5 Sites with very functional organization:
Georgia Virtual Shared Resources
This site offers shared, free resources for teachers who are interested in teaching online, particularly for Georgia Virtual. The resources are divided into content areas, the screen and colors are consistent and easy to follow. I would recommend this site.
Web English Teacher
This site is a tool primarily targeted for English teachers. It is divided by skills, but a teacher can also find information on specific writers or works by simply typing in the name of the story or author in the search box. The beauty of this site is that it is always being updated. This means teachers can always find refreshing resources.
NCTE's ReadWriteThink
This resource is also primarily targeted for teachers, but the information's layout is quite informative and impressive. When teachers examine a resource, small tabs for each type of item actually appear with a short blurb providing basic information about that specific source.
The Khan Academy
The Khan Academy's library offers mathematical concepts by key words and ideas or key skills. This is perfect for students when they are attempting to get help on a specific skill. The way the videos are organized actually saves time for students and parents.
Enotes.com
Enotes is an interdisciplinary site that offers information and additional help for specific concepts. It is user friendly, and students only need to type key words or buzz words in the search box. The site will then aggregate all information pertaining to that topic.
5 sites with poor functionality:
Bad Course 1
This is an example of a poor quality instructional design course. It really is just a shell with some basic information. It is not user friendly for students. It offers very little information that is worthy of discussion since the generic information can be found anywhere.
Bad Course 2
This website is listed as a site to explore in the platform. When you go to the site, I'm not quite sure what I am suppose to be doing. You can join, but I'm not sure what you would be joining. I consider this a poor site simply because I don't know the purpose. There isn't a section to explain what it is even about.
Bad Course 3
This site is actually tricky. From a simple glance, it looks like it might be a viable source; that is until I read that anyone can attend it. And, the modules have various information, but it lacks structure, purpose, a point. I don't know if students could actually determine this, but as a knowledgeable adult, I can.
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