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Evaluating Research Resources
Education:
Being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't.
It's knowing where to go to find out what you need to know; and it's knowing
how to use the information once you get it.
- William Feather -
Assessment
Education
Resources Online
Evaluating
Internet Resources
General
Research Resources
Teaching/Learning with Technology Theory
Evaluation Criteria
- Authority/Credentials: Who is in charge of the site?
- Design/Style: Is the site well designed and organized?
- Navigation: How easily can the user move around the site?
- Content: Is the information accurate, reliable, up-to-date, unbiased?
- Performance: Can the user download information quickly?
- Curriculum Connections: Does the content support and enrich the curriculum? Is the site interactive and useful to students and teachers?
Consider the Sources
Association of College and Research Libraries
- Accuracy
- Authority
- Objectivity
- Currency
- Coverage
ALA Web Site Criteria for Kids
- Authorship/Sponsorship
- Purpose
- Design and Stability
- Contents
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
- Evaluation Survey Forms for Elementary, Middle, and Secondary
CyberSafety
Issues
- Cyberbullying
- Online Preditors
- Access to Inappropriate Content
- Intellectual Property
- Web/Blog Authoring
- Being Evaluated by your Online Presence
- By Colleges
- By Employers
Anyone
who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.
Anyone who keeps learning stays young.
- Henry Ford -