WEB SITE EVALUATION
1. Name: Webquest
This site is designed to serve as a resource to those who are using the WebQuest model to teach with the web. This site is an excellent source with examples of different projects designed by students at the k-12 level in the different content areas.
"A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The model was developed in early 1995 at San Diego State University by Bernie Dodge with Tom March, and was outlined then in Some Thoughts About WebQuests."
This site is invaluable in teaching and directing students in the use of the internet and also designing their own web page in relation to any content area.
Many useful links are provided for the students in many areas from practical suggestions to how to design a web page. Noteworthy are the links to the graduate course for teacher training and the interesting references like Ten Deadly Web Site Sins- an excellent article on how to avoid pitfalls in the design of a website.
This site is current, updated and very resourceful. It definitely provides a reliable information, very practical and helpful with its different links. Being sponsored by San Diego State University, lends it lots of credibility .
Strongly recommended for teachers.
2. Name:
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and
Literacy (NCSALL)
Bibliographic citation: Harvard Graduate School of Education
World Education
Review: This site is a collaborative effort between Harvard University Shool of Education and World Education. Definitely, these are two authoritative sources that are responsible for the site. The site deals with adult basic literacy and has a publication called “Focus on Basics”- a quarterly publication dedicated to relating research and practice in the field of adult learning.
The site provides all pertinent information regarding the contact persons who are in charge of the site and its publications. There is a clear listing of all names, addresses and their web addresses. Since this is only a homepage, information regarding all publication, research and teachers training materials are provided.
One feature of interest is the teaching materials and guides for classroom activities that teachers can do with adult students to build literacy skills and knowledge in a particular content area. Training materials are guides for professional development activities (study circles, trainings, etc.) that help adult basic education teachers to develop knowledge and skills in a particular content area.
The site was last updated March 27th,
2002, definitely an indication that we have an updated, current website. Many
links are provided and all are live links. For example, there is a listing of
all links that deal with adult literacy like; Literacy
Volunteers of America, and Literacy
Volunteers of America.
