I recently learned about a piece of classroom management software called Moodle. This program allows teachers to create secure classroom environments online. Students can e-mail teachers and classmates, post their writing in blogs, discuss topics in online message boards, and utilize many other tools. Each child receives a unique username and password to ensure their safety. As a Moodle administrator, I can track, observe, and restrict anything students do within their “virtual class”. 
 
If you want to see how your students can benefit from Moodle, please visit http://demo.moodle.org/. The directions on this site well help you login to a demonstration class. I would love to hear your thoughts and concerns about this valuable tool. You can e-mail me at curtishitchens@walkerschools.org.