Web+Evaluations+RG

=Web Evaluations=

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 * Title: Math Playground

Comments:** Math Playground is a great website that is meant for kids in upper elementary grade levels. This site does a great job of making math fun. The website has many types of interaction opportunities including games, puzzles, problems and even videos to help engage students. The website is easy to navigate and is very well designed as most of the pictures are actually links. A limitation on this site is the amount of ads on each page. Another fall point is the fact that the site has a Google search bar on the home page. I feel this is very unnecessary and could only lead to students leaving the website. This site would be good for use in the classroom to be used after a lesson is taught and the kids need practice. For example in one hour a teacher could allow half that for doing the exercises and the other half for playing their choice of math games. This site would also be great for students to use at home as additional practice to go along with given homework. -RG

After looking at this website, it looks to be very useful. I want to be either an elementary math or science teacher and this could be a very helpful website. It helps guide children and is a good resource for helping them learn some valuable math skills. It isn't too overwhelming and would be easy to navigate for an elementary student. But, I feel the same about the Google search bar, it could probably get distracting and could lead to kids getting off the site. There were also some ads on the website but I don't think they would cause too much trouble. This site is up to date and seems to be at a good level for younger students.--KT

URL: __http://www.4kids.org/games/__
 * Title: 4kids.org The Latest TechKNOWLEDGEy on the Web!

Comments:** 4kids.org is a fun and easy website. The site is meant for kids in elementary school, even though I had fun testing a few of the games myself as a college student. The site that I am evaluating is actually the game portion of the entire website, so students are focused on what to do and where to go on the website. The content of the site varies from early math like addition, up to more advanced division and fractions. The site supports learning as it is providing a fun way for students to continue advancing their math skills. Another plus for this site is that it is set up for live competition with students around the globe or kids can compete against their personal friends in math class. Also each link to a game is a picture of actual game play and upon putting your mouse over the link the picture becomes animated to preview the game. On the main page the site does have some advertisement but in the subpage with the games there is little to no advertisement. This site would be great to have students use for additional math practice in the classroom and at home. This site could also be used in a classroom competition with the winner getting some prize such as a candy bar.-RG

The games section of 4kids.org is a useful site. The page is full of color and pictures that would catch the attention of an elementary student. Several games are listed in different categories according to math. They names of the games are intriguing and sound like fun to play. No distracting links or advertisements are shown on this webpage, so a young student could easily keep their attention centered on the task that is given. I tried a few of the games and they are fun and exciting. They load fast so impatient kids would not get frustrated with having to wait for a long time. A cool factor is that multiple players are able to play the same game at the same time. I would recommend using this website at home for extra practice or use some time during class to keep kids excited about learning math through games. - ON


 * I thought this was a great site for elementary students. It was so easy to navigate through and it was not too busy at all. The site was easy on the eyes and not confusing. It was straight forward with the descriptions and directions. The cartoon graphics were bright and simple for young elementary students. The site is also easy for parents and teachers to watch over students and give instruction or freetime. The games are easy, fun and encouraging for students. The games make learning seem like playtime. I would recommend this site to parents and teachers for the easy navigation, learning games, and overall safety for students on the internet. NK**


 * Link To Rubrics: [[file:GIGOWSKI_web_rubric.doc]]**