All Teachers Would Benefit from Owning a Domain Name
A Web Hosting Article Contributed by Emily Selden
Domain Names for Teachers
Domain names are an important commodity in our cyberspace based society. As we have entered the 21st century more and more people are entering the world of the world wide web. Many of these people are students or parents of students. The implications of this shift are apparent to anyone observing this trend, teachers should be online.
More importantly, rather than just simply being online, teachers having their own domain name would be a hundred times more effective than just having an email address to communicate with. It would be an invaluable resource for parents who are not able to get to the school as often as they would like and for those who do, as well. It also eliminates having to go through many channels to find out what is happening in one classroom.
Domain Names are Not Business Only Anymore
In our fast-paced business oriented society it is easy to overlook the obvious benefits for establishing domain names for all teachers. The Internet was a government entity and then went evolved into the marketplace and tools of business organizations. The evolution is now allowing the internet to extend into many areas not previously thought of. School information should be one of these areas.
We have a generation of working parents, many have access to a computer networked into the internet through work- if not at home, as well. A domain name that is the teachers name would be a wonderful way in which to check in on the classroom and stay aware of the curriculum, homework assignments, upcoming events, and even weekly awards.
The incorporation of this does involve some cooperation with school administration and someone who can design a web page. Designing and other services, however, can be found inexpensively through a web hosting company. A domain name registration company can help in this process, as well. One of the more inexpensive domain name registers is GoDaddy.com and they offer the domain name registration at a reasonable price; plus they offer hosting and design. There are many companies out their now that do offer quite a good deal of options along with free domain name registrations.
Educating Administration about Domain Names
Resources are always the key factor in determining what is utilized in the school environment. The deciding element on how these resources are used are the Administration. It is up to both parents and teachers to educate the school Administration to the benefits of having a website for every teacher.
Key elements to emphasize are the amount of communication that could be incorporated in such an inexpensive way; The amount of energy the teacher could save by not having to worry about creating notes about an event; Saving money and paper by announcing events and other information on the teacher's websites; and the improved communication for working parents. It truly does take a village to raise a child and with the world wide web this task becomes a bit easier to communicate.
