Website Evaluation sheet

Name of site : www.manythings.org

Accuracy

- Charles Kelly and Lawrence Kelly created this website.

- E-mail is included (kelly.reachby.com.)

- It doesn't contain the author is expert or not.

- It can't be reliable because there is no credentials are given.

- There is no phone number and address to verify the author.

- There is no well known organization or institution associated with this site.

- The address of the website is from Organization

- There are many menus that people can look and study. it's useful.

* I can not sure that it is verified or not. But the author is in the website.

It is made from Organization.

Currency

- In home, There is a part of 2012. Newly-added sections ( English sentences with Audio, Bilingual sentence paris)

- Updated sections include Learn a song, Daily Listen and repeat, ESL Videos Blog and VOA Special English listen and Read along.

- If you click the pronunciation part, You can see the sentences

"New material is uploaded every day at midnight."

Content

- It looks simple and neat for searching for the content that you want to look for.

- It has many useful expression lots of things to learn using many methods.

- It is very well organized, easy to find something that I want.

- There is no colorful pictures, images.

Functionality

- They use FLASH , JAVA for the quiz.

- It's working well. Links are fine.

Things to consider!

* Consider the difference between EFL related and authentic websites?
- ELT websites
It provides content that your learners can use, for example language practice activities they can do on their own. They provide valuable opportunities for more controlled language work and are often a great help to learners who need to brush up on certain aspects of the language or to prepare for an exam. such sites are often ideal for homework, access to the Internet permitting.

-Authentic sites
It can be chosen to fit your learners interests. This is a key factor in keeping motivation high in your electronic classroom. When evaluating authentic sites for possible incorporation into your teaching, try to find ones which have an easy structure and navigation, and with smaller chunks of text per page. These will be more approachable and understandable.

Things to consider!

1. Consider how to evaluate a website for classroom use.
1) Accuracy
- Who wrote the page? Is this person an expert in the subject matter?
- Is the page content reliable and factually correct?

2) Currency
- Is the content up- to-date?
- When was the page last updated?

3) content?
- Is the site interesting and stimulating?
- Is it attractive and easy to navigate?

4) Functionality
- Does the site work well? are there any broken links?
- Does it use a lot of large files or alternative technologies?

Things to consider!(2)

* What are the basic skills and equipment that instructors need in order to start using technology in their instruction?
when instructors start to instruct something they need to show what they want to show.
so they need to learn powerpoint for basic skills... If they have to make a presentation to give a speech, the first thing they have to do is preparing documents for presentation. For this reason, PPT(PowerPoint) makes them show their opinion easily. It also helps for listners.
The other way to instruct something is cyber lecture. If teacher can use Internet well, they can teach in website. It also needs for teacher who wants to teach using technology. If they know simple way to record and load it, It's going to be the easiest way to teach something.

Things to consider!(1)

*consider the causes of technophobia and suggest ways to overcome it.
According to the fact, there are people who don't follow the technique these days.
so they can get stressed and don't get used to it. For example, grandparents likewise, older people don't follow the technique. What we can do is that we can consider them a little bit more. If they don't follow properly, we can suggest a couple of suggestions.
first, We can suggest a proper education.
 the reason why they can't follow easily is that they don't know how to do it exactly. so producing a proper education or tutoring for them can help understand a rapid technique well.
second, getting rid of fear.
 why do people afraid of technique? they feel scared from them. and they don't know how to solve the fear from them. in that case, we can get rid of fear from them. like... getting used to technique unconsciously.
Like an advertisement, If we see a lot of ad repeatedly, We can get used to it and feel familiar with it.
as they disappear their fear from new technique, they can use it much easier than what they thought before.