Researching online education sources

Online Education Sources;
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize//
This website offers multiple ways of learning. Firstly, there are the simple fact-file type pages on each subject, divided into sections. The user would read this and take in the information. Then or instead of, there are tests for each section in order to check whether the user fully understands the key concepts and facts about that particular subject. Furthermore, within some subjects, for example languages, they have voice clips in order to aid the user in learning how native people from that language pronounce words etc. They also offer educational games in which the user must answer questions relating to a chosen subject. I think that this website is a good education source as it provides a variety of different methods in which the user can learn - if one method does not work, another method is likely. The site targets all three learning styles - visual, auditory and kinetic. Visual is the display of information in text or image form, auditary takes form in examples such as voice clips and kinetic involves the user actually doing something - for example, tests and games. Furthermore, if the user completes all three of these, it is more likely that the information learnt will stick for longer and they are more likely to achieve more from it.
2. http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=113
This website offers a video and voice clip in order to explain to users about blogs. This is effective as it is likely to interest many users and keep their attention throughout. Also, by having both video and voice over, it targets two of the three learning styles stated above, which will therefore make the information more evident and more likely to be remembered at a later date.
3. http://www.bayhouselearning.co.uk/
This site uses SCORM. This is Sharable Content Object Reference Model - a selection of principles and conditions used in e-learning. The SCORM method allows access from both home and school computers. Teachers can set homework and other tasks from this and students can complete this at home or at school and then upload them onto the VLE. This saves time and money – students do not have to use ink printing out certain documents etc and also there is no time wasted in handing documents over. Also, this method can be used as an alternative to book work.