Strengths and Weakness
| Promotions | ||||
| Audible | Book Depository | Booktopia | Scholastic | |
| Strengths | Provides a sample of the audio recording to assess quality. | Provides suggested search terms while typing. |
Provides embedded Google Books preview. Provides links to related books. |
Can filter by Lexile reading level. |
| Weaknesses | Limited resources available. |
Filter by category is not always accurate. E.g. filtered by “Drama & Poetry” and the result did not contain information on either category. Cannot filter by reading level. |
Cannot filter by reading level. |
Limited resources available. American site, so limited Australian content. |
| Recommendations | |||
| Diigo | OZTL NET | PearlTrees | |
| Strengths |
Easy to navigate through links provided. Format of resources easy to see. Can be curated by reputable sources. |
Reviews from TLs |
Easy to search. Digital media embedded or easily accessed via hyperlink. |
| Weaknesses |
Broken or dead links. Can be difficult to find the curator’s qualifications/authority in resource selection. |
Time consuming to scroll through results and read all communication to find resources. Resources aren’t always listed clearly. |
Mostly teaching resources rather than learning/student resources. Does not recognise boolean operators, so searching can end with irrelevant results. |
[Reflection: Module 2.5]