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This site has a lot of good information about a lot of different subjects. Although it does say that you need a subscription. If the school had a subscription, it would be good for their students. JM.
 * Name of Site:** Brain Pop
 * By:** Jessica Brandeberry
 * Link:**  []
 * Comments:** This site is very educational, and fun. It provides every area of expertise, but is hard to navigate each level. If you weren't sure how to navigate through this page, you might have a hard time trying to find the grade level that you are looking for. They do provide, K-3 and 3-12 ... they also provide an espanol site as well. This provides game as well...it's a very fun site and I highly reccommend this for future and current educators.

I really liked brainpop! I feel like I could show this to my students and know that they would get a great educational value out of the site. However, because I am going into secondary education--they may laugh at the immaturity. Like John said, the subscription could pose a problem, however he provided a great solution to the problem! The colors and subjects drew me in, and I am a college student! I liked it! Taylor Hills This site says it’s under strict copyright rules so you would not be able to copy and use any of the material in your classroom. But you could use the site for online activities with your students because the site covers so much information in a lot of different areas. JM. Emily Martin: I really like this website. The set-up is very easy enough to follow for elementary children, but is advanced enough that a secondary level student could use it. All the links are colorful, big, and have large text. This was a very good choice.
 * Name of Site:** Walter McKenzie's One and Only Surfaquarium
 * By**: Jessica Brandeberry
 * Link:**  []
 * Comments**: This website does not provide credentials, however is perfect for every student. This is also a good thing for a teacher to look over as well. As an educator you need to be aware of your learning style, to better understand your student's learning style as well. The website provides games, and is clearly informative it only lacks the authority.

This site would definitely be helpful for English in the secondary level. Not only was the site easy to navigate, but it made visiting the site educational and fun. I also liked how on the home page, there was a link for math and science teachers as well. JB
 * Name of Site:** Literature: What Makes a Good Story?
 * By**: John McCarter
 * Link:** **[]**
 * Comments**: This site is a very well rounded, informative site. It gives insight to young writers about how to write stories. It explains about different aspects of story telling like character development and perspective. I think it would be most benificial to middle school students.

This site would be very useful for students of any age. It might be difficult for younger students, but with good direction they would be able to figure it out. The site is also very easy to navigate. JB
 * Name of Site:** The Online Books Page
 * By**: John McCarter
 * Link:** **[]**
 * Comments**: This site has an extensive library of books online. This could be useful in my classroom if I don't have a book that I need or if i wanted students to find examples of books they like in class if we couldn't get into the library. These book are also free, which is very cool too. The only problem was that they also have a banned books section so some of the material on this site might not be suitable for K-12 students.

When I first looked at the site, I found my eyes wandering and not able to focus on a certain 'box'. This I feel would be difficult for younger students to pay attention to, however, would be suitable for 9-12 grades. It is a very neat/educational site. JB
 * Name of site:** Guide to Grammar and Writing.
 * By:** Alyssa Hogan
 * Link**: []
 * Comments:** This website has drop boxes that answer some questions about what you need to know about grammar and writing. It has drop boxes in each category and would be helpful if you could get a hold of your teacher and needed some quick help. It is beneficial to students who need extra help in everything that has to do with grammar and writing.


 * Name of site:** Brainpop
 * By**: Alyssa Hogan
 * Link:**[|http://www.brainpop.com]
 * Comments:** I like this website a lot because it is very animated and draws in students to learning. It has other categories but the one that is most helpful to me is the English section. There are videos that describe what every aspect of grammar is. It is colorful and might be more beneficial to elementary school teachers but in high school there are students who could only understand if they see it visually. There is a lot of information that dissects the different parts of speech and grammar. Overall this is a good website.



By: Taylor Hills Link:** [] This site covers a lot of subject matter in a lot of different subjects. It also provides links to news organizations and other outside sources that could really help students inside and outside the classroom. But the site doesn’t really give any solid credentials for the information provided on the site. JM. I really liked this site, it not only gives educational information but world wide informations as well [news]. This site would be helpful for any teacher or student at the high school level and any subject. It is visually pleasing, and easy to navigate as well. JB * Alyssa Hogan: I really liked this website. I like how there were so many subjects to choose from. Its educational and has many other links too that lead to great sites. By: Taylor Hills Link:** [|www.homeworkspot.com] <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This site provides a nice breakdown of information into separate subjects and different levels (middle, elementary and high school). This site would be a good reference pint for all k-12 students. JM.
 * Name of Site: High School Ace
 * Comments:** High School Ace is a website that provides very resourceful links to other sites that will help teachers at the secondary level. The site is easy to navigate through and the English heading is easily located on the home screen. There are also sub-categories like free online books, literature guides, and poetry. Under those categories, links are provided as resources for teachers. This would be a good resource for both students and teachers which is what I found most pleasing about the website.
 * Name of Site: Hom
 * Comments:** The second site I evaluated was homeworkspot.com. This website will be very useful, once again, for students and teachers. The headings were easily identifiable and arranged by topic. Their were quick references as well as other topics like language, writing, and literature. After clicking a link, you are introduced to more links that you can explore, all of which seem to be useful.
 * Emily Martin:** This website is great for secondary students. It has good organization and simplicity with ease of use. The only negative I found was that it may get confusing to navigate for some students. The text is very small and the page seems slightly cluttered, but for a secondary student it should not pose a problem. Overall this website contains valuable information and help with homework.

Comments: This website is great for students of American Sign Language. This website is usefull to students because they can think of a sign they want to learn, look up the word and then watch a video demonstrating the sign. The website is organized alphabetically and is very user friendly. It is simple, loads quickly and instead of the video playing once and then stopping, it repeats itself. This way a student can watch the sign then sign it themselves. Another helpful feature is that the same person signs every word, this keeps the signs consistent and keeps the student from getting confused.
 * Name of Site:** American Sign Language Browser
 * By**: Emily Martin
 * Link**: [|www.commtechlab.msu.edu/Sites/aslweb/browser.htm]

<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);">I actually showed this website to my roommate because she is studying ASL and we both loved it! This would be very useful for students learning ASL or for teachers teaching it. The organization of the site made it very easy to navigate through which would be easy for students of all ages. I would use this in my classroom, definitely! Taylor Hills

Comments: This website is a great tool for students in all subject areas. The website has links for subject areas ranging from English to Science. The links are large, colorful and easy to find. This is a great tool for teachers, because the students can easily access the information they need. This website would be useful for students in upper elementary to early high school. <span style="color: rgb(156, 17, 76);">*This was my favorite website by far! It is fun for even me to do. I love the links.- Alyssa Hogan
 * Name of Site**: Brain Pop
 * By:** Emily Martin
 * Link**: [|www.brainpop.com]