ICT evaluating resources:

Review one website: Oxford owl

Domain name: Oxford owl.co.uk:

Registrant: oxford university press

Date of registration: 11/06/2010

Address: Group IT

Great Clarendon Street

Oxford

OX2 6DP

United Kingdom

Ca and net- other domains available

History

Saved 164 times between Sept 13th 2010 and Nov 3rd 2015

In 2012-looked similar offers reading or maths options, phonics tips, layout is slightly different

In 2013- offer reading or maths options. Colourful, clearly layed out same as 2012. The only differences are the reference to Facebook. And more options on the ‘what’s new’ section.

2014- The website homepage changes considerably this year clearly stating home and school login.

Current view:

This website now looks more basic and less fun. There is only one image and a very bland colour scheme compared to the first website. However it is clear to use and understand. The login options are available for teacher and class logon.

Validity: who links to this website?

This website is linked heavily to Facebook and twitter, as well as numerous schools.

Teacher logon

Children can access a variety of eBooks from home as well as big writing adventures, my maths as well as read write and spelling.

It is free although subscription is available Membership gives all your staff easy access to school improvement support, in one place, saving you time, for just £1.37 per day - and at £499, membership for one year What's included in Oxford Owl membership?

A great system for leading improvements on key school improvement issues, called Pathways. Simply follow the four steps, and find all the advice and editable tools you need to make it work across all your key curriculum and whole-school issues.

Over 300 videos, reports and case studies from outstanding practitioners, putting the best advice at your fingertips.

Inspiring teaching and assessment resources including planning and teaching resources for your Oxford teaching programmes, plus tools like Oxford BookMatch.

Growing collections of tablet-friendly eBooks with an engaging pupil area

Age range: 3-11

Basic functionality is it a site that children use tools to create, or are there activities for the children to progress through?

There are a variety of eBooks available; children can work through the books. Each book comes with two activities. These can be accessed by children and parents at home as well as in school.

Children can take part in big writing adventures- begins with a video e.g. .planning a giants birthday party giving children a purpose. There is an inbox.

Read write inc. Spelling- is a 15 minute a day task which teachers can use to quiz children

Mymaths- for classroom and at home- tools and worksheet each work comes with a homework task. Stretching content for all abilities.

These are tasks set by teachers.

Ease of use, e.g. can a child use it with no input, management system for keeping children’s progress recorded?

The eBooks can be accessed from home there is my bookshelf link, which takes children to the eBooks and can choose a book to read. Parents can also access resources that support their Childs learning there are two activities that come with each book to aid understanding of phonics or pronounciation.

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How can this programme support any part of Curriculum?

All the games and activities on this website primarily support English, reading, spelling and maths

Two things you like, why?

I like how colourful and appealing e children’s home page is. It looks exciting.

I like the teacher’s page particularly where there is options for homework to set that can link to my maths lessons.

Two things you feel could work better, why

I signed up to this website and found it extremely confusing. It took me some time to figure out how it works. I think there should be an explanation of the website from the teacher’s point of view upon logging in. This would ensure that teachers can access all parts of the website easily making use of all the available programmes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqj2pVhdnqc&feature=youtu.be

https://youtu.be/Cqj2pVhdnqc