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Word Central

1.5

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Wordcentral is from the Merriam-Webster stable, whose roots are in dictionaries and reference tools. We thought we would look up one of their e-learning websites, wordcentral.com to see they approached kids education.

Educational Values: 1/10

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What can be learned here? This grades the educational value of the site for children..

Games

Very few games on offer

Wordcentral.com has a range of English language games including word definitions, spellings, un-jumbling words. There are also daily buzzwords and an online dictionary, thesaurus and rhyming dictionary. The educational value of the games is good, although the variety is thin and the quantity of resources on offer are somewhat miserly.

Creativity: 1/10

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Why is this site different to other E-learning sites? This grades the originality of the site and how it encourages children's creativity..

Many of the educational games are modern versions of old classics. The site plus the contents do not stand out as being high up on the creativity scale.

Graphics: 4/10

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How good are the site graphics? This grades the quality of the CGI graphics and animation of the games feature on the site..

The graphics within games are quite simple and the site itself lacks interest and could do with a total redesign.

Fun Factor: 1/10

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OK, how fun is this site? Are there games on offer? Does it engage children's imagination? Run stupid competitions? We gave extra points for fun and activities..

This site has learning as a main prerogative for kids. The games are interesting and fun to an extent but other sites, such as Sesame Street or Up To Ten take fun to a different level to wordcentral.

Support: 1/10

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Can you contact the site with queries? This grades the email support and telephone contacts available to users..

Contact was very much encouraged on the site; there are options for postal address, phone, fax and email form.

Safety: 1/10

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Can you trust this site? This grades the site's suitability for children. Does it give parental advice? Does it link to unsuitable sites?.

The site carries no external adverts and is not interactive so is a safe site.

Range of Subjects: 0/10

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What can you learn on here? We graded the variety of subjects available on the site..

The range of subjects if very narrow.

Multimedia Options:1/10

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What else can I do here? We gave extra points to sites with real-time betting, video, HD, mobile and audio..

Visitors can subscribe to daily buzzwords but apart from that there are no multimedia options on the site.

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There is an interesting, daily blog on the site, with plenty of viewer comments, as well as a message board facility. There are also sporadic live chats on specific topics. 7/10

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Web Address: www.wordcentral.com

Country: US

Parent Company: Merriam-Webster Inc.

Launched: 1996

Category: Kids E-Learning

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