Web+Evaluations+JC


 * Web Evaluations**


 * Title: AAA Math**


 * [|URL:http://aaamath.com/]**

At certain points when navigating the site, it took a couple of seconds. I would like to be a kindergarten teacher and the website contains practice as simple as adding and subtracting. This website may be a little bit difficult for a kindergartener to access alone due to some bigger words. I do not think that a kindergartener would have any more trouble with this website than with any other because many kindergarteners cannot read very well. This site would help young children practice their math skills and understand the concepts. I would use this website as extra practice. I would have parents go to it with their child and make sure than he/she understands it fully because math is a subject that many children struggle with. In the classroom, I could explain a new concept my own way and then refer to the website and see how they explain it if my students still have trouble understanding in.
 * Comments:**

I agree that this site has some good activities for younger level students to be able to practice their math skills. However, I think the site would be really hard to navigate. As you said, there were a lot of words that younger grade children would not be able to understand. For a children's website I don't think the site was constructed very well. However, with help getting to the actual activities I think that students would definitely benefit from the presented activities. It was nice that there were different grade levels to choose from so that you could pinpoint the level of the student you were working with. This could be a really good website if the constructors would just simplify it a little more. -MD


 * Title: Math Playground**


 * URL: []**


 * Comments:**

This website is not too much for a student to look at. It is very simple but colorful enough that a student's attention would be held. There is a little bit of advertising throughout the website, but every advertisement is educationally related. The website appears to be for older students at the elementary level. It seems as though the problems may be too difficult for a kindergartener but not too complex for a fourth grader. As a teacher, I would refer this site to students to get extra practice with their math. I may also use it to take my students to the school's computer lab and show them how to navigate it. By doing this, I would want them to become captured by math. This website supports learning in a fun way. There are games that could help a student understand the concepts more clearly. The games that are provided on the site are appealing to both girls and boys.

This website seems like a useful tool for teachers to use in some ways, however it does have some negative characteristics. The first thing that showed up down the front of the page when I went clicked on the line was a ton of different games. A kid may go to this site for math help and begin playing a ton of games and procrastinating instead. On the plus side, this site contains many useful games for students. I agree that this website looks very appealing for younger kids, especially elementary and middle school aged kids. One thing I discovered on this site that is a great tool was flash cards. They have a link that goes to math flash cards kids can use to practice their math skills. Another helpful thing I saw was math worksheets that students can use for practice. Overall, I think this is pretty helpful website that kids and teachers can use to their advantage. -JG


 * Link to Rubrics:** [[file:Cordes_web_pg_rubric.doc]]