Web+Evaluations+RY

//URL: [|www.historyforkids.org]//
===__Comments:__ History for kids is overall a pretty good website for students. The site supports learning for students in many ways and is laid out in a very effective manner. On the home page there is a map of the world, students can click on the continent that they want to learn information about. This makes it very easy to navigate because if a student wanted European history, they can just click on Europe to find the information. The fact that it is laid out like this would also help aid a teacher. A teacher could give simple instructions on how to locate certain subject very easily. The only limitation of the website is that it has subtopics like art, religion, science, etc. In order to find these you have to keep clicking arrows to go to the next page, and your never certain which is going to show up next. If I were a teacher I would use this website for the history only. It would be very easy to have my students navigate the globe looking for different subjects using this website. **I think this site has a very good outlook on history and the ancient times. But I also agree that this site is a little unorganized. There are many outside links on the column and that is a little distracting. I do like how you can click on different parts of the world. This allows students to understand what part of the world they are learning about in relation to other countries. I would use this as a good geography lession, but not much more just due to the lack of organization. JJ** ===

=== There may be some good information on this site, but I feel the site is way too unorganized. In many cases, there isn't much information on the topic and there are too many pop-ups and advertisements that cause great distraction. The site is somewhat difficult to navigate because you never know what information will be given and the links don't seem to have good connections to the page it navigated from. I would find it difficult to use the site in an effective way in my classroom due to the disorganization and limited information. JA ===

//URL:[|www.history.com]//
===//Comments: History Channel is a website with a lot of information and activities to do. The site supports learning by using an array of tools. The site contains videos, games, topics, and a classroom button to focus on student learning. The classroom application contains study guides, speeches, newsletters, and video clips. It also has all the information of television shows that they play so students may be able to find a show that interest them about history. The only limitation of this website is that it can be kind of difficult to navigate at first. While it may be hard to find certain information, once a person finds the information it is very good and detailed material. If I was a teacher I would use the site for my students to look up certain videos, study guides, and use it as a reference. I would also use the the ideas for educators link to get free information to help give me ideas for my classroom. Overall the history channel website is very effective and pretty easy to use. //**This is a classic learning site for history. I remember using this site when I was in middle school. It has so many things you can do on it. It has games, videos, and learning applications. It is decorated very well in my opinion. You can also find shows that are aired on the History Channel that maybe a student saw at home or in the classroom. The site has study guides teachers can use and a "This Day in History" application, ehich is very interesting. There is also a link that teachers can sign up and recieve ideas for there classroom to keep it fresh. They also have a link for historical biographies, which are some of my favorite things to learn about. You could do a lot with this website in your classroom. You can use the study guides quizes, or just use the ideas they give you in your classroom. I feel like this site has endless possibilities. CA**===