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Volume 10, Issue 30
July 26, 2011
 This week, Education World reviewed three Web sites of interest to educators.
Site Review: Digital Vaults
Nothing beats seeing a hand-written document from someone who previously you’ve only read about. This site is perfect for bringing history alive.
Site Review: SparkTeens.com
SparkTeens.com includes articles on fitness, nutrition and healthy living, as well as calculators to track weight, measurements, exercise and food.
Site Review: LaunchPad
This is a youth publishing site that gives young writers and illustrators an online method for sharing their work.
 Site Review: Digital Vaults
The National Archives Experience Digital Vaults site is filled with scanned copies of original documents, letters, posters, artwork and more.
Rating: 4 stars
Review: In terms of making history truly come alive, nothing beats seeing a hand-written document from someone who previously you’ve only read about. No longer is that person a static name on a page; instead he or she is someone who held a pen (or quill) and wrote those words. This site delivers not only the special magic of the documents, but also digestible facts and notes. Kids will appreciate the cool aesthetics of the site while also learning tidbits of history and developing an appetite for more.
 Site Review: SparkTeens.com
Based on the popular free health Web site SparkPeople.com, SparkTeens.com is a healthy-living site aimed at 13 to 17-year-olds.
Rating: 3 stars
Review: SparkTeens looks and feels a lot like its adult counterpart, SparkPeople. The site offers healthy-living advice to teens and also gives them the opportunity to interact with each other. For teachers, there is the opportunity to log on and create a SparkTeam for their class, which can be used for discussions and common goals. There is no way for teachers to specifically track students’ participation and use of the site, however.
 Site Review: LaunchPad
This is a youth publishing site that provides young writers and illustrators with an online method for sharing their work with others.
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Reading the offerings is reasonably easy. A scrolling window allows the reader to browse the pages of a selected title without having to navigate multiple windows. The ability to download the file as a PDF is nice for those who want a physical copy.
The submission process is very easy, consisting of filling out a handful of informational boxes and uploading the doc or image file. Students are required to provide a parent’s email address as a security method.
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