The website that I chose to critique is: http://www.mzmarcotte.com/TableofContents.htm
The teacher's name is Ms. Marcotte. She is a middle school science teacher. I came across this website when I was researching online for middle school science ideas. I was thrown into middle school a couple days before school started so I needed some good, quick ideas that I can use in my classroom. I came across this website and found lots of useful information. Her website is very informative for her students, parents, and other teachers. This website is updated regularly with a date provided. Students can obtain information about the daily agenda in science, including homework. Long-term assignments along with rubrics and expectations are also included, which is great for parents as well as students. Students are provided with a list of extra credit activities that they can complete for science. Procedures are explained in detail for their homework, projects, and binder. Word documents are hyperlinked so students or other teachers can print handouts if needed. It also contains interesting science things for kids, like science games, interesting science facts, news articles, and jokes and quotes. There's also an online survey that’s posted so students can evaluate the class periodically throughout the year. It's an interactive website. The website also contains a link to a blog that her students participate in. I got a lot of my ideas for my classroom from this website.
The only problem that I found with this website was that as you navigate through the website you will find the fonts to be of varying sizes and colors. I thought that was a little distracting. Also, the layout was not proportional as we learned it should be in our last class. Other than that, I love this website and I visit it frequently to get ideas.
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What a cool website! I loved the animated graphics. It makes it much more exciting. I also copied her disclaimer, that is so important for parents to watch their kids on the internet. I also really like how she posts her rubrics and such. I'm sure that as a parent, that is a huge help!
Teresa,
I agree it is a cool website. I have used her rubric for science binder because I thought it was a great idea. You're right, this website is valuable for parents too. I think she has won awards for this website. I thought I saw that somewhere on the website.
Sohnia, You found a great waebsite with lots of good ideas for others to incorporate. I wonder how many of her students' parents are aware of it and use it? Kristin
Hi Sohnia,
I couldn't get past the overly colorful pages. I also thought the formatting was atrocious (i.e. list items being centered is a big no-no).
After much effort to look past the formatting issues, I do agree that she was very thorough with her classroom pages and it invites the users to participate.
p.s. When did Ms. turn into Mz.?
Kristin,
I think a lot of her students visit her website, because her guestbook is filled with student comments. Also, the blog is also filled with responses from her students. I think the students would have to visit her website, because of the requirements for her assignments.
Diane,
I agree with you on the formating of the page,colors, and fonts of the webpage. It is distracting, but as you stated once you get past it, then you'll find the information to be very valuable. Also, there is no Mz, should be Ms.
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