Thing 6

In thing six, I was asked to browse through Go2Web20 and find a website that I thought was a good learning tool. Well, I normally start these things out with my major in mind since that's what I'll be teaching. But, it's hard to find learning tools for French. So, I went with a broader approach and looked for "education." In doing so, I came across E-learning for kids. It's a pretty awesome tool. It's mostly not in my field of secondary education, but, it is full of great things for people of all ages. It does have some things on there for teenagers and college students to develop leadership, marketing, and other professional skills.  It can also be used for parents who might not know how to explain something to their child just right so that he/she understands it better. Being a parent, I know how difficult it is for me to simplify things so that my six year old can understand them. It could also be used for parents who are home schooling their child. I had that idea because I remember having to be home schooled and how hard it was sometimes for my mom to come up with a good way to keep my attention and listen to what she had to say.

This site has age appropriate tutorials and tests which would be great for lesson re-enforcement, a pretest before starting a new lesson to gauge how much is already known, or just a test in the middle of the lesson to see if the child is paying attention. Between the grades of 1-6, the subject areas range from math, to environmental skills, to English. There are a few things on the site that require a specific download, but, most things on the the site that are completely open for use anytime.