Critical Review/Analysis of Websites

Explore the Internet for resource websites!

1. Critically analyze 3 websites. Select two (2) that would be especially helpful in the Birth-Grade 2 classroom for teachers and one (1) that would be particularly helpful for parents.

2. Complete the Website Evaluation Rubric found in your Syllabus for each one. Please note: The Website Evaluation Rubric is to inform your assessment of each site & should not be included in the submitted paper.

3. Use the information to write a 3-6-page critical review of the websites. Use APA-style writing and referencing. Include a description of the sites’ content, evaluate their strengths and weaknesses, and describe one possible activity that you could implement in the classroom based on information from these sites. Be sure to link your review to sound theoretical perspectives. Hint: What are the theories that support the premise of these websites, and where is that information found?

4. Among the written critiques, one must be of o ne of the sites in the links below. Click the following links to view choices:

1. Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge CenterLinks to an external site.

2. National Association for Family Child CareLinks to an external site.

3. QUALITYstarsNYLinks to an external site.

4. National Head Start AssociationLinks to an external site.

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I. Rubric for: Critical Review/Analysis of a Website (1)