Sunday, July 29, 2007

Informative Websites

Attention Educators - Need a creative way to tie in computer websites into your lesson? Well, Time Magazine has just provided three ratings lists which are very informative. Do you want to know the 5 worst websites? How about the 25 websites we can't live without? And the 50 best sites? Go to the following links below for the complete listings:

5 worst sites
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1638344_1638341_1638336,00.html

25 sites we can't live without
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1638266_1638253,00.html

50 best sites
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1633488_1633458,00.html


A great way to use these listings in class: 1. First, ask the kids to brainstorm a list of what they consider the 5 best websites. You can share and discuss accordingly. 2. Have them access these listings to compare their list to the real one. 3. How close were they? Compare/contrast.
4. Discuss what makes these sites good/bad. How can they now learn to judge the websites they use? Obviously this can be done for all three separate listings. Have Fun!

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