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Code Academy Review ITEC 2360 10/21/13 - 0 views

codeacademy.com code computer science tools
shared by Kyle Schmidt on 22 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Kyle Schmidt on 22 Oct 13
     
    Overview Code Academy is a website that is used to promote the proper teaching of different computer languages to people of all ages. It is mostly aimed at people who are in computer science classes from middle school through college. The site has a number of corporate sponsors as well as many 'teachers' that donate their time to creating lesson plans for this site. They really advocate the teaching and learning of these computer languages. For being programmers, the site is actually fairly simple and had some glitches on my computer. I will attribute that as much to the computer as much as their programming.
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IXL Math | Online math practice - 0 views

www.ixl.com/math Math education interactive
shared by iveybarnes on 14 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • iveybarnes on 14 Oct 14
     
    Ivey Barnes 10/13/2014 OVERVIEW This website is an interactive math help website. It provides sample problems for many different topics from Pre-K skills all the way up to High School level materials. If a student enters in an incorrect answer, then the site provides a brief explanation on why the answer is wrong and how to fix it. Overall, I think that the website is a good resource to help students master math concepts either in the classroom or at home.   CONTENT The copy right is up to date by the current year and it is even stated that new topics are constantly being added. The source of all the information on the site is from a technology company whose goal is to create products to solve problems in education. This site is actually one of the products to help teachers and students. The only disadvantage to this website it that to get unlimited practice you have to pay and register to the site. The good part about registering is that they have different payment options for both parents and teachers.  DESIGN The IXL site is easy to navigate; it is broken up by tabs for each grade level and then the links are organized by subject from there. Each of the tabs are color coded and a preview of the content in each of the links is given before you click on the link. 
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Spanish Language Activities at EnchantedLearning.com - 0 views

www.enchantedlearning.com/...spanish.shtml spanish language simple elementary education templates discovery
shared by Michael Gonzales on 15 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Michael Gonzales on 15 Sep 11
     
    Michael Gonzales September 13, 2011 Overview: This website is perfect for any educators who are considering teaching Spanish as a foreign language in their classroom. This site focuses on information regarding Spanish vocabulary and grammar. It's filled with activities that you can easily incorporate into your classroom that will stimulate students to have fun and learn. It also provides additional information of projects that you can use in your classroom. Content: This site is filled with files that you can print off and give to students within your classroom to help them comprehend more Spanish words and grammar. Many of the worksheets allow you to color in the words and also provide excellent visual aids to help comprehend more information. The web page is very easy to navigate; this particular page revolves around Spanish themes. There are also several links to games and items that you can print off to test your students in the classroom. This site also offers you to explore more fully and see what else the company has to offer such as templates for holiday decorations and as well over 100 themes that apply to kindergarten through 3rd grade. Design: The design of the website is very simple and straight forward; the links and texts boxes do not look complex and are very easy to access. The webpage itself is a little boring, only supplying the viewers with pictures of images of what it has to offer. I have taken a few HTML coding classes and I can see that this is something that I can easily duplicate. The site is not complex but the information that is provided is perfect for teachers and students alike.
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For Latino Parents, Bilingual Classrooms Aren't Just About Language : Code Switch : NPR - 0 views

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  • The thinking is that a second language will bring significant cultural and economic advantages.
  • Bilingual classrooms are seen as a way of ensuring children will be able to read, write and speak Spanish.
  • the transfer of language skills from Spanish to English can take time
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  • Spanish-dominant students learn English faster and better in classrooms that include Spanish-language instruction
  • defenders of bilingual education argue that there's
  • adamant in thinking that native-language instruction hinders academic performance among English learners.
  • test scores measuring math and literacy skew perceptions of what a dual-language classroom does right.
  • Ron Unz disagrees
  • the kids didn't speak Spanish.
  • "Kids are capable of easily learning a new language, whether that be English or anything else," Garcia says.
  • "The tests aren't adapted at all to the realities of a bilingual program," she says.
  • no conclusive evidence establishing a link between Proposition 227 and the increase in test scores.
  • many parents see great value in a bilingual education for their children.
  • "All children should have the right to learn two languages, including their home language,"
  • xxxgiottoxxx on 13 Oct 14
     
    Brianna O'Shea October 13, 2014 Overview: The purpose of this article is to tell the two sides of bilingual classes and what both side, whether to keep in schools or get rid of, think about bilingual classes in relation to their children. Some believe that teaching a second language simply hinders teaching and lowers test scores while the other side believes that students should have the right to learn two languages, including their home language. The audience is meant for those debating whether to keep bilingual classes in their children's' schools or not, especially Latino parents. Overall, this article is a good read and presents good reasons on both sides of the argument. Content: The title states both the purpose of the article and the intended audience, yet while the author is provided, information about the author is not available. The sponsor is identified, yet there is not obvious way to contact them. The article is up to date and the content is complete while also achieving its purpose. It is organized and doesn't seem to be biased as it presents both sides. Design: The title is clear and it is visually attractive with small, easy to read paragraphs. The sponsor is clearly identified and the copyright date is easy to find. It is easy to search the site and provides good information to make the site worth visiting. The format is consistent throughout the site and is easy to follow. The date is clearly visible yet no link is provided to contact the author.
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FunBrain.com - The Internet's #1 Education Site for K-8 Kids and Teachers - 3 views

www.funbrain.com education kids teachers math resources
shared by tmontgo2 on 21 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Laci Harper on 21 Sep 09
     
    Content: This website contains lots and lots of stuff. It is set up like a classroom and has a reading link, a math link, a playground link, and an arcade link. I think this is more of a game site than an educational one. There are also lots of links to other help sites, but the majority of the links are for advertiser's webpage's, distracting visitors. Design: After looking at it for awhile, I started to feel lost and uninterested because of all the advertisements and the lack of visuals. There are thousands of links for kids to go to, and the actual site doesn't really support a good learning environment. As said above, it's mostly games with reading sections that really looks fun, but if you have to look through the games to get to that section, students will probably never get there on their own. The visual part of this website is interesting. The homepage is pretty boring and filled with links, but the reading and games tabs are designed for younger students. Attribution: The purpose of this site is probably intended to promote learning is fun, but becomes easily more of a distraction with all of the advertisements. I don't think I would promote this site in my classroom without adult supervision because students could so easily be distracted by toys and games.
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  • arobbinslilley on 05 Sep 10
     
    Abbey Robbins-Lilley 5 Sept. 2010 Fun Brain Website Evaluation (Good One) Overview The name of the site is Fun Brain. It looks like a fun place for elementary school kids to play games that are educational. There are a ton of different kinds of links to go to, but they seem to be well-organized, making it a website that kids won't quickly get bored with it. There are lots of resources for teachers and help for parents as well. Content There are several buttons to that take you to lots of different kinds of games. There are also links that take you to places in the site specifically designed for each elementary school grade. There are also categorized games organized by subject, such as reading. There are also excellent resources and references available. It is all excellently displayed and categorized. The games are educational and challenging. It is an excellent site for kids to exercise their brains to further excel in school, all while having fun. Design The design of the website is great. Although there are lots of different buttons and links, they are organized well to prevent being overwhelming. The actual graphics of the site are great as well. I think they really catch the eye of elementary-age kids. Also, the site looks very new, professional, and up-to-date, which makes it even more appealing.
  • Candace Rose on 15 Sep 11
     
    Overview This is an excellent site to send home with student for extra learning outside of schools. Which both pages for students and parents it allows parents to interact as well with their children. It is a very good resource. It can be difficult to find certain games at times, but it is still a recommendation worthy site. Content The content is neatly organized with pages for children, parents and teachers. It has a rather unique feature which allows teachers to search the site for appropriate games based on what they are doing in class. The games are divided with obvious titles. Along with Academic games they have games for children to play for fun making this an ideal site to recommend to parents. The games are simple enjoyable and display the content readily. Overall the content of this site is excellent Design This site is obviously made for children. The typing is large and pictures accompanying most of the games. Icons are used largely throughout the site. They keep with the theme of the site and have fun and simple repetitive backgrounds that are interesting, but are not distracting. The overall color of the site is blue which is rather relaxing. The organization of the site could be better but overall it is decent.
  • Emily Hastings on 05 Feb 12
     
    Emily Hastings Reviewed: 2/5/12 Funbrain.com Purpose: The purpose of this website is advances students K-8 on their skills in math, reading and literacy using education games, books, and comics. Intended Audience: This site is intended for students in kindergarten to eighth grade, and can also be used as a teaching tool and reference for teachers and parents. Available Resources: It lacks links to others sites, but does have quite a few resources on the site itself. Overall Review: This site is well put together and contains many educational resources. There are games, books, and comics that could all be used to assist in teaching and learning. The website is easy to use and to navigate around in, and is overall very organized. There is a basic format used throughout the whole site. There are no under construction signs and seems to be working fine. The user is easily able to understand what audience the site is appropriate for, and the purpose. Overview: This would be a great site for children, not only is it educational, but its fun. It's well organized making it easy to navigate therefore a good use of time. It has FUN games on it that students would definitely enjoy, as well as learn new skills in many different subjects. Content: The content of this website is easy to understand, and is educational for students more toward the elementary school age. It is a good resource for teachers though as well. It consists of games, books, and comics. Design: The design of this website catches the users' eye, and is definitely welcoming. Its layout makes it easy to use and navigate through the site without needing directions. The homepage downloads efficiently as well as the other links. Its information is presented simply, so it is not time consuming. It has many graphics that are educational as well as the material.
  • aandrew7 on 21 Oct 13
     
    Overview The purpose of this website is to help kids interact with math and reading. The intended audience is K-8. My overall impression of the website is that is very beneficial and a good free website for students to practice math and reading, whereas with other websites you have to pay to use the website. Content The only thing that I would critique on this website is having other links that would be appropriate and have to do with reading and math. But other than that, I would highly recommend this website. Design I think that everything is up to date but there is no for sure way to tell on the website, there is the copy right that does say 2013 but there is no one hundred percent way to tell if it has all been updated. So this is one thing that I would change on the design for the website.
  • tmontgo2 on 21 Apr 15
     
    Trevor Montgomery For this resource, we see another website that in a way, tricks students into thinking they are just playing games by giving them subject related activities. With the subjects of math and reading, students having interactive games, books and comics and even more fun links, without thinking they are doing much work. Through the "Funbrain" arcade, students can also complete activities and must pass obstacles to get through an interactive game board. If they do not successfully complete an activity, they will not be able to get past their current location, but will feel challenged to get through each activity and will most likely attempt multiple times until mastery of the activity. The great thing about this website is that students can also use codes to pick up where they left off on the game board so that they do not have to start over each time they log on (with their parents' permission of course). From grades 1st through 8th, there is a great variability from subjects, and students who are feeling extra brave might even try a level of difficulty higher than their current grade level. As someone who used this website in school when he was in elementary school, I can say that this resource is extremely effective and I think that students will come back to it time and time again. Navigating the website is easy enough. If you type in www.funbrain.com in the url box, you will be directed to the site. From here, you can choose to use the math arcade, reading, fun arcade, playground, and all games tabs, as well as books & comics and more fun activities. This website is specifically directed towards the audience of students in grades 1st through 8th, so as a teacher you can trust it to be safe and student-friendly.
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How stuff Works - 0 views

www.howstuffworks.com
shared by Bryce Mittelstadt on 25 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Courtney Rams on 25 Jan 10
     
    Overview: This website is fun and informational providing many items on common questions and articles. There is an updated homepage with photos articles polls, quizzes, and videos. This site aims to explain everything from DNA coding to car transmission problems in simple articles and videos. This site's intended audience is for adults due to the article and links provided. Content: This website provides up to date headings and topics on anything and everything you may want to know. It has tabs for adventure, animals, auto, communication, computer, electronics, entertainment, food, geography, health, history, home and garden, money, people, and science. When you access the site is easy to determine the content and intended audience. There is available information and the authors and researches for the different articles. The information is always constantly being updated and revised so nothing is out of date. The links also are easy to use and work properly. The information and content presented is not biased. All the articles also are valid and have an intended purpose to entertain or inform. Design: The design of howstuffworks.com is easy to use, organized and attractive. The homepage provides many interesting headings, photos, and videos. It is easy to read and very understandable and accessible. The website downloads efficiently and the site is appealing and grabs tor attention. The sites also provide copyright informational the provider is clearly identified. The links are clear and helpful and all the information including the photos videos and articles serve a clear purpose to the site.
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  • Colter Huhn on 25 Jan 10
     
    Colter Huhn 1-24-10 This sites main purpose is to help people learn the science behind how everyday things in our society work. The intended audience could be any age, but I feel some of the science and reading level would indicate a decent grasp on reading, so 12+ in my opinion. Every article is organized into broad categories then broken down further. Also, there is a search bar to get straight to a specific article. I find this site to be very useful with concise easy to understand articles explaining everyday objects. Most articles have pictures, videos and a list of links to further ones knowledge of the subject. It's fun to explore and learn how things we take for granted work. This site has much strength and a few weaknesses. As far as content, the first look is perfect, the information providers are strong, the site is very up to date, the quality is impeccable, and there are plenty of links to find information. The only flaw I could find was there was no way to see how qualified the author was without emailing them, but many sources are referenced throughout every article. With the Design itself, the speed was great, the home page was attractive and easy to use, navigation on the site is simple (with categories and a search bar), it worked well with both Internet Explorer and Firefox, multimedia was effective, the site is very current, and there is a vast amount of further information on topics through suggested links. The flaws seemed to be there were no direct instructions on how to use the site, though I feel if one has used any internet site before it's pretty straightforward. Also, there are a lot of distracting ads. Overall it passed both evaluations with flying colors.
  • Erica Roybal on 02 Sep 10
     
    Overview The first website that I evaluated was howstuffworks.com. This is an educational website aimed at all age groups that can answer questions about how many different things work. The website offers a variety of different resources. An example of the resources would be how the site teaches skills that everyone should have on topics such as money. Overall, I thought this website was great. It's easy to navigate, and offers many different types of educational materials. Content Not only is this website educational, but it is fun as well. You can come to the website to find out something serious, but you can also come to find out something that's entertaining and fun. The content of the website is easy to understand for any age. Things are explained simply so that you can actually learn at your own pace. It's also easy to find out about the website by clicking on the "about us" link at the bottom of the page. There you can find who sponsors the site and where the content comes from. Design The website is very easy to navigate through. As soon as you get to the homepage you are faced with many different tabs and also a search bar so you can find exactly what you are looking for. In addition to the tabs, there are resources such as videos and blogs that you can get access to through the site.
  • Bryce Mittelstadt on 20 Sep 11
     
    Overview: This websites main focus is to breakdown simple mechanics of almost anything from how a toaster works to economic policies of the year 2011. This is a source to explore the world around us and understand the things that we encounter and use daily, as well as providing a guide for users ion new endeavors into of learning. Concept: The classification of materials found within this writing is more vast than an encyclopedia. It includes multi-media and interaction presentations to gain the attention of the reader and create a better understanding. The material can become more complex and technical, but can be a resource for any researcher. I would recommend for teachers seeking to better explain concepts or to satisfy the curiosity of a learner. Design: Clean, simple, and precise. This website has a rather challenging searching process, but a pursuing researcher can use the search tool to peruses topics that coincides. The clean layout of the material and explanations make the learning process something to be a part of. As well as a social network application installed to share the knowledge of "how stuff works".
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