bbc website analysis
Learning aim A: Understand the uses and features of websites
Level 1 & 2/For a Pass (Explain) Use printscreen evidence and annotation to help
Title of Website – BBC Website http://www.bbc.co.uk/
1) Who is the target audience for the website?
The target audience of this website is for people over 10 at least, I think this because if they are at a school with computers they can move onto bite size or start looking at the daily news, The audience needs to have to a interest in reading and learning about life around the world to fully get the best of this website. However the website includes a large number of texts via page so if there is a child who is using it for homework or research there is a lot of text and some of the words are quite big and older vocabulary. Also some of
.the content on the BBC website can be quite graphic or hard to look at when you are at certain ages, it often shows images of wars or conflict and this can affect them in later life if they are open to this at such a young age .The bbc does not have a safety option or a water-shed (safe until a certain time).
2) Explain the purpose/typical Use of the Website. The purpose of this website is to share worldwide news with Britain via the internet , the viewers can see pictures ,videos and text , the news is usually about Britain however if the story is big enough such as the Syria one (in the picture). The main story lines are usually sport, charity and war (on the front page). The BBC website wants to promote world news at your fingertips, this means that you do not need to go out and buy a newspaper you can have it at home or where ever you go. The information of the bbc website is usually high quality an reliable were as the information on such websites as Wikipedia or wiki answers, can be edited by the general public, the bbc however is edited by professionals and is accurate information, the audience should all ways click on the bbc link if you want factual information. The
Level 1 & 2/For a Pass (Explain) Use printscreen evidence and annotation to help
Title of Website – BBC Website http://www.bbc.co.uk/
1) Who is the target audience for the website?
The target audience of this website is for people over 10 at least, I think this because if they are at a school with computers they can move onto bite size or start looking at the daily news, The audience needs to have to a interest in reading and learning about life around the world to fully get the best of this website. However the website includes a large number of texts via page so if there is a child who is using it for homework or research there is a lot of text and some of the words are quite big and older vocabulary. Also some of
.the content on the BBC website can be quite graphic or hard to look at when you are at certain ages, it often shows images of wars or conflict and this can affect them in later life if they are open to this at such a young age .The bbc does not have a safety option or a water-shed (safe until a certain time).
2) Explain the purpose/typical Use of the Website. The purpose of this website is to share worldwide news with Britain via the internet , the viewers can see pictures ,videos and text , the news is usually about Britain however if the story is big enough such as the Syria one (in the picture). The main story lines are usually sport, charity and war (on the front page). The BBC website wants to promote world news at your fingertips, this means that you do not need to go out and buy a newspaper you can have it at home or where ever you go. The information of the bbc website is usually high quality an reliable were as the information on such websites as Wikipedia or wiki answers, can be edited by the general public, the bbc however is edited by professionals and is accurate information, the audience should all ways click on the bbc link if you want factual information. The