Evaluating websites

 

 

 

 

 

We have chosen this website to evaluate it http://www.anglomaniacy.pl. It is an educational and entertainment website in that you can enjoy while learning English, also there is a Polish version of the same website. The purpose of this website is for children to learn English in an interesting and easy way at anytime also teachers can use it while teaching their students . In the content of that website you can find picture dictionaries, basic English vocabulary, grammar for kids, online word games, tests, songs, printable worksheets, resources for ESL teachers and parents. It is presented in an attractive way that children and teachers will liked it. The website includes a lot of links that lead to effective activities and games which facilitated the learning process. This website is provide the language in an attractive and interesting way ,encourage kids and help them to learn English by the activities and songs . It connects English with kids' interests. The goals of this website is to build young learners vocabulary and develop their reading skills,  also helping children to develop their grammar skills. This website provide free online activities that introduce young learners to basic English vocabulary . It offers a variety of vocabulary games for young ESL learners, including hangman games, matching games, spelling games, word search puzzles and guessing games. This website contain also online activities that can help children develop their grammar skills. online tests and quizzes that give children an opportunity to revise what they have learnt with the help of the website .It uses simplified language that kids can easily understand , also it is organized very well.The website can be improved by putting more pictures, videos, and develop the design to make it more attractive.At the end of evaluating this website we have found many specifications because of the combination of learning and having fun at the same time but still it need to improved.

 

 

By:Peace Group

Wordle in EDU 401

The role of WebQuests in learning a foreign/second language

 

 

 

 

At each class of this course I learned so many things which I have never heard about it before that  such as" WebQuest" .

A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web .These can be created using various programs, including a simple word processing document that includes links to websites. This means it is a classroom-based lesson in which most or all of the information that students explore and evaluate comes from the World Wide Web. The emphasis throughout will be on technology uses which place language learners in the role of active participants and the teacher in that of facilitator.

One of the main features of any WebQuest is that students tackle questions that prompt higher level thinking. Certainly, the Web can be used as a source for simple information retrieval, but this misses its power and short-changes students. In WebQuests students take on roles within a small student group and this tends to promote motivation. In addition, because the WebQuest targets learning about large, complex or controversial topics, it's probably not realistic to expect each student to master all of its aspects.

inquiry-based learning, and especially learning through WebQuest activities can be a good means of collaboration among students in a class. Multiple teams in a class can be working on the same question that the WebQuest poses. However, the nature of collaboration can lead to different outcomes, depending on the interactions among the group members.

Webquest is one of the new ways in technology that I will use it when I become a teacher one day.I think students in Saudi Arabia are developing very fast these days and they should learn how to use Webquest in their learning because it will benefit them so much. I think now is the time to change our traditional way in teaching .