Website Evaluations

An elementary school web site

          http://www.ccsdut.org/Providence.cfm?subpage=24

         A web site that provides lesson ideas for teachers

         http://www.pecentral.org/

An informational web site that gives basic information about an elementary level topic

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/index.html

An interactive web site that allows students to practice a specific skill or knowledge concerning an elementary level topic.

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/usa-capitals-map-game.php

 

This is the evaluation of my choice.

http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/tnl/detectives/eval_form.htm

I really like www.bv229.k12.ks.us website for the evaluation. It was helpful to go through the form and click on the stuff that applied to the website. The forms that I used were helpful because I was able to go through and look at specific things. With the websites that I picked I didn’t find anything that was hidden. I am sure with other sites there could be hidden secrets but the websites that I picked were .edu, .org or a game website which is for kids. The value of using the web site evaluation is finding the difference between a good site or a bad site. I was able to go through and find out what to look for with the form. I really like the evaluation because I now know what I can do personally to find a good web site. I now have the knowledge of teaching my students how to find web sites with honest information. I feel that there are times that a formal evaluation wouldn’t be needed. I think it wouldn’t be needed for some web games but they would have to be looked at by me first before the students can play them. As far as information goes I feel that the web site needs to be evaluated.