5 Favorite and Least Favorite Sites - 12 views
I find it fascinating that many of your peers have swip/swapped the sites that you've chosen (i.e. some have said that ones you listed are good as bad). Just interesting!
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My 5 Favorite Educational Websites - 10 views
You should check out the new NCSU libraries website! :)
Teachers.Net Top 5 Fav Edu Website - 1 views
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Catherine Smith on 18 Jan 11This website has several different resources that are helpful to teachers. It provides many different lesson plans and ideas. Also, it gives teachers a chance to search for lesson plans according to what topic they need to teach. It also provides classroom project ideas and examples of how to implement these in the classroom. There are additional features on this website such as chat boards, job searches, etc. I do not like the fact that it is hard to navigate and distinguish where the "home" button is located.
Alex Foutz's Favorite Educational Websites - 3 views
Kids' Games - Animals - Photos - Stories - Videos - and Countries -- National Geographic Kids This website is a great source for independent investigation of science and social studies concepts in ...
Favorites and Dislikes - 3 views
Good Education World - attractive site with lots of links to other sites. Some good lesson plans, good links to useful sites. I wish it had a better search capability Funbrain - My 5th grade stud...
SparkNotes Least Fav Edu Website - 1 views
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I assume everyone's seen this site. If you haven't it summarizes texts and information. But it's one of my least favorite sites, as an English guy. It just cheats kids out of thinking for themselves. It's not 21st century learning-students don't learn to think or read critically, they just regurgitate the information they read here, which does more harm than good. -
This site is a favorite of my students, but not one of mine. I have reservations about this site because it teaches our kids that they do not have to pick up a book and read it. It encourages them in a sense to be lazy.
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This was becoming popular when I was in high school. Instead of reading a book - just learn about it online. Just another website that makes it easier for students not to learn. (4 of 5 least favorite websites). -
I dislike this website because students feel as though they can use this instead of reading the book that is required of them. A lot of times, it even gives false or inaccurate information about the book being searched or read. It only provides students with overviews and chapter summaries and takes away from the details that they could be reading in the actual book.
iSeek - 0 views
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This is a great site for searching whatever educational topics you're interested in. As I've only searched so many things, I can't speek for every single topic you might have... However, I have found this site a great source when I'm looking for information that google doesn't seem willing to yield.
Teacher Tube-Least Favorite - 1 views
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Teacher Tube is similar to Youtube but the focus is on educational videos. The reason I listed this website as a least favorite is that is not user friendly. The organization and search feature can be frustrating.
Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com - 0 views
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A basic reference site, this was second in line to Google for my former classroom information retrieval activities. Since we had to define and discuss big ideas just prior to art-making, we almost always used dictionary.com along with an old Merriam-Webster paperback (donated by the library) to make comparisons. Advantages are that a list of synonyms and antonyms, sample sentences accompany definitions. There was a drop-down search option for the thesaurus are available here, but I presume it became its own separate identity...
Art cyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine - 0 views
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There are too many words!!! The Art Movements text is entirely too small and there are several sections that look like they were forced in. I usually end up at this site as a result of doing keyword searches...
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Artcyclopedia was one of the least student-friendly sites I have accessed for locating artist information. Although it has a wide range of artist names and listings, one must click several links before finding a substantial amount of information. The lists of associate links can be very lengthy and undesirable to scroll through. By far, this was the most deceptive resource I've located and the least immediately helpful.
Crayola® For Educators - 1 views
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How does one promote creativity and put coloring sheets at the top of the navigation list??? Oxymoronic in the least...
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Crayola is like the McDonald's of art supplies. I cannot deny that there they don't make decent products and that there are actually acceptable projects lurking within the search engines. Visually and navigation-wise, this site is great. Why isn't it one of my favorites? Coloring sheets!!! I abhor coloring sheet advocates. While coloring sheets can be temporarily useful for training students to stay inside lines, they are definitely not beneficial for much else.
Navigation Frame for ArtLex - 0 views
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Be sure to scroll down in the index section to see the rest of the extremely long list. I think the selection of terms below the alphabet groupings is quite erratic. I was expecting to at least see the elements of art and principles of design listed here for quick reference.
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This art dictionary was not helpful at all when I searched for information to use with my students. It features the infamous "scroll of death" on practically every page. The alphabetical sorting in the left hand navigation index runs together and could have been broken into smaller sections for easier reading. If not paying attention, one would miss that there is another LONG list of terms to click on below the alphabets. Font sizes are inconsistent throughout the site as well.
Wikipedia - 0 views
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This goes on my least favorite sites because of it's lack of credible information. I just feel that it can dramatically mislead a student.
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I agree. This site almost always comes up #1 in the search results. It is not allowed in my classroom for any type of research purposes.
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You just never know what you are going to get from this site. Could be great....could be not so great. Not my top pick for students.
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I use Wikipedia for personal use only. You never know if the information is accurate. Students love Wikipedia for some reason. (It is always the first website to come up for websites).
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Wikipedia is a controversial source. I like the source for quick information for personal use, but I do not like it as an educational website. The main complaint for the site is that anyone can change it. That is not why I do not like it. I do not like it because I think it leaves out critical information on many topics. It is a good tool for getting quick easy questions answered but not for in depth answers to tough questions.
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Although this website has a lot of good information on it at times, it can not be depended on to provide accurate information to teachers or students. Since anyone can post information on this website, it is not reliable for students or teachers to use in the classroom for important projects or lessons.
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I do not let my students use wikipedia, for the main reason that anyone can edit the information. Not all of the information is correct.
5 Least Favorite Educational Websites - 8 views
I like how you bring in "authenticity" when rating your websites. :)
Wolfram|Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine - 0 views
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Wolframalpha.com is an amazing resource for learners of all ages! Students can use it to learn about most any topic. More than a search engine, this is a knowledge engine that performs calculations much better than google!
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Calculators and Education Technology by Texas Instruments - US and Canada - 0 views
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The download section is not as easy to navigate and the search feature does not always find the programs tha tI use yearly.
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This website is always difficult to find, and to navigaqte. Often, I need programs from here but it seems hard to get them.
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I use many of the programs from TI but always end up frustrated using the website.
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This is one of my least favorite websites because of the difficulty in navigating to the resources.
College Admissions - SAT - University & College Search Tool - 0 views
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A useful website for students and teachers, but a little more difficult to navigate, too many different pages before getting to what you need.
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Go to the professional page, and this is one of the problems I see with this website.
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Great resources for both teachers and students.
Top 5 Educational Websites - 3 views
www.Explorelearning.com This website provides over 450 interactive online simulations for math and science topics. You can search for gizmos by grade and topic to find the best one for your needs....
Least 5 Educational Websites - 5 views
www.wikipedia.org While this site offers a lot of information on just about anything you can think of, this is not a credible source. Anyone can change the information on the page. www.Sparknotes...
Alex Foutz's Least Favorite Educational Websites - 5 views
Spelling & Vocabulary Website: SpellingCity This site is a resourced used in classrooms for spelling instruction. The site requires each student to have an account to access the class spelling list...