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Rachel Smith's List: 5 Good and 5 Bad Educational Websites

      • This is a great internal search engine that sorts links into "News" and "Specials' and give dates for each.

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      • At the top of each page are clearly labeled tabs to keep things organized.

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    • This is a great site for students to learn and be updated on current events. So many websites for children are static and don't reflect what's happening and changing in our world right now. This site is like age-appropriate Yahoo News. - Rachel Smith on 2010-01-15
      • Check out how many flashcard sets were created just today! This site is constantly evolving and improving. Quizlet is trying out new features that allow users to call out answers instead of typing as well.

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      • Navigational tabs make it easy to find yourself around from any page on the site.

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    • I love this site for students to practice vocabulary and math facts. It allows users to create virtual flashcards and post them on the internet for anyone to use. Students can play games with words and be quizzed on them. - Rachel Smith on 2010-01-14
  • Jan 14, 10

    Good Educational Website #3

      • This is a Trailfire that I created for my fourth grade students to learn about North Carolina agriculture. You can click on the first link and then just advance through the pages to the end, or pick and choose pages from this list.

    • I love using Trailfire for designing student web scavenger hunts and research projects. It's very time consuming and overwhelming for K-8 students to navigate the entire internet to find a piece of information. Trailfire allows to you to link sites together in a "trail" with pop-ups on each site for student directions and questions. - Rachel Smith on 2010-01-14
      • The intended audience is very clear. Each site has appropriate reading level and content for the three users: parents, kids, and teens.

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      • This site has a great internal search engine. The results are organized by subject and resource type.

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    • This site provides accurate and relevant health information to teenagers. I use the partner site: Kidshealth.org frequently with my elementary students, but I think middle and high school students have an even greater need for appropriate, clear information about their bodies and health. - Rachel Smith on 2010-01-14
  • Jan 14, 10

    Good Educational Website #5

      • Watch what happens when you click and drag the "tools" to the book! This is such an engaging site and helps student practice skills they need to be good readers. There is support for struggling readers as well because the text is read aloud.

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    • This is one of my favorite educational sites for elementary students. It allows students to practice specific reading strategies and tracks their progress. Students love it because it has great graphics, videos, and sounds and it's very interactive. - Rachel Smith on 2010-01-14
    • This is a website maintained by a major textbook company. Like similar sites, they link resources that match with the textbook materials, but are not comprehensive. It seems that these textbook publishers want to have an "interactive website" so they throw together some games and resources, but they are not high quality. I think it would be better if they provided a map to other quality resources on the internet that align to their materials. - Rachel Smith on 2010-01-15
      • There is an internal search engine, but the search results page is littered with ads.

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      • Lots of advertising all over the page.

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    • There are many worksheets, lessons, and tutorials available at this site. However, you have to click through many confusing pages and ads to access materials. Some printables are pdfs, some are images, and some are word documents. It can be difficult to get the right content in the way you need. - Rachel Smith on 2010-01-15
      • There is an internal search engine, but it's not very effective and it's confusing because it's right next to an external search engine.

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      • This site is infested with scrolling marquees, advertisements, and flashing images. It's very distracting and not user-friendly.

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    • This is a educational website that is not very well organized and trying way too hard to be cute. There are hundreds of games, printables, and activities linked here, but they are poorly organized and riddled with ads. - Rachel Smith on 2010-01-15
      • The games are not really organized in a helpful way for students. Under the Parents and Teachers tab, there is a list of games sorted by grade level, but it would be useful for there to be more organization on the student page.

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    • This is one of those quasi-educational sites for kids. Students LOVE Funschool and there are many great activities. However, it is very tempting to be distracted by non-educational games and flashing ads. - Rachel Smith on 2010-01-15
      • It can be a little difficult to locate an activity on a specific subject as well as they are organized by grade level. Different concepts are taught at different grade levels in various states, so you sometimes have to dig to find what you're looking for.

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      • As you can see, kids can get a little bit lost just on the home page. There's a lot going on! Students have to be trained to ignore the ads and just click, "Maybe Later" when prompted to register. Also, it's sometimes difficult to locate the correct game because they are organized by grade level and standards are different from state to state.

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    • This site has a wide variety of very interactive and engaging activities from all subjects for K-6 students. Unfortunately, an unending stream of flashing ads and registration pop-ups can distract students from the task at hand. At this time, registration is not necessary to play and games are available for free. If students register the site will monitor their progress. - Rachel Smith on 2010-01-15
    • This site has a great variety of interactive educational games and activities for PreK-6 students. Students love the games, but can be very distracted by the unending stream of flashing ads and registration pop-ups. - Rachel Smith on 2010-01-15
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