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Web 1.0 Sites & Evaluation, using the guidelines suggested by Dudeney & Hockly (2007)
Level: Elementary. 4th form - primary school.
Theme: describing sports
Final task: writing a brochure of the activities/sports that a sports centre offers for children to do during summer holidays. Presenting (in small groups) the information in the brochure so the rest of the class decides what activity to do during their summer holidays.
The students will be divided into small groups, each one will focus on a sport of their choosing. The groups will have to gather and organize information regarding the chosen sport. Once they collect everything necessary, they will design and write a brochure which will later be shared with their mates. During the last lesson of this unit of work, each group will have to orally present what they have come up with and simulate they are offering a service to customers. The class will listen to each offer and at the end of the lesson decide which sport to hire for their summer holidays.
Unit objectives: during the unit students will develop ability and knowledge necessary to:
a. Look for information on the internet about the sport or the sports of their interest.
b. Write a simple and clearly organized brochure describing a sport.
c. Give information orally describing a sport using the vocabulary learnt.
d. Ask questions necessary to find out information about a sport.
1) SI Kids (Sports Illustrated Kids)
Accuracy: Sports Illustrated Kids is a monthly spin-off of the weekly American sports magazine Sports Illustrated. SI Kids was launched in January 1989 and includes sports coverage with less vocabulary and more emphasis on humour. The magazine's secondary purpose is to market sports to children.
Currency: This site is up-to-date with the latest news about various sports.
Content: The site is interesting and stimulating. There is information and news about sports for all tastes, and it’s easy-reading. It has authentic language and a humorous tone.
Functionality: It’s a web without any interactive content (apart from hyperlinks or some videos.) The web is fast and loads quickly.
SI Kids (Sports Illustrated Kids)
Accuracy: This site is written by the BBC, the world’s leading public service broadcaster.
Currency: This site is up-to-date. The site has been running since 2000.
Content: The site is quite interesting. There is information and news about many sports, and it’s easy to read. It has authentic language.
Functionality: It’s a web without any interactive content (apart from hyperlinks.) The web is fast, it has no broken links as far as I can tell. It’s light and therefore, it loads quickly.
Accuracy: Merriam-Webster oversees the site, that’s why it is utterly reliable.
Currency: The content is and always be up to date, given that it is backed up by an entity like Merriam-Webster
Content: The site is quite stimulating, although it might be hard to navigate at times, given that the search function takes a few extra clicks than it should and sometimes it is hard to identify some of the links. It is very colourful and full of pictures appealing to kids.
Functionality: The site loads almost instantly, which isn’t surprising given that it only has a few pictures. No broken links were found.
Accuracy: Although anyone can upload their own exercises, only a few remain with good reviews/comments. This is the case of the selected exercise. Most of the worksheets are created by teachers, but still, we have to check their reliability. The site is full of creations uploaded by different authors. This one in particular seems to be very respectable and correct. It has many downloads on the site. The site itself is also quite popular and it is used by many teachers around the world.
Currency: The content is up to date and the vocabulary is quite similar to the one written In most English books. The exercise can be easily used with students. The formal is rather traditional and user-friendly.
Content: The content is easy to manipulate. Some worksheets are more appealing and interesting than others. The exercises are simple and accessible to fulfill their objective of being a short way to revise vocabulary.
Functionality: The website works properly. Some worksheets can be downloaded as PDF. Some ADS may create a longer load time in the case of having a very poor internet connection.
5) Sports | LearnEnglish Kids - The British Council
Accuracy: Students can find different printable worksheets to revise vocabulary related to sports. The British Council is a very reliable source. It has been working for many years.
Currency: This website is up-to-date.
Content: The content is easy to handle, but it may be a bit difficult to find the appropriate worksheet as the website has many sections. The tool is quite attractive although this may not be a topic of interest for the students.
Functionality: The website works properly.
Accuracy: Students can find any word they need. Cambridge Dictionary is a well-known and reliable source.
Currency: This website is up-to-date and user-friendly.
Content: The content is easy to handle; it is presented in a super simple way. The content is not very appealing but is really helpful and appropriate for both students and teachers. Here the idea is to look up the sports that the students are not familiarized with.
Functionality: The website works properly and loads almost instantly.
Accuracy: Students can find information about how to make a brochure, which will be the final product of the unit. EHow appears to be a reliable source.
Currency: This website is up-to-date and user-friendly.
Content: The content is easy to handle; it is presented in a super simple way. It is really helpful and appropriate for both students and teachers.
Functionality: The website works properly and loads instantly.
Accuracy: Students can find information about how to make a brochure, which will be the final product of the unit. WikiHow is a well-known site.
Currency: This website is up-to-date and user-friendly.
Content: The web is easy to navigate. The information is presented in a super simple way. It is really helpful and appropriate for both students and teachers.
Functionality: The website works properly and loads instantly.
References:
BBC Sports. (n.d.). Retrieved May 25, 2023, from https://www.bbc.com/sport
Brick, J. B. (n.d.). How Kids Can Create a Brochure. eHow. Retrieved May 23, 25 C.E., from https://www.ehow.com/how_5985306_kids-can-create-brochure.html
British Council (n.d.). Retrieved May 25, 2023, from https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/print-make/worksheets/sports
Cambridge Dictionary (n.d.). Retrieved May 25, 2023, from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-espanol/badminton
Dudeney, G., & Hockly, N. (2007). How to Teach English with Technology. Chapter 3 “Using Websites”.
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Sports & Games. Visual Dictionary Online. Retrieved May 25, 2023, from http://www.visualdictionaryonline.com/index.php
Sports Illustrated Kids. (n.d.). Retrieved May 25, 2023, from https://www.sikids.com/
Sports, Sports, Sports. (2013, August 27). iSL Collective. May 25, 2023, from https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/general-topic/sports/sports-sports-sports/57674
WikiHow. (2023). 3 Ways to Make a Brochure for a School Project - wikiHow. wikiHow. https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Brochure-for-a-School-Project
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