I recently did a website evaluation on Funbrain, an educational game site for children in preschool through 8th grade. You can visit the site by clicking the picture above, but I'm going to share a little about evaluating websites.
Evaluating websites is not a very difficult task, but it is very important and can take some time. Before exploring a website with students, you should first explore the website yourself: learn if and how it works, check out the accuracy and credibility of the information and authors, and decide if it can be used by everyone (including children with special needs). This was a simple task for me with the funbrain site. I was able to easily navigate the site and figure it out. However, I had difficulty finding contact information for the authors and editors of the website. Next time, I may try exploring the website more before actually doing the evaluation.
This evaluation tool will be very useful for me in the future. I will need to use it when trying to assess if a website is worth having my students spend time with; educationally, interest and usability. Funbrain is one that is good for a variety of ages, but I'm sure there are others out there that are not.
Evaluating websites is not a very difficult task, but it is very important and can take some time. Before exploring a website with students, you should first explore the website yourself: learn if and how it works, check out the accuracy and credibility of the information and authors, and decide if it can be used by everyone (including children with special needs). This was a simple task for me with the funbrain site. I was able to easily navigate the site and figure it out. However, I had difficulty finding contact information for the authors and editors of the website. Next time, I may try exploring the website more before actually doing the evaluation.
This evaluation tool will be very useful for me in the future. I will need to use it when trying to assess if a website is worth having my students spend time with; educationally, interest and usability. Funbrain is one that is good for a variety of ages, but I'm sure there are others out there that are not.
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