Katie's+Web+Evaluations

=Web Evaluations=

= = **Comments:** The Internet4Classrooms website is a very good site for helping children with basic skills such as reading and writing. The thing that I really like about the site is that it provides activities for kindergarten through 8th grade, and it's very organized. I also liked the fact that the authors listed their emails and it is easy to access information about the site. One of the only problems I found with the website is that even though it is geared towards students, it does not look like a site for children. There is too much writing and not enough pictures. Besides that, I think this is a great website that will help children learn about Language Arts while having fun at the same time.
 * Title: Internet4Classrooms **
 * Site URL:** http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-1st-langbuilders.htm

I also came across this website and I thought that it was great because there were plenty of activities for all grade levels. I agree with you when you said the website does not looked visually appealing to students. Another problem I noticed was there was a good deal of advertising on this page. Other than that, I look foward to using this website in the future. (C.E.C)

= = **Comments:** I really liked this website because the authors definitely had young children in mind when they made the site. The website is colorful and uses pictures of popular cartoon characters in order to get the kids interested in the activities. I also like the website because it is organized really well. The activities are split into sections and each section has multiple skill building games for kindergartners. Each game listed has a small description about it which makes it easier to choose an activity. A kindergartner would definitely need help getting started with this site, but I still think that the activities are very helpful. Even though this website is organized well, there is no author listed or anything that talks about the site. If there was more information about the author and how the website got started, I think this would be a wonderful site for young children.
 * Title:** Language Arts
 * Site URL:** http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/Kindergarten/la.htm

The website did have young children in mind when they created the site, but who are they? There is nothing about the creators or if they had the appropriate authority to use the Disney characters as pictures. Copyrighted material that is being used without permission (if it is) would be the first thing I would not want children to be using because the website is participating in illegal activity. The site seems to look informative but I would be hesitant to use it with the students because there is no credentials to prove the sight is made by credible sources. (V.A.K)


 * Web Evaluation Rubric: [[file:kalajian_web_rubric1.doc]]**