Glen Rose FFA

Web Site Evaluation #1
I. Web Site Name: Glen Rose FFA
II. Web Site: http://www.glenrosearkansasffa.org
III. Copyright: May 2, 2005/Updated 08/07/07
IV: Organizational Credentials: This is the website of Glenrose FFA in Malvern , Arkansas . John Jones is the person responsible for this website and can be contacted at jcjones@grl.dsc.k12.ar.us. This website is dedicated to the busy teacher who can’t seem to get it all done!
V: Web Site Design: This was an interesting find. It is a collaboration of Ag teachers who have downloaded their lesson plans to this website to be used by others. The website has been divided into six broad categories: Animal Science, Plant Science, Ag Mech, FFA/Leadership, Ag Business, and Miscellaneous. I picked several different categories to get an idea of their lessons. Most of the lessons are in a power point. The first one, Ag Careers was very interesting. It listed the careers, education needed, estimated pay and what was involved. Not all the careers involved college. It was as simple as a farm laborer getting minimum wage all the way to the federal level. The next lesson was on table settings. It was also a power point and listed the different plates, utencils, and their uses. It even gave a short quiz at the end that was fun. The sites are very easy to use and all were downloadable for future use. There was also a section on comments about various lessons. It also encouraged anyone who had a lesson to share to send it to the Glen Rose FFA department. There is also a Who wants to be a millionaire game with twenty-one variations. It was easy to utilize. Also, a Jeopardy game is available in different topics, and there is also a template for Jeopardy where you can add your own categories and questions. There are fifteen pages of links to lessons. The website also provides six links to other organizations providing lessons. The most interesting was Cal-Poly State University had power points developed for computer applications in Ag Education classes.
VI: Response and Recommendation: This was a project by the Glen Rose FFA Chapter and they were the Regional Winners. This site would be good for reference only, especially first year teachers. However, it should be used only as a guide and not as the only teaching tool a teacher would use. It would too easy to use what has already been done, instead of doing your own research and using your own talents.