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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

The second website i found was Storyplace! At this website, the children can choose from many different Themes. Some of the themes are animals, babies, bath time, colours, crocodiles, fire-fighters, fish and many more. The theme i chose was Pets. At each of the themes, there are 4 activities for the children to choose from. Online story, online activity, take home activity and reading list.

First of, the online story corner. The story for the Pets theme is 'The Perfect Pet'. This online story is fully animated with voices as well as images. All the child has to do is to click on the arrow to continue to the next part of the story. I feel that this is suitable for children young and old. The older children can read the words themselves whereas the younger children can just listen to the voice telling the story.

Next off would be the Online activity. The children will be asked question about Pets. The question i was asked is 'Which pet likes to run on the wheel?' I clicked on the hamster, and the animations showed the hamster running on the wheel.

I feel that this activity is very interesting for children aged 5 - 6, generally the older children in preschools. The questions can be quite tough for children aged 4 and below. As children aged 4 and below still do not understand the concept of how certain animals move, it may be difficult for them to answer the questions.

The following corner would be the Take Home Activity corner. Over here, the children are given things to print and do at home. As for the Pets theme, the activity is about printing out a page, cutting it out and making your own puppy puppet.

Moving on to the last corner, the Reading List. Over here, the children are given a list of books (with vivid descriptions) all about Pets.

For the Pets theme, there are 7 different books to read, ranging from the easy ones for toddlers and the harder ones for the older children.

This wraps up Storyplace preschool library.

Rating on the activities:

Colours

4/5

Some warm muted colours as well as bright colours. Good mix of colours. However, at some games, the colours start to get abit too bright and overwhelming.

Animation quality (Realism)

4/5

Animations are of good quality at the main menus. At the games section, the quality is not as good.

Context (Font size, Font, etc)

5/5

Font size and font used are both of appropriate style and size

Layout (Navigation)

2/5

There is no sidebar for easy navigation. The children have to press 'Back' in order to return to the previous page. Hassle for children.

Instructions (Rules, etc)

3/5

Rather clear and precise instructions, especially during the game

Educational Purposes

4/5

Definitely has a positive impact on the children's learning

Overall Rating:

22/25


Profile Chen Ern Ern Dip. in Leadership Dip. in Teaching NgeeAnnPoly ECH Graduate 2012 Currently Teaching @ Technology Child Development Centre Nursery 2 Class Email /PersonalBlog Archives May 2010 Archives June 2010	Tuesday, June 8, 2010 The second website i found was Storyplace! At this website, the children can choose from many different Themes. Some of the themes are animals, babies, bath time, colours, crocodiles, fire-fighters, fish and many more. The theme i chose was Pets. At each of the themes, there are 4 activities for the children to choose from. Online story, online activity, take home activity and reading list. First of, the online story corner. The story for the Pets theme is 'The Perfect Pet'. This online story is fully animated with voices as well as images. All the child has to do is to click on the arrow to continue to the next part of the story. I feel that this is suitable for children young and old. The older children can read the words themselves whereas the younger children can just listen to the voice telling the story. Next off would be the Online activity. The children will be asked question about Pets. The question i was asked is 'Which pet likes to run on the wheel?' I clicked on the hamster, and the animations showed the hamster running on the wheel. I feel that this activity is very interesting for children aged 5 - 6, generally the older children in preschools. The questions can be quite tough for children aged 4 and below. As children aged 4 and below still do not understand the concept of how certain animals move, it may be difficult for them to answer the questions. The following corner would be the Take Home Activity corner. Over here, the children are given things to print and do at home. As for the Pets theme, the activity is about printing out a page, cutting it out and making your own puppy puppet. Moving on to the last corner, the Reading List. Over here, the children are given a list of books (with vivid descriptions) all about Pets. For the Pets theme, there are 7 different books to read, ranging from the easy ones for toddlers and the harder ones for the older children. This wraps up Storyplace preschool library. Rating on the activities: Colours 4/5 Some warm muted colours as well as bright colours. Good mix of colours. However, at some games, the colours start to get abit too bright and overwhelming. Animation quality (Realism) 4/5 Animations are of good quality at the main menus. At the games section, the quality is not as good. Context (Font size, Font, etc) 5/5 Font size and font used are both of appropriate style and size Layout (Navigation) 2/5 There is no sidebar for easy navigation. The children have to press 'Back' in order to return to the previous page. Hassle for children. Instructions (Rules, etc) 3/5 Rather clear and precise instructions, especially during the game Educational Purposes 4/5 Definitely has a positive impact on the children's learning Overall Rating: 22/25 10:17 AM ·