A Reveiw of Web Activities for Children

Word World -

Review: This website has a picture of a scene and kids have to click on parts of the scene that is being talked about. It was layout out well and looked nice, but I did not really know what I was supposed to do. Also there was not much repetition and no written language of the words I was supposed to be learning. I only understood the site after reading the parent and teachers page which explained that there are different characters that take you through learning letters.

Rating: In a scale of 0-5, I give the site a 3.

Relation to Education: This is definitely an education site (if you can understand it)- its purported purpose is to teach words and phonics through a relational fun way.

Use in my classroom: I could use it in my classes teaching parents as a tool for them to learn how to play with their kids on the Internet. Since they are second language learners themselves both the parent and child could be learning together.

Spanish & English Children’s Digital Library

Review: This is my favorite eLearning site that I have researched to date! It is an excellent bilingual site for having parents and children read stories together. The stories are provided in both English and Spanish and in different levels. The site also provides other links in which they site is referenced- a great way to show its validity!

Rating: 5!

Relation to Education: This is very educational in terms of literacy and improving reading skills. It is also great for teaching Spanish or English as a second language.

Use in my classroom: This is a perfect resource for my program which focuses on giving parents tools and opportunities to tutor their children. Most of the parents that I work with are Spanish speaking so I love the fact that it is bilingual.

E-Learning LIbrary -

Review: This site looks like an excellent way to educate professionals in a way that is fun and up-to-date with the web 2.0 age. It also provides a visual and spacial modality for adult learners which is often forgotten. Although the content and the amount of text is different in this site than in the kid sites the graphics and the ideas are pretty similar!

Rating: 5

Relation to Education: This is a great way to teach adults and higher grade levels. These activities could relate to many different types of topics.

Use in my classroom: Unfortunately I do not think I would use it in my classroom because the language is much to advanced for the English language learning parents that I teach.