Education Reviews

ABC Learning
URL: http://www.abc.net.au/learn/
Name of the author: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Date the site was last revised: 2005
Brief summary of the site contents: A website detailing on all the references available through the ABC websites ranging from Pre-School to Adult while offering a list of external links.
Aspects of the educational design of the site: Great use of colours, which is very easy on the eye making it appealing. The pages are very easy to navigate around the site to another.
Aspects of the technical design of the site: Good to see that all the ABC genres may be accessible from any page, with the links in the header. There is no 'go back' buttons within the pages to use though.

Aussie School House
URL: http://www.ash.org.au
Name of the author: Michelle Williams
Organization:Australian Council for Computers in Education (ACCE)
Date the site was last revised: 2005
Brief summary of the site contents: A free website host for teachers - for classroom use and promotes the sharing of education resources between teachers.
Aspects of the educational design of the site: The site has great bright colours and with a great number of resources for educators.
Aspects of the technical design of the site: The navigation bar feels really crowded a annoying at times.

Education Network Australia
URL: http://www.edna.edu.au
Name of the author: education.au Limited
Organization: Australian Government
Brief summary of the site contents: EdNA Online is a service that aims to support and promote the benefits of the Internet for learning, education and training in Australia.
Aspects of the educational design of the site: A very large selection of educational resources, therefore more directed to the teacher more so then the student.
Aspects of the technical design of the site: A very easily accessible site though the navigation bar feels a bit crowded.