International Literacy Association Newsletter Weekly Project: Effective Literacy Website #2 Exploration

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O’lan Genevieve Rodillas
ED 638-40 Tinalo 2021
Dr. M. Rivera
International Literacy Association Newsletter Weekly Project: Effective Literacy Website #2 Exploration

                Choosito (https://www.choosito.com/) is more than a search engine. It is a useful tool for both student and teachers as it provides a very organized and effective way of searching reading materials from educator approved web sources.
                Choosito is a search engine that helps with filtering reading materials or resources online for you and your students. It uses artificial intelligence to search through the web, along with the recommendations of educators it builds a library of resources for students and teachers to use. What is great about it is that it can look for materials based on your student’s reading levels and extends to various school subjects. The results lets you know if the resource is in their library, as a member you are able to add or remove sources from the library, rate the resources, view suggestions of related searches are just some features that this website has.
                The website is straightforward and easy to use. On the non-member log in, it only shows a search engine that asks for a topic, the Choosito Library option, reading level and subject area. Upon trying it out, the reading level and subject are not available to non-members. It does however show the reading level and subject area in the search results. The results have yielded reliable educational articles about the searched topic.
                There is a big difference from what the site has to offer from the free trial membership versus paying for it. Of course there is much more offered with the paid for membership such as having your class access to more features versus the standard search for reading materials. Teachers have access to video resources and a citation tool for students to use.
                The website does offer a Game feature from which an alien goes out on a mission to solve or answer a question. In the Game, you are to use different sources and determine how to solve or answer the mission question based on these sources. Having this game feature might entice students to try to figure out the answer to the mission.
                Choosito as a website has its usefulness to teachers and students looking for reading materials. It is good for finding articles that are on teacher-approved sites or resources so it filters out other websites that are irrelevant. However, to unlock more features of this website, one must pay and according to what it has to offer, it might be well worth the investment. As a website tool by itself, it can be a go to place for students and teachers if ever they need articles on various topics.

  




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