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Often, sites are put up "just for fun." Some of these violate copyright law
and include misinformation. We, as teachers, must be aware of the
possibilities of bogus sites and plan our lessons around only those we find
completely reliable. We should also teach our students to evaluate sites
for reliability.Activity
Using the resources below:
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List at least five things that indicate that a website is reliable.
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List at least five "red flags" that should caution you about the quality of a website.
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Evaluate at least 3 sites listed in Kathy Schrock's guide according to your first list.
Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page to see her list of sites to practice your evaluation skills.
Later, when you're browsing the categories of educational websites, be sure to bookmark(favorites) the sites you find particularly interesting.
Related Online Resources
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: or Why
It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources
lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html - Virtual Salt Evaluation Guidelines
http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm - Kathy Schrock's Critical Evaluation
Information
discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/eval.html - Milner Library Evaluating Internet
Resources
www.mlb.ilstu.edu/ressubj/subject/intrnt/evaluate.htm - Dalhousie University Libraries checklist
http://www.library.dal.ca/how/check2.htm - A good place to use for teaching students
to evaluate eRumors:
