Are teacher websites important?

This is an interesting question. Truthfully it is up to the teacher to place importance on it. However, in today's world there are more and more people who use the Internet for many activities and communication is one of those activities. A teacher can communicate to students and parents on a more broad level and allow information to reach them outside the constraints of the school day. It is strictly a communication tool. As long as a teacher maintains a site it will be useful