JuniorU.com - Where Academics Meets Networking

Imagine something like MySpace or Facebook, but with students, teachers, and parents. That is what Junioru.com aims to become. Through this site, students, teachers, and parents, come together to improve the educational experience. Teachers will be able to host their classes through the site, with each student creating a profile and reporting their work to the teacher. This allows the teacher to keep track of his or her students during the whole day. The site is also a place where students can go to clear up any doubt they might’ve had about a particular lesson. For the process to begin, teachers have to register their students. This is a way for the site to keep track of how many students each teacher has, and deterring would be mischievous users of signing up. Parents also play an important role, as they’ll be able to keep track of how their kids are doing in school by being able to talk to their teacher through the site.

“Students? Teachers? Parents? ALL IN ONE PLACE? What does that remind you of? Oh yeah... SCHOOL!”

The idea is great. It moves the classroom into the digital age, by allowing everyone involved in the educational process to network from home.

Will teachers adhere to the method? Will children be more distracted than anything else?