The+White+House

The White House

8.2.4.A.1 8.1.4.E.1 || WM 05/28/11
 * = ==General Description == ||= White House.gov is an interactive site that explains exactly its title: The White House. This a great web tool for social studies and history research and information. The site offers many interactive drop-downs including blogs, photo galleries, briefing room, administration, about the house, and government. Each of the drop down offers terrific information regarding each subtitle. If you want to send your students for research on current events or past presidents and first ladies this is the site for you. The site also is very good at keeping students connected with important government or legislatives issues that are important to the world, but are often overlooked. The site offers an interactive tour of the actual facility; this is a great virtual feature to preview a great part of American history and culture for students that may never get to experience the real thing. The header notes that the President and First Lady hope to make the White House the “Peoples House”. This virtual tour immediately helps to reach this goal. ||
 * = ==Teacher/Student Use == ||= The use of this site is driven by what you hope to get out of it. There is a ton //(figuratively, not literally)// of information in fact it is at times overwhelming. Student navigation is on the easier side. As long as you can direct (breadcrumbs) the process students will have a relative easy of site navigation. That process will be the true work of the teacher. For simple exploration is self-driven by the student. If you want a specific result, the teacher is going to have to put some prep work in. ||
 * = ==Things to Know Before You Go == ||= Things to know before you go is honestly, just what you are looking to get out of the site. There are no logins or sign-ups. Websense has not blocked the site. An updated version of Adobe Flash is a prerequisite. Also, a Windows operating system of XP or newer is to make the experience much more rewarding and user friendly. ||
 * = ==Technology Standards == ||= 8.2.2.B.2