1. EDUC1751 Assessment 1Virtual Presentation
Shakespeare-online
Wikipedia Shakespeare Article
By Gabriella King, c3145927

2. Technology and Education
Technology is wending its way into the educational context, but how to know what is good to use in teaching and learning, and what is bad?
Good Website (Shakespeare-online) compared to a Bad Website (Wikipedias Shakespeare article).
3. Shakespeare-online and Wikipedias Shakespeare article
Shakespeare-online
Wikipedias Shakespeare article
4. Aspects for Comparison
Visual
Information
Engagement
Credibility
Relevance
5. Visual
Shakespeare-online
Wikipedias Shakespeare article
Bright, with clear and legible text.
The page is easily navigated with hyperlinked subtitles and headings.
Black and white with numerous blue hyperlinks within the text.
The blue hyperlinks make it difficult to read the text.
6. Information
Shakespeare-online
Wikipedias Shakespeare article
Provides assistance with analysis and readings of Shakespeares works.
Biographical information.
Information regarding Shakespeares social and historical contexts.
Biographical information.
How Shakespeare has influenced other writers over time.
There is no information about his social or historical contexts.
7. Engagement
Shakespeare-online
Wikipedias Shakespeare article
The site is interactive with quizzes on Shakespeares plays to assess how well you understand them.
All the information is contained on one long page in a mass of block text.
8. Credibility
Shakespeare-online
Wikipedias Shakespeare article
The author, Amanda Mabillard, has completed a B.A. (Honours) in English at the University of Alberta, Canada.
She founded Shakespeare-online in 1997 because she wanted to provide students and teachers with free and reliable information about Shakespeare.
Anyone can contribute to Wikipedia articles.
According to Wikipedia what is contributed is more important than the expertise or qualifications of the contributor(Wikipedia, 2011).
9. Relevance
Shakespeare-online
Wikipedias Shakespeare article
It is a multimedia text which complies with the NSW Board of Studies 7-10 English syllabus stages 4 and 5 text requirements.
It can be used for student research or as a teacher resource.
It could be used as a starting point for student research but NOT as the formative source for research.
10. Summary
Shakespeare-online is a good website to use in teaching and learning because:
Visually appealing and comprehensive
Easy to navigate
Provides a broad scope of information and analysis
Interactive
Relevant to both teachers and students
11. Summary
Wikipedias Shakespeare article is a bad website to use in teaching and learning because:
It is difficult to read
Provides a limited scope of information
Reliability and accuracy of information is questionable
Lacks unique or engaging qualities to maintain interest
12. Conclusion
Therefore, the Shakespeare-online website is a better website to use for teaching and learning the topic of Shakespeare than the Wikipedia article about Shakespeare.
13. In the Future
In the future I will aim to aim to maintain clarity, interest and relevance in any technological resource that I may create.
I will use such good features as visual appeal, easy navigation and interactive qualities to improve technology resources for students and teachers.
14. Reference List
Mabillard, A. (2011, August 28). Shakespeare-online. Retrieved August 24, 2011, from http://www.shakespeare-online.com/
Wikipedia Shakespeare Article. (2011, August 25). Retrieved August 24, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare
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By Gabriella king, c3145927