Jordan's+Web+Evaluations

= **Web Evaluations** = I really like how this site is setup, it makes for easy accessibility for younger learners. Not only that, the site is visually appealing to younger children which will help the students learn. A boring website might result in a lack of interest for the students. There is a great deal of information on the website making the site useful in many different ways. The students could have homework assignments based on the site or in class group assignments. A teacher could also use the site as a teaching tool to get information for lessons, using the site to keep the students focused visually.-(ML)
 * Title:** Kids National Geographic
 * Site URL:** []
 * Comments:** I found that this particular website would be useful in an elementary classroom. The topic this information could be used for is social studies. Although the site is very easy to navigate around, and is easy to read, I would recommend that this site be used for children in fourth grade and higher. Kids National Geographic has an immense amount of interactive games, activities, news stories, pictures, and animal information. The site is kid-friendly and is organized in a fashion that is easy to use. The site has minimal advertising and the advertising that does appear, is appropriate for children to see and for the classroom. Also, since the site comes from the National Geographic, it gives credibility and factual, as well as current information. This site has a wealth of information from a great variety of topics. This would be a great website for children to use to complete projects on a certain area of the world. This site is very attractive to the eye, however, it may be too "busy" for a child to stay focused. (KC).

Uncle Jay's website contains many videos that could help support a lesson based on current news. The videos seem appropriate enough to show to a classroom to help them understand certain topics. The thing I would worry about is also the chance of bias. When somebody is taking the news and interpreting it, their opinions will most likely show up in the interpretation. Having said that, it still is a great tool that could easily be used to support a lesson plan. -(ML)
 * Title:** Uncle Jay Explains the News
 * Site URL:** [|**http://unclejayexplains.com/**]
 * Comments:** This website contains current news that is broken down for children so that they can easily understand what is going on in the world today. Uncle Jay looks at top news stories, explains them using diagrams, pictures, and words, and answers any news questions that children submit. I believe this would be useful in an elementary classroom with a social studies focus. This site is used for educational purposes, is easy to navigate around, is kid-friendly, and covers many spectrums of current news. It is very easy for children to use and there is minimal advertising on the webpage. Uncle Jay's program is entertaining to view, and he makes everything easy to understand, however I worry about bias in his programs. (KC).


 * Web Evaluation Rubrics: [[file:crandell_web_rubric.doc]]**