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This was the case in our class. As soon as our Website was completed, parents commented on how much they enjoyed the site and the photos we posted. They were able to have relatives from far away access the site, and were able to talk to their children about what they did for the week.

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Another benefit was credibility. Many of the parents never knew what their children did throughout the day. Sometimes the students may have worked on skills with which their parents were unable to help because, unless the teacher told them, they never would have known about them,. A well-managed Website can create a transparent class that increases communication and student achievement. One example of this is of a student who worked on puzzles most of the time. Although he was profoundly retarded, he demonstrated problem solving and sorting skills. We began to see if he was able to sort various objects by color and size. After several weeks of trying, he also mastered these skills as well. We set up a variety of different colored hats on a table each day for him to sort by color. We took pictures of him and posted them on the Web and sent them to his family. His parents were able to repeat the exercise and talk to him about what he had done.

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