzzfeed
Reddit
Hundreds of thousands more...
Native Advertising and Blogs
“Statistics”
“Question and Answer” sites

Use a SlideShow as GIF

"Question and Answer" sites

I am not discouraging the use of the internet.   I think it is here to stay and our students need to be able to navigate it and understand what is available to them. I am a big advocate of googling the answer to fact based questions... BUT...   
They google questions and find themselves getting their sources from “Question and Answer” sites like:
Yahoo! Answers… Answerbag… Quora… WikiAnswers… 

These sites can be a great starting point for advice, but you are just getting advice from a random person with little to no qualifications…
Shouldn’t they just ask you?

Why I built a Website

​I wanted to have a place where students could find my answers to these course related concept questions

• www.FrostPhysics.org  
• Started with a place for class policies and notes/handouts 
• Morphed into additional resources (vids, simulations readings) to supplement classes 
• Evolved to detailed content with embedded videos and multimedia easily accessible. 

Teacher Benefits

EMBEDDING!!!

Other Things:
​Link to other reliable resources
Bolster your personal brand and digital presence
Give your students a place to look for answers that you are confident will help them
LOOKS AWESOME!!!
Learn about HTML coding (if you choose)

Creating A Website

Plenty of programs ready to help you make a beautiful website. Most are “drag and drop” elements.  
NO CODING NECESSARY

• www.weebly.com 
• www.sites.google.com 
• www.wix.com 
• www.squarespace.com 

There are definitely more. 

Student Benefits

I have my students create a digital portfolio for their lab work, review pages, and blog posts.

• Experience with a 21st century skill
• Fosters creativity
• Forces them to curate the important topics
• Will hopefully be an everlasting resource

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