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Education (edu) Sites for Review

this listing includes education, learning, home school, reference, K-12, research, training and other sites submitted which relate to learning. (EDU or ORG domains, Usually not for profit.

Disclaimer - Reviewer Beware: We do not endorse these sites or their products as Good or Bad by virtue of posting them here. All content was authored by the posting party, NOT Web Design & Review. They were posted by their authors specifically for the purpose of a CRITIQUE -- not advertising!

Drunk driving morning after test
People don't realise they are still over the limit the morning after, nor did I, till I got caught! This web site is designed to help you see how long alcohol stays in your blood system for. I have a page that allows you to enter the drinks you have drunk, it then tells you amount of hours the alcohol stays in your systems for. Please note the drink test should only be used as a guide to how long you should wait to drive!
http://www.amioverthelimit.com/ - Kev Smith, posted for review on: 0406-01
Dreamweaver Training
Webucator provides customized onsite Dreamweaver training throughout the United States.
http://www.webucator.com/WebDesign/Dreamweaver.cfm - Nat Dunn, posted for review on: 0406-01
Dallas Preschool Coop
First of all, thanks! I made this site for my wife's preschool. The school is on a very tight budget but was in need of a presence on the web mainly to recruit new families. This is my first attempt at publishing a site. The ladies at the school think it's great already, but I'm not satisfied and know there are many things here that could use some help. I've had the hardest time choosing a font that is right for this content. Another thing I'm not sure about is whether or not I should split the content into more pages as not to have just pages of reading. I'm sure any one of you guys would have probably more severe recomendations, I just seem to have hit a wall as far as other ideas. (Non-profit, accredited cooperative preschool established in 1951 is located in Dallas, Texas)
http://www.dallascooperativepreschool.com/ - Submitted by: Kirk Richardson, posted for review on: 4/27/2004
Toronto Board of Education
An informative and up to the minute site for students and parents of the over 100,000 students and 550 schools in the greater Toronto Area. Please note navigation, colour and design elements
http://www.tdsb.on.ca/ - Submitted by: alan milller, posted for review on: 4/27/2004
University of Utah Continuing Education
This site is for students and potential students who would like to view the classes Continuing Education offers, and register/pay online. This site has just been redesigned, with a more user-friendly navigation design. Is there any information missing that you'd like to see? Does the navigation make sense? Any terminology that is unclear? thanks!
http://continue.utah.edu/ - Submitted by: Judy Kiel, posted for review on: 4/27/2004
Class of 2004 Website
This site was designed to keep seniors of our class informed of current issues and to provide a point of contact for future reunions. I would like you to critique the web site from a stylistic viewpoint as well as how user friendly it is. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.hopkinton.k12.ma.us/high/schoollife/classof2004/frame.html - Greg G., posted for review on: 030428
Web development and design classroom training in San Francisco
Since 1998, AcademyX's mission has been to provide Internet training, specializing in Internet-related applications, language training and graphics, including: Perl, HTML, JavaScript, ASP, ASP.Net, VB.Net, Java, JSP, ColdFusion, Flash, Dreamweaver, XML, Photoshop, Illustrator, Access and more. We are the only training company in the Bay Area to focus on hands-on, instructor-led short courses (1 to 5 days) in web development and related topics for both individual students and corporate training needs. We also offer 3-month evening programs for people entering the Web Development or Web Designer fields.
http://www.academyx.com/ - Martin T., posted for review on: 030428
West Los Angeles College Master Plan
The WLAC Master Plan are 3 volumes (over 300 pages) elaborating on the future plans of the college; covering the aspects of academics, plant facilities, and information technology. The original files were Acrobat format (pdf) which I converted to be a pure Flash web site. This was also accompanied after with aa interactive CD. Please critique this solo performance.
http://www.wlac.edu/mp2003/ - Roy Molo, posted for review on: 030428
The Literacy Company
Our site promotes Fluent Reading (enhanced reading skills). We sell a software program that is suitable for individuals of all ages. We also maintain an extensive list of Cultural Literacy test that can be taken online. These tests are unique because they provide immediate feedback to the user, which helps them learn. You can find more about these online tests at www.readfaster.com/culturalliteracy.asp
www.readfaster.com - Posted by: Lance Leishman, posted for review on: 0402-23
University Hospital Research Lab
Site is to give information on our lab... there are two primary audiences- current and former lab members, who look for lab meeting schedule, journal links and current protocols, as well as email address and home phone numbers (password-protected) people interested in coming to our lab. Hopefully they get an idea of the social atmosphere of the lab as well as our current research interests we are a part of the University of Toronto; we are a separate research institute located in Mount Sinai Hospital: none of these have a .org or .edu; in Canada we use .ca for these for some reason...
http://www.mshri.on.ca/rossant/ - Posted by: Valerie Prideaux, posted for review on: 0402-23
Lectures + Entertainment
Educational, entertainment, funstuff, downloads, it consultancy, web services, softwares, websites, searchengines, desktoppublication, free help facility. [Reads like keywords?]
http://lectures.cjb.net/ - from: Saima, posted for review on: 1/26/2004
Rolling Meadow Kennels / Canine Training
I have placed my website on the web as an advertisement to training,sale and boarding dogs. Please note my use of keywords and mets tags. Our colors are Forest Green and Gold, however I let it slip away with this last design. I Keep my own website with frontpage and I'm constantly learning about designing this site.
(SEE: Critique of this site.)
Location: http://www.rmkct.com/ - Glen Simpson, posted for review on: 1/1/2004 - (BEWARE: we picked up a "percistant" cookie on this site labeled "Bravenet click log" known as a spam purveyor.)
The Beginners Guide to Oil Depletion
I created this site to try to bring to the public's attention the imminent threat of oil depletion. The site involves a great deal of information and charts, and I spent some time trying to decide the best way to show this. This is one reason I chose frames even though they can cause problems. I am particularly interested in whether the site is easy to use for the newcomer, and the charts work.
Location: http://www.wolfatthedoor.org.uk/ - Paul Thompson, posted for review on: 1/1/2004
Book Worm - Online William Shakespeare Books
Full Text Great Literature Classics - A Teaching and Educational Web Site.
Location: http://www.book-worm.org - posted by: Jon King, posted for review on: 11/27/2003
Certificate in Geographic Information Systems
The site exists to organize my projects in a series of online college courses, present them for grading, and serve as a portfolio or my work after completion of the courses.
Location: http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/j/x/jxw388/ - posted by: jon winchester, posted for review on: 11/27/2003
Website design and consultancy for school websites
First 'public' site. I think its purpose is self-explanatory, and would appreciate feedback from 'professionals' Would be genuinely interested in how it is seen! Both good and bad. - but not too brutal.
Location: http://www.sites4schools.co.uk - posted by: alex, posted for review on: 11/27/2003
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