Web+Evaluations+SB

=Web Evaluations=


 * Title:** FunBrain Reading
 * URL:** www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html


 * Comments:**

This site supports teaching and learning by having the kids go to the website and make their own MadLib. They can choose what type of MadLib they want to do, then they pick the word they want for each part of speech that comes up next. This helps the kids get a head start on the parts of speech as well as advances their reading skills. After they have picked all the words their story pops up and they can read it. Although the story won’t make much sense, it is still good for them to read because they can’t relate words to other words, they just have to read the story how it is. Limitations to the site are that the words move around fast when you have to pick the words for the story, which makes it a little difficult for younger kids to read each word as it moves along the screen. I could use this website in the classroom as a fun way to access their timed reading progress. Instead of the kids using one of my stories for a timed reading, they could use a fun one and I could still time them to see how many words they get in a minute or whatnot (SB).

I think that this site is a great site to teach kids about language arts. The characters are humorous and would keep kids attention, which can be hard to do in a classroom. I think that the MadLib game would really help students with reading skills and would allow them to use their imagination to create their own story. Although this site is probably intended for 2nd grade and above I think that it's great that this game is geared toward children that already know how to read. This website is a wonderful way to enhance reading skills and engage students by teaching them that learning can be a fun process. Great Website! (CB)

This is a very colorful site! I think that it would be so fun to use the MadLib game to help children heighten their reading skills. It would be a very fun activity for the class to make their own MadLibs and practice reading by reading them aloud to one another. Reading aloud could also strengthen students reading skills by giving them the confidence to read in front of others. This site would also do a fantastic job at keeping students attention because it is funny and entertaining. The MadLib game would also get the students young imaginations turning. What a cool website! (AM)


 * Title:** CoolMath4Kids.com
 * URL:** www.coolmath4kids.com/addition/index.html

 This site supports teaching and learning by having different lessons for all different addition problems. Each lesson is a different type of addition that goes over how to do each one. The way they word it and how it looks is fun for the kids, and they might be more interested in it this way. The only limitation is that to practice some of the lessons, the kids would have to click on a different link at the bottom of the page to practice and play games with that type of addition. This might make it confusing for the kids if they want to go back to the tutorial or original site. You could use this in a classroom by showing this site in class and teaching the kids this way. The site is colorful and exciting so it might be more fun for them to learn this way, and also you can go to games with each lesson so the kids could have some learning competitions with each other. You could also put them in groups or pairs and have them play the games as practice in class with each other after learning it (SB).
 * Comments:**

This is a really cool site! Their are math problems for kids at all levels, rather than separating them by grades - which isn't always accurate. There are also activities that are for parents to help their child. There are fun colors and things to keep the reader busy, but the website is not distracting or too busy. There are plenty of exercises that would be useful for students at many different grade levels. (KH)


 * Links to Rubrics:** [[file:Brawley_web_pg_rubric.doc]]