BBC Newsroom-I chose this site because it appears to be child friendly and provides opinions on how other children feel about homework. It has games, quizzes, polls, and news updates students can explore. The site is based out of London and it seems to encourage children to speak out about their views and opinions. I felt students would be able to relate to others who have provided their opinions about various topics on this website.



WikiHow-I chose this site because I want students to understand that although this site offers a lot of information about how to find motivation to do homework, it also has many authors. I want them to realize that this is a site where anyone can change the information. This site would begin a great discussion on how at first glance the website looks neat and professional, but if you take the time to critically analyze it, you realize it can be altered. We will discuss whether or not the students believe this site would still be considered "creditable" if the information can be changed by anyone. It has a clean, neat and professional look to it with a lot of information, which may mislead the students at first glance.



Focus on Effectiveness-I chose this site because it provides research about effective instructional practices. It lists key research findings to support the fact that homework and practice are related. It also provides the reader with additional creditable resources students can check out. All contact information is provided and references are sited. It will challenge students to look into where the research based facts are coming from and how they have been successful based on classroom examples.



Salon-I chose this site because it offers a different view on homework. The title pretty much says it all. At this site author Nancy Kalish explains why she believes homework is a negative thing. It also suggests other books which take on the same negative view. This site is filled with advertisements and also has a link where people can write letters about what they think of the article for others to read. This is a good article for students to read to get a different perspective on homework. The teacher may have to guide students through this article because of its length, reading level and some inappropriate language from others who have written letters. This site will challenge students to make a opinion and ask themselves where the information in this article is coming from. It is very light on statistics and facts. and





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