Evaluating Websites

We evaluated the following website in class:

http://www.weebly.com/?lang=es

The most important factors while evaluating are:

-Goals: what can the software or web site do and how does this meet pedagogical goals?

We can use this website to create a blog for our students and share important information about the class.  We can post text, pictures and videos for them to practice the skills that they are learning. 

-Presentation: how does the software do it? Is there context? Are the exercises, quizzes, multimedia presentations or something else? Is this appropriate for the students and goals?

It is appropriate for students since we can post any type of information related to the topics we are teaching, we can also post links that may take them to quizzes or exercises.  I don't think we can post them directly, however, they can just click on the links and practice.  I believe it can be very useful to reach the students' goals.

-Appropriateness: how will students be able to use the software to meet goals? Can students understand it? Is the level appropriate?

First of all, it depends on the level of the students that we are teaching.  We have to select material from here which will be useful for them, not too hard (because they may suffer), not too easy (because they may get bored). 

-Outcomes: what do students produce with only the software or website? What could students produce with additional documents?

They may check their teachers' website everyday, the teacher will have the compromise of uploading information whenever it is possible for them to visit.  We can upload there videos related to the class, reviews of the class, images and maybe also make a forum for them to practice their writing skills.

-Evaluation: what kind of appropriate feedback and evaluation does the website offer?

Teachers can give feedback through posts or in class, it is important for the teacher to make the time to do it, if not, students will get bored and will not participate anymore.