Web 1.0 Websites Evaluation

Accuracy: the BBC is the world’s leading public service broadcaster. As read in the “About the BBC” section, they inform, educate and entertain people from all around the world. Food ingredients, dishes and recipes in this Web 1.0 website are written by experienced nutritionists and cooks.

Currency: it is up-to-date since it includes new recipes and the pictures get updated.

Content: this website is interesting and stimulating since it includes plenty of visual support for EFL learners.  

Functionality: the website works well. We can access the site via different browsers (Chrome, Explorer, Mozilla FireFox, etc.) and devices such as tablets, smartphones or computers. 

Accuracy: students can find simple but appealing activities to revise vocabulary. Most of the worksheets are created by teachers, but still we have to check reliability.

Currency: the web seems to be up-to-date, there are new creations almost everyday.

Content: the content is easy to manipulate. Some worksheets are more appealing and interesting than others. Unfortunately, there aren't many different types of activities, so it is rather monotonous.

Functionality: the website works properly. the links and games do what they are supposed to.

Accuracy: students can find different printable worksheets to revise the family members. The British Council is well-known and a referent in the english language teaching field, so it is a reliable source.

Currency: this website is up-to-date, there are plenty of new videos and worksheets.

Content: the content is easy to handle, but it may be time-consuming to find the appropriate worksheet as the website has many options. The tool is quite attractive, it includes pictures, sounds and text.

Functionality: the website works properly, all the hyperlinks and games can be used. This website can be helpful with SEN students since you can hear the words instead of reading them while playing. 

Accuracy: the “About us” section reads that content is “created by an in-house team of experts, experienced editors, highly skilled illustrators and talented designers.”

Currency: it is up-to-date. 

Content: it is not visually friendly. Font is very small which makes it hard to read since there is a lot of text. Anyways, it is a visual dictionary so there are lots of images.

Functionality: the website works well. We can access the site via different browsers (Chrome, Explorer, Mozilla FireFox, etc.) and devices such as tablets, smartphones or computers. However, it does not have a mobile version, so it is really hard to surf the site on a mobile or tablet.

Accuracy: students can find several stories. The webpage offers a wide range of vocabulary and grammatical structures related to different topics. The website was created by experts who focused on the way children can learn through stories, so it is reliable.

Currency: the web seems to be up-to-date.

Content: the website has a lot of short stories of different genres that can be used for different teaching purposes. It provides a variety of short stories, including latest stories and classic stories.

Functionality: the website works properly. However, there is no audio for the stories, so it may be difficult to use this website if you have SEN students with visual/reading impairment. 

Accuracy: the games are created by teachers from all over the world so we should check the games before using them because we do not really know if there are any mistakes or if the creators are actual teachers.

Currency: the website seems to be up-to-date since it offers many games with topics being dealt with. 

Content: there are plenty of games prepared for teaching, especially vocabulary and spelling, which is the focus of the site. The web has games, flashcards and tests to help children improve their spelling and thus, writing, in a fun and interesting way.

Functionality: the site seems to work properly, the hyperlinks take you to the games accordingly and it loads quickly. 

Accuracy: the material on this website is created by ESL teachers, so we should check them before using them. 

Currency: the website is up-to-date since there are new videos every week ready to use with the latest topics.

Content: the website offers a panoply of audiovisual material with activities to enhance the learning process. 

Functionality: the site works well, all the links work and the videos load as they should.