Reflections on Evaluating and selecting webpages

• What does it mean to say a website is educationally useful?

The information that is contained is accurate, there are additional references, the information can be verified from other sources. The site is specifically aimed for teachers, and the content is relevant. It can support learners with different learning styles. It has links, or refers to the appropriate stages of the National Curriculum.

• How has the evaluation criteria made you question websites you have used in the past?

I used several websites before, and now I have questioned some of the according to the evaluating criteria. Now I am aware of the method of how to decide if a webpage is appropriate or not for educational purposes.

Useful websites for primary students:
BBC Little Animals Activity Centre
Enchanted learning
Puzzlemaker
BBC Story Time
ESL Games
Phonetics
Starfall Phonics
Clifford
Cubeez
Gamegoo
Fisher-Prize
Yahoo Kids
Switch Zoo
Exploratorium
Hero Machine
Learn English Kids