Assignment:

1.   Go to www.users.csbsju.edu/%7Eproske/evalwebp.html and select Visit Mankato from the list. This site is recommended by the book.

2.  Using criteria on page 25 of the little book (Starting Out on the Internet: A Learning Journey for Teachers) evaluate this website and identify features of it that allow you to tell that the website is false.

3.  Write your evaluation on the back of the form, (or type them in Word as you go if you would prefer and staple it to the form) and turn it in.

4.  Complete the QUICK: QUality Information ChecKlist tutorial and take the 8 question quiz at the end.

 

 

To learn more about web site evaluation, visit the following sites:

Dacus Library's Web Site Evaluation Guides

Kathy Schrock's Web Page Evaluation Guide - Questionnaires for elementary, middle and secondary students are available.  Links to other WWW sites related to web site evaluation are provided.

Learn the Net: - Click on Find Information and then on Online Information: Fact or Fiction.  This article describes how to evaluate WWW sites.

CyberBee - Links to articles on web site evaluation for students and teachers.

WWW CyberGuide Ratings for Website Evaluation

Midlink Magazine -  Links to the Midlink magazine evaluation from and other evaluation articles and resrouces.

QUICK's list of resources This page contains a Teacher's Guide to the QUICK tutorial and a list of other resources for web site evaluation available on the WWW.