Jennifer's+Web+Evaluations

=Web Evaluations:= [|www.bornlearning.org/default.aspx?id=33] Born learning is a website for caregivers. Often parents and other caregivers do not know what do to with their children. Especially if they have special needs. This website gives tips ranging from mealtimes and laundry to things to do at the market or at the park. This website is fairly easy to navigate, and the information provided is information that I can share with parents and other caregivers. However, the downfall to this website is that the information is limited, and only covers activities from infants to preschoolers (though it is for early intervention). This website does include ‘helpful links’ to other related sites and ‘quick tips’ that give the adult quick and easy things to do. I like this site because not only does it offer things that parents can do, but it allows you to explore other topics concerning early learning; how children learn, the parent’s role, and even how your child’s diet can affect learning. I plan on teaching in an early childhood special education classroom. Often children with special needs are not included in everyday activities because of their limitations. I would either show this website to the parents of my students or (if copyright law allowed) to print out some of this information so they would always have access to it.  This site is not really meant to be used in a classroom environment but it does contain useful tips on how to start the learning process early in life and how to support that process. I could never use this in my class because it is meant as a parental guide not a learning tool. The basic information that I picked up while looking through a few of the links was how to help turn anything into a learning experience. For example a trip to the super market could become a time for learning. The only way I could work this into my class was a hand out to the parents as stated above other then that I couldn't really use this in my class. (RLJ)
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//**Title: Early Intervention Support Site Url**// //**[] Comments:**// Early Intervention Support is a website again for caregivers. This site is exceptionally easy to navigate, and it is clear from the start it is their goal to help parents and caregivers. I like this website because in addition to it being easy to navigate it is also in ‘parent-friendly’ language. This website helps parents understand a child’s development, offers tips, and has a section on specifically children with special needs offering tips and articles. When you first come the site, it immediately tells you what early childhood support is, and offers links that will teach you more about early intervention. I do not like that this site has a link on the left offering to advertise, but on the other hand I suppose they need to make their money somehow. I do like that on the left hand side there are links taking you to an extensive about on information. It is very easy to navigate to and away from places on this website.

//While this is not a website that can be used for students (unless the students are in some kind of education class), it is an extremly useful website for anyone interested in a child who has special needs. The objectives for the site are clear and the site is very easy to navagate. It can be used by caregivers, teachers, parents, family, or friends who want to know more about anyone with a disability. A very well done website overall. *I believe I have seen this website before in my other education classes, so it is fairly well known.* -MMT//

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Note: rubric was downloaded from Dr. Merrill’s site for EDU 290 http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~edu290/