Web Based Applications

The potential benefits of computer based tutors are super beneficial especially for really young children who have not gone to school yet or even those who may be struggling in school. The children can learn things through these tutors in a way that can help them to learn in a variety of ways and very effectively. These tutors cover most all of the different subjects and there are a lot of different activities in each subject that can add variety to the child's learning and keep it enjoyable. Also, these tutors are very colorful, exciting, have noises, and are very entertaining for young children. Children will want to focus and pay attention because it is not boring and as a result the learning experience will be that much more productive for the child.

There are a few concerns and weaknesses that I saw with these programs. Some of the programs did not make sense in their wording therefore making it kind of confusing what was expected of the child. Also, some of the programs did not have much of a challenge which did not make it very motivating to do good on the program. It made me want to find something else to try instead because specific programs did not meet a challenging and engaging activity to meet the students' specific needs.

These tutors are well designed for the most part but they do need to be clear and specific. They cannot be too challenging that the student has no idea what he/she is supposed to do. They need to be motivating though and have some change and variety to make it so children want to use the programs to learn which will increase their desire to learn.