BBC developed its own website for educational purposes. It attempts to provide learning resources for children in primary and secondary school. In this modern era where technologies used as one of major tools for communication, BBC developed its own learning website. The major goal of the website is to provide resources for children continue to be critical in their learning process.
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The website covers it’s content and focusing on primary and secondary school for major and minor subjects. The website is presented in colourful and attractive manner. Students can fine tips, skills and notes for every subject. Besides, children can also learn in a light manner where there are games, puzzles, indices, quizzes, audio and video clips which included for all subjects in the website for supporting their learning process.
This website provides “Bitesize” section where students can learn science through 3 ways; doing revision, prepared activities and tests. In revision section, students can get access with notes provided about science topics which are presented in simple way for them to understand the basic in every topic. The sentences in guiding the students about science are well structured in simple manner. In activity section, students can learn science in easier way by watching clips. That not all. The clips have their instructions that order students to move the cursor to see the events happen in the world of science. With colourful presentation and well instructions, students will not have to feel bore with the learning activities and they also have to make move in continuing the sequence of each clip. After students find they already have good knowledge in certain topic, next they can test themselves with provided multiple-choice questions. They also can check their scores and know what are the mistakes in the tests in order to have better understanding of the topic.
Not only for children have advantage to access the website, BBC also provides resources as for teachers and parents. Resources for teachers are to be used in the classroom. The website provides materials such as lesson plans, worksheets, teaching aids like audios and videos, assembled teaching ideas gathered from experienced teachers all around the world and much more. This can be the best aid for less experienced teachers who are still new in learning activities and handling students in classroom. For parents, the website includes guides for them in supporting their children. It provides advices, experiences and opinions by its parent panel about educational issues, learning clips in how parents can contribute in school programs, other linked websites about the information on development of children and so on.
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Ashraf Hafeezie bin Razali
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