Some only offer a class syllabus. Others allow students to check grades and turn in work. Valley High's Neal has a study guide on his site. The site is good for parents who want to monitor their children's progress, he said. They can see what the child's assignments are, when they are due and what the grading criteria are.
Students have no excuse for forgetting assignments.
Last year, his site got about 4,000 hits in about 19 weeks of school. The site had links to a number of good online resources. Some teens, however, will never use the Internet for school, he said, focusing instead on entertainment. Eric Hall, a science teacher at Hoover High School in Des Moines, has had a page since last year. Some teachers put up assignments that can only be accessed through the Web.