Emily's+Web+Evaluations

=__**Web Evaluations**__=

I found this website to be very informational. The information is aimed more towards a younger crowd. For a 6th or 7th grade class many of the areas could be very valuable for them. The website is colorful, easy to navigate, and presents the information in different, entertaining ways. It supports teaching and learning in many different ways. For example, the //Jump Back in Time// sections provides a insight into different time periods. A limitation of the site is that it doesn't supply a large amount of information on one topic, just a few paragraphs hitting the main points. There are a variety of ways I could use this in my middle school classroom. One way is to let the students use it as a reference for a research project. Another possible way is to let the students explore the //Meet Amazing Americans// section and give a presentation on the person they lived the most.
 * Title**:America's Story from America's Library
 * Site URL: http://www.americaslibrary.gov**
 * Comments**:

Comment: This website looked amazing. It was colorful and simple, so it could easly keep the student's intrests. I took a look at a part that focuses on the 50 states, looking at something I have good knowledge for, Michigan. It had inforamtion that every Michigan resident would know, but then it had links to different big events that happen here, that makes Michigan unique, like the Woodward Dream Crusie, The Henry Ford Muesum, and Detroit, Motor City link. Also they have a section were you can hear/ see old forms of entertainment. I took a look into the section of Humor, and there was a link to see some classic sketches of to today. This website has many differnt areas that a teacher could use, but it doesnt get specific enough to just use this source. **(JMK)**

The Smithsonian Education website is a good resources for teachers and students. A big way that is supports teaching and learning is that under the Educator section, the website provides possible lesson plans for teachers to use on a variety of topics. The Student section has different games to help students learn about different topics, like how to build a sod house on the open prairie. Some of the limitations to this website is that it might be a bit of a challenge for younger students to properly navigate. I also thought that this website would be a better resource for the teacher rather than the students. If I were to use this website in my future classroom, I would use the lesson plans as starting point to my own lesson plans. If the students had a little bit of down time I would allow them to play some of the games or looking up information.
 * Title:** Smithsonian Education
 * Site URL: @http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/**
 * Comments:**


 * Comment:** After reviewing the website, I do have to Emily that the lesson plans are a great resource to the new teacher. Since the Smithsonian is a cool place to visit, they had many different items that would help in planning a fieldtrip, such tour guides, worksheets, and information. Some of the teaching plans are really laid out nicely. The lesson plans are easy to ready and flow well, but some of the topics, i could not see using in a classroom, for example they have one in the history section on working in the office. **(JMK)**


 * Web Evaluation Rubric**: [[file:Grover_web_rubric.doc]]

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