Product Description:
This is a
website created and maintained by DK. This website allows for interactive
images on multiple topics for the classroom. Think of the ThingLinks I talked
about in a previous blog and you have the idea.
Glitchy
Review:
When I
found this website I was really excited about it. Then I got into the
nitty-gitty of the website and the excitement started to fade. While this
website is still strong with information the layout and interaction could get
boring for students the more you use it. I strongly caution using this website
sparingly. My students-were like me- excited at first but as we used it more
got bored and eventually stopped reading the great information on the website.
The interactive pictures have great introductory information on them as well as
their linked pages. Again, I want to reiterate introductory information. The
website is perfect for setting students up to begin a unit or review key points
of the unit, but really digging in deep is not its forte. It does include a
short quiz for students to take when they are done with a particular section,
again the information is rote at best and does not really align with the Common
Core standards. Overall, it’s great for introductions and reviews of basic
topics to make sure students have these mastered before move on. This is not a
product to use to go deeper into a subject though. BEST part it is FREE!!! (We
teachers love free!)
User
Rating:
This
website is level 1 where you can pop in and go! Great for all grade levels!
Glitchy
Rating:
I would
give this a 3 out of 5 because of the repetition of the layout and the lack of
going deeper into topics/skills.
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