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Blended Schools Website Analysis

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After reviewing several of the provided elementary level online courses there were likes, dislikes, strengths, weaknesses, and parts that would likely be emulated. The first website that was reviewed was Blended Schools. This website had many positive points and strengths. These strengths, included: having pre-assessments before beginning lessons, checking for understanding after parts of the lessons, and it was very easy to navigate. It is very important to have a pre-assessment before the lessons, this gives the students a starting point and a way to evaluate what they might already know. Another key point in the Blended Schools lessons were the check for understandings. This enabled students to review what they learned, and it assessed them on whether or not they were successful up until that point. Blended Schools was also very easy to navigate, this is a crucial point for parents and students, some parents may not have a lot of technology experience and this will …show more content…

This website also had many positive features. The biggest feature that I saw for elementary aged students is the several options for elementary courses. There were more elementary courses listed in this website than in the other websites that were reviewed. There were also daily reviews, before each lesson started. This would be very helpful for students, this would keep them engaged and on track. Another tool that would be very helpful was the audio tool, this enabled students to record their answers, when counting or reciting and they could hear what they said, and review it. This website was very beneficial because it provided so many options for elementary aged students, they could chose courses from physical education, to science and it provided them with a much wider range of knowledge. With the wide variety of activities, lessons and daily reviews, a student would receive a fantastic education from this online course

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