What makes a good Kid’s Website?
I just came across a great article on Ayesha’s blog called What Makes a Good Kid’s Website?‘ by Idit Harel. This article reminds us of what is important when finding good educational websites for our students to visit. Below are a few points that a website should have if it is to be meaningful:
- Invite kids to make, design, build or create something online? Will the interaction lead to them creating something of their own, whether simple or complex?
- Offer activities that are open-ended? (Here you need to think of paintbrushes and paint, not prerecorded, one-way videos). Can girls and boys with different learning styles and interests find ways to express themselves and bring themselves into the activity?
- Provide enough challenge so that the activities can be used and played again and again? Do the activities include hidden, unexpected and newly added features as the user moves along? In other words, can the site grow with your child and can your child evolve with the site?
This is something which I think is very important and I suggest you read the whole article.
