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Collaboration Web Site Review Team Response

Collaboration Web Site Review Team Response. St. Michael’s College Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Summer 2006. Presented by: Ani Lutz, Hannah Murtagh, Pat Hughes. Collaboration Web Site Review. Web sites evaluated: Whitehouse in Washington http://www.whitehouse.gov/

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Collaboration Web Site Review Team Response

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  1. Collaboration Web Site ReviewTeam Response St. Michael’s CollegeComputer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)Summer 2006 Presented by: Ani Lutz, Hannah Murtagh, Pat Hughes

  2. Collaboration Web Site Review • Web sites evaluated: • Whitehouse in Washington http://www.whitehouse.gov/ • The e-Zoo http://www.sandiegozoo.org/videos/ • Movie Trailers http://www.comingsoon.net/ A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

  3. Collaboration Web Site Review • Evaluation criteria: • RubiStar CALL Web Site Rubric http://rubistar.4teachers.org • 14 Categories examined: A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

  4. Collaboration Web Site Review • Evaluation criteria: • 14 categories were rated from 4 (highest) to 1 (lowest) • 4 = Exceeds expectations • 3 = Meets expectations • 2 = Developing • 1 = Beginning A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

  5. Collaboration Web Site Review • The e-Zoo • Final score = 52 (out of a possible 56) A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

  6. Collaboration Web Site Review • Top score web site: The e-Zoo • Excellent variety of animal photos, real time live web Cams • Great video library, good source of information on animals • Links to click on animal names or vocabulary terms and jump to a corresponding information page or definition pop-up • Sound bytes on the animal pages to hear actual animal sounds. • A really fun site to explore. A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

  7. Collaboration Web Site Review • Teaching applications: The e-Zoo • Very comprehensive site for information on animals • Excellent tool to supplement book reports, science classes, etc. • Very useful for younger to middle-elementary aged students (k 3/4) • Excellent web site for students who do not have the opportunity to visit zoos on field trips. A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

  8. Collaboration Web Site Review • Screenshots from The e-Zoo Click on an orange animal name and go to a page dedicated to that animal (facts, video, pictures, sound bytes…) A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

  9. Collaboration Web Site Review • Screenshots from e-Zoo Click on an orange vocabulary item and see a pop-up definition. A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

  10. Collaboration Web Site Review • Screenshots from e-Zoo Kid Territory – interactive games, find the animal, fun for all age groups A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

  11. Collaboration Web Site Review • Whitehouse in Washington • Final score = 47 (out of a possible 56) A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

  12. Collaboration Web Site Review • Teaching Applications: Whitehouse in Washington • Various activities for students (quizzes, math challenges, on-line surveys). • 360 degree panoramic tours of inside the Whitehouse • Useful information on US history • Kids tour section however, was not really applicable for children. • Most recent “News for Kids” item was dated March 8, 2006 (not very recently updated.) • Video enhances information. Unfortunately videos were boring and not exciting to watch. A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

  13. Collaboration Web Site Review • Screenshots from Whitehouse in Washington 360 degree panoramic tours of the rooms in the White House A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

  14. Collaboration Web Site Review • Comingsoon.net • Final score = 44 (out of a possible 56) A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

  15. Collaboration Web Site Review • Teaching applications: Comingsoon.net • Possible applications for listening and comprehension practice • Brief descriptions of movies with several options for viewing previews • Very commercial site • Actually jumps to a different site, which was annoying (www.craveonline.com) A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

  16. Collaboration Web Site Review • Collaboration Summary • Rubric was comprehensive but did not capture personal preferences • e-ZOO web site received top scores: interactive, comprehensive, informative, plenty of application for teaching, wide variety of features, and fun for any age • Comingsoon.net received poor scores: very commercial, poor backdrop, bumped to another site, minimal applications for teaching • Assignment helped us discover that there are many more web sites that we need to explore and research A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

  17. Collaboration Web Site Review • Final Comments • Authors worked individually to score each of the three sites. Then individual scores were averaged together to generate the final rubric score. Summary comments were jointly developed using Yahoo instant messenger. A. Lutz, H. Murtagh, P.J.Hughes

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