Kirsti's+Web+Evaluation

=Web Evaluations=


 * Title:** Time For Kids: Kids
 * Site URL:** http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids
 * Comments:** This site was very easy to navigate and is visually appealing. There is a section of this site that is for teachers and a separate section for students. The only major limitation with this site is the one advertisement on the side. This advertisement seems to be advertising different games and can draw students away to this game if not being monitored. It would be a good site to use as an in class assignment where the students can all participate and navigate on their own, looking up current events.

This is definitely a site I would use in my classroom to discuss currents events going on. The "News" tab gives great articles that are kid-oriented and easy to follow. There is also a "Homework Helper" that I would recommend for home use, to my students as well as their parents. Given this site is built by Time magazine, I trust their information.The only thing I _not like is the large advertisements, but they are not for anything inappropriate and they're on most sites so I tend to disregard it. -A.B.

This site could be very useful in a classroom. I would consider using it to keep my students updated on current events. One thing I love about this site is that it also offers current events all over the world. Classrooms these days seem to be learning more about cultures and events not only in our counrty but others as well, which i think is very important. Another great thing about it is that it offers a magazine that the students can actually read while in the classroom. -E.L.S.

Site URL: http://www.potus.com/ Comments:** This site is a lot less entertaining than the first one on this page, however, it still gets to the point. Students can click on different presidents, taking them to another page where they can learn about that president. At the bottom, it lists a number of links to other sites with information. A drawback is that even though all the presidents are conveniently listed all in one place, there is not a significant amount of information available on each president. This site could be used to learn the order of the Presidents or as a reference for an assignment on a particular president.
 * Title: Presidents of the United States


 * Comments:** I think this site is useful for general information on the Presidents, but it doesn't give a lot of background information and also has a fair amount of advertising links. Another weakness of this site would be the links. Some of the links take you away from their site to online encyclopedias and other non credible sources. I would probably not use this site in my classroom because their isn't enough information to make a project or useful assignment out of it. -J.G.


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