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Web Site Evaluation

Web Site Evaluation. Elizabeth Schanbacher Director of Educational Technology The Diocese of Buffalo. Critical Evaluation.

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Web Site Evaluation

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  1. Web Site Evaluation Elizabeth Schanbacher Director of Educational Technology The Diocese of Buffalo

  2. Critical Evaluation • With the advent of the World Wide Web and the huge amount of information that is contained there, everybody needs to be able to critically evaluate a Web page for authenticity, applicability, authorship, bias, and usability. The ability to critically evaluate information is an important skill in this information age.

  3. What makes a good site? • Use the 5 W’s (and 1 H) Who, What, Where, When, Why and How to help you determine if the site is “good” • http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/special_initiatives/wa_resources/wa_shared/tipsheets/5Ws_of_cyberspace.cfm • Check out the Schrock Guide for an educators viewpoint. • http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/pdf/evalmidd.pdf • Another great resource • http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html

  4. How do you know? • Use this rubric to help you critically evaluate Web sites • http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/~spjvweb/evalchart.html • ICYouSee • http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html

  5. Critical Evaluation in Action • http://novemberlearning.com/default.aspx?tabid=159&type=art&site=19&parentid=18 • http://www.profusion.com to search all search engines • http://www.altavista.com/ to see the pages that refer or link to a site.

  6. Need more information? • http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/instruct/evaluate/evalbiblio.html • http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html

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