Web 1.0 Websites Evaluation

 


1) Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries | Find definitions, translations, and grammar explanations at Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. (2021). Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

Accuracy: Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press. Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries is one of the most popular online dictionaries in the world. 

Currency: The website is constantly updated.

Content: The site is simple and visually attractive at the same time. Moreover, it is easy to navigate.

Functionality: The site works perfectly well.


2) Health Chronicle Youtube channel


Health Chronicle. (2021). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/c/HealthChronicleorg/videos

Accuracy: Health Chronicle is a team of 30 experts from over 20 countries that include 5 healthcare professionals.

Currency: The channel used to release one video a week three years ago. Apparently, they do not do it anymore. Regarding Youtube, it is constantly updated since it is the second most visited website worldwide, with over one billion monthly users.

Content: Health Chronicle’s videos are highly appealing since they include animations and texts which serve as visual aids to understand their content. The channel is well organized: videos are listed according to different categories (“Healthy habits”, “Know your food”, etc.) Regarding Youtube, it is a website that most people know how to use and teenagers find it very stimulating. 


Functionality: The site works perfectly well. However, the great amount of ads can be a significant drawback if the user does not have an ad blocker.


3) The New York Times


Caron, C. (2021, January 22). 5 Ways Teens Can Get More Fruits and Vegetables Into Their Diets. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/well/eat/cdc-teenagers-healthy-eating.html

Accuracy: The New York Times is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. Founded in 1851, the Times has since won 130 Pulitzer Prizes and it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S.


Currency: As this website is a newspaper, it is constantly updated. 


Content: This website may not be appealing for teenagers, since its layout is very sober and plain. 


Functionality: The site works perfectly well. However, the subscription banner ad may be somewhat vexing. 



4) Learn English Teens - British Council


Snack culture. (2013). Learn English Teens - British Council https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/snack-culture

Accuracy: The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh language in Argentina); encouraging cultural, scientific, technological and educational cooperation with the United Kingdom. 


Currency: Even though this article was posted in 2013, the content is still current. The site does not offer information about regular updates.


Content: This website is both simple and visually attractive since it includes colors and pictures. Moreover, it can be engaging for students as most posts include follow-up activities. 


Functionality: The site works well. 



5) Verywell Health



Duda, K. (2020). What Are Common Illnesses in Teenagers? Verywell Health. https://www.verywellhealth.com/common-illnesses-in-teenagers-4159751


Accuracy: Verywell Health is an award-winning resource for reliable, understandable, and up-to-date health information on different medical topics. This site is composed of more than 70 experienced medical professionals who have written more than 16,000 articles.


Currency: The site is continually updated, offering up-to-date information about health, including COVID-19 related news, facts and advice. 


Content: This website is visually attractive as it includes pictures and well-organized texts. Moreover, information is displayed in a clear and organized manner, allowing the user to find what is looking for easily and quickly. 


Functionality: The site works perfectly well and it does not include ads.


6) Agenda Web


Illness / disease. Vocabulary exercises - quiz (2021). Agenda Web. https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/health/illness-disease-quiz


Accuracy: Agenda Web may not be a reliable website since we cannot get any information about its founder, M. Isabel Otero Porto. 


Currency: The site does not offer information about regular updates. However, the author asks users to let her know if there are any mistakes or broken links. 


Content: The website is extremely easy to navigate but not visually attractive, especially for young learners of this era. It looks old and outdated but it serves its purpose. Furthermore, it allows self-correction, which can be highly motivating for the target students.  


Functionality: The site works well and it does not include ads. 



7) English Exercises



English Exercises: Laughter Yoga Video. (2021). English Exercises. https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4506


Accuracy: English Exercises may not be a reliable resource as we cannot get any information about its author. 


Currency: The site does not offer information about regular updates. 


Content: As Agenda Web, English Exercises is easy to navigate but not visually attractive since it looks old and outdated but it still serves its purpose. This site also allows self-correction, which can be highly motivating for the target students.  


Functionality: The site works well, as well as the link to the video. Moreover, the site does not include ads. 





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