Website+Evaluations

There are many websites on the internet that students can reference to when working on projects. Unfortunately, many sites are not necessarily appropriate for educational purposes. They may lack the proper affiliations or credentials, making the information given rather inappropriate. For purposes of the website evaluation assignment, I looked at two different sites and determined their appropriateness based on the website evaluations rubric.

Here is a link to my website evaluation rubric: [|website evaluations.doc]
 * __Katelyn's Website Evaluations __**

The following are the sites I used for this assignment:

Reviewed by Katelyn Preisel http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/hitler_01.shtm -This website supports teaching and learning. First off, this article has an author with credentials. This article is also affiliated with a news group, the BBC. It is apparent that the only bias views that could possibly be attributed to this website would be the fact that the BBC is a British news station and the British were a part of the Allies in World War II. However, if you were to read the article on the rise of Hitler, the information is very general, and has no bias views against the history of Adolf Hitler. This article hasn't been updated since 2001. However, the subject we are focusing on is history, and history doesn't change. So, it is safe to say that the information presented in this article is still quality material. Overall, it is safe to say that this site is appropriate for students if they were to come across this particular site. -This website does not present many limitations. It is safe to say that this website offers many opportunities for students to learn about WWII as well as Adolf Hitler. There are numerous learning opportunities in this website. -I could use this website in my classroom if I were to do a project correlating the similarities and differences between Adolf Hitler and Franklin D. Roosevelt. I could have my students look at this site to find a general overview of Hitler's life prior to becoming the leader of Nazi Germany.
 * The Rise of Adolf Hitler**

*Matt's comment: Really good website to use for facts about Hitler. It has good information and I don't think that it is bias. It seems that the students would be able to get the right information and compare with other figures that were crucial during World War II. There is the perfect paper opportunity with this site: find the information and then write a small essay for class. I also think that prior to class it would be great for the teacher to brush up on the facts so they will be prepared for the lesson during class.

Reviewed by Katelyn Preisel http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/hitler.html -This website could also support teaching and learning. As does the first article that I reviewed, this article also has credentials. The author of this piece is Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the Holocaust who has written many books including Night which outlines his time in the concentration camps. This article is also affiliated with Time Magazine, in particular their 100 most important people of the century. This page has not been updated since 2003. However, it is still relevant. It is important to note that there is some bias views written in this article. However, Elie Wiesel, has the right to state his personal opinion on Adolf Hitler since Wiesel was directly affected by Hitler's power in Nazi Germany. In this article, Wiesel is giving his personal opinion of Hitler. I still find this article interesting and appropriate for my classroom because I feel that it is important to note how people directly affected by Hitler's rule felt about the man. I would not use this article to present factual information about Adolf Hitler and WWII, but I would use this in my class to show my students how Hitler's rule has had different effects on certain individuals depending on how they were connected to Germany, WWII, and the Holocaust. -This website does not present many limitations. I guess the only limitation I could think of would be that this article can be found on Time's website. Obviously, Time is not a site dedicated only to historical events and figures. Overall, I do find Time's site to be a great place to review. -I would use this in my classroom in a lesson where I explain Hitler's role in the Holocaust. I would then show my students articles, like Wiesel's, to show how those impacted by the Holocaust feel towards Adolf Hitler.
 * Leaders and Revolutionaries: Adolf Hitler**

*Matt's Comment: I like the writing of Wiesel. I just learned about him and think that all school students need to learn about him and his books. I think you are right about Time and that it really doesn't harm the integrity of the information. Students need to know other opinions and this is a safe way for that to happen. Fortunetly with the date of publishing, the facts will stay the same and anythink within the last decade is fine. Great website and will bookmark it for later.

**__Matthew’s Website Evaluations __** Here is a link to my website evaluation rubric:  [|web_pg_rubricWMerrill.doc] The following are the sites I used for this assignment:

Reviewed by Matthew Scudder Link: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dday/
 * D-Day American Experience**

This website supports a teacher greatly because it has video from the time, it has photos that the class can see and it also has lesson plans that incorporate the media from the website. This is great because it makes prep time easier and more focus on learning. The website is a little hard to navigate so time must be put in prior so the teacher knows where to go. There are some areas that may be above the grade levels but other than that a great site. I would use this site after the initial learning from the text/lecture. I would use the video. This, I think, is the best way to incorporate all the learning and then the students will actually see and hear what happened during the fight. *(Comments from Katelyn) I think that it is great how this site gives ideas for lesson plans. They also diversify those ideas to fit a geography, economics, history, or civics class. You don't necessarily have to follow these lesson plans exactly but you can take some of the ideas and apply it to your own classroom. I also think that it is rather interesting that there are letters written by soldiers on this website. It allows students to see what individuals were actually thinking or feeling at that time. There are also audio clips from soldiers who fought on D-Day where they retell their experiences. These clips could easily be used in the classroom! Overall, I think that this is an excellent site for D-Day information.

Reviewed by Matthew Scudder Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day
 * Normandy Landings**

I think that this website is a great starting off point for students to do research. It has accurate information but more importantly, it has external sites that students can use for fact checking or more information. A teacher can use it in class to show the outline of what will be taught during the lecture. The teacher will be able to confirm the accuracy and then use it. The only downfall that I see with this site is that anyone can rewrite on the site. It is a wiki and that means my students could edit the page and write something outrageous. I would use this site either two ways: on the overhead and use it for easy facts and lesson plan or have the students look this site up and verify the content with a worksheet from me. Kind of like a take home quiz. *(Comments from Katelyn) Though wikipedia isn't the BEST place to find research for a report or presentation, Matt is right, this is a great way for students to look up basic information and to find some general ideas that they can research further on more creditable sites. The wiki site itself does seem to hold accurate information on the D-Day invasions. I would just be careful in suggesting wikipedia to my students.

Here is a link to my website evaluation rubric: [|RUBRIC.doc] <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The following are the sites I used for this assignment:
 * __<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Lauren's Website Evaluations __**<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">

http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW2/causes.htm <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">- This website supports teaching and learning in many ways. One way that this website supports learning is through all of the information available on it. There is an abundance of information that you can access on this page which could be both beneficial to a teacher and a student. It is helpful because it is divided into subgroups with appropriate headings that is helpful to navigate your way through the site. It supports teaching because the site is an easy way to display both pictures and informational text on one spot. - Some of the limitations of this website are that there is not a very clear affiliation with any specific group. There is no specific authority that the author holds either, so his information is not necessarily trustworthy. - I could use this website in a classroom as an introduction and overview to the topic. There are a lot of different topics to cover in regards to WWII and this site is helpful when it comes to giving a quick and complete overview. I could bring this up on the TV and show it to my students before I begin the section on WWII and then have the students write down 3 topics that they want to learn more about. <span style="color: rgb(11, 14, 213)">*(Comments by Katelyn) This website gives accurate information of the causes of WWII. It is also formatted clearly, more specifically in an outline format. Like Lauren said, the site isn't clearly affilicated with a creditable source. Though the information seems to be accurate and updated regularly, I would still be a little cautious about the site. All in all, it does give a great overview of the causes that led up to WWII.
 * History on the Net: WWII Causes**
 * Reviewed by Lauren Salyers**

<span style="color: rgb(31, 20, 235)">*Matt's Comment: As a teacher, the information is broad and not wild accusations, so the facts are right. Not a great site for students to use as research but as a place to look at and compare with other sites. It is a little sketchy when there is no author or affiliation so good judgement is needed when assigning this site to students. Good stuff. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> http://www.archives.gov/research/ww2/photos/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">- This website supports teaching and learning in many ways. This site is very informative and helpful when wanting to learn about WWII. Although it is mainly a website with pictures from the time period it also has text to accompany most of the pictures and the text is very beneficial. I really like this website because I feel that seeing the pictures is just as important in learning about a topic as reading about it is. - Some of the limitations of this website are that it is mostly just pictures and not text, but I do not think that this is a big limitation because as I said before I believe that pictures are important to see. - I could use this website in a classroom by showing the students a picture a day and having them write a journal entry regarding the picture. They could be creative and imagine they are the person in the picture or that they saw this picture, but they would have to write the entry from that time period. Then at the end of the semester I could collect the journal entries as both a form of attendance and as a form of extra credit towards the student’s grades. <span style="color: rgb(9, 4, 185)">*(Comments by Katelyn) This site has many great pictures of the WWII time period. I would definitely use there pictures to show my students who certain leaders are and what battle actually looked like back then. This site has the proper affiliations since it is supported by the United States government. You would just have to make sure that you follow all copyright restrictions. Overall, this would allow students the visual aid needed to actually relate to the time period.
 * The National Archives: Pictures of WWII**
 * Reviewed by Lauren Salyers**

<span style="color: rgb(0, 62, 255)">*Matt's Comments: This is a great website but it is hard to find detailed information. I have used it before in other research projects and it is time consuming. Pictures are easy to get but documents take time. I agree that the pictures are the backbone for the use in the classroom so it is great for that reason. Katelyn said it about copyright, better safe than sorry. This could be used as a poster/collage assignment for class. Just an idea. <span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Here is a link to my website evaluation rubric: [|Webeval_JakeS.doc] <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The following are the sites I used for this assignment:
 * __<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Jacob’s Website Evaluations __**<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
 * Pearl Harbor Newspaper Archive**
 * Reviewed by: Jacob Schmidt**
 * [|The Pearl Harbor Archive]**

-This site supports teaching and learning by allowing students to view newspaper articles from the day of and days flollowing and many articles between then and now. This allows students and or teachers to explore the feelings and writings of those going through the Pearl Harbor attacks. It also allows students to see the biases of papers torward the feelings of japanese and japanese poeple living in th US - Some limitations of this site are that some articles you have to pay for to use but also you only are limited to just the newspaper articles which may be bias or not have correct facts. - I would have students read on the days events plus write about their feeling or facts to truly get them to feel the days events. This would help them learn in a different way. Instead of the regular read and write or read and test their views will be the test. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Here is a link to my website evaluation rubric: <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The following are the sites I used for this assignment:
 * __<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Doctor’s Website Evaluations __**<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">