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You will find plenty of relevant web sites on the worksheets used in the activities in this workshop. In addition, we've provided these links to relevant sites from the workshop, articles discussing the issues of web site evaluation as well as examples of evaluation forms used elsewhere.An Educators' Guide to Credibility and Web Evaluation
a white paper written by graduate students, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, as part of an online Masters program called CTER: Curriculum, Technology, and Educational Reform.
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/wp/credibility/Beyond "Cool" Analog Models for Reviewing Digital Resources by James Rettig
appeared in ONLINE Magazine, September 96 article
http://www.onlineinc.com/onlinemag/SeptOL/rettig9.htmlCIESE Online Classroom Projects
The Center for Improved Engineering & Science Education "sponsors and designs interdisciplinary projects that teachers throughout the world can use to enhance their curriculum through compelling use of the Internet. We focus on projects that utilize realtime data available from the Internet, and collaborative projects that utilize the Internet's potential to reach peers and experts around the world"
http://www.k12science.org/currichome.htmlCreating Web-based Lessons: Webquests & Other Internet Projects
includes a wealth of materials from a workshop developed by the Education Service Center, Region 20 in San Antonio, Texas. It features a wide range of sample projects (many of the WebQuests and Scavenger Hunts), assessment rubrics, and many other useful resources.
http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/Developing WWW Research Lessons
A strategy and guide for developing lessons built around web-based research activities.
http://www.learningspace.org/instruct/lplan/rlesson.htmEd's Oasis web site evaluation guidelines
This popular educational web site provides guidelines and a form for evaluating educational web sites.
http://edsoasis.org/guide2.htmlEvaluation of information sources
A part of the World Wide Web Virtual Library, this site lists links to "criteria for evaluating information resources, particularly those on the Internet. It is intended to be particularly useful to librarians and others who are selecting sites to include in an information resource guide, or informing users as to the qualities they should use in evaluating Internet information."
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htmEvaluating Internet-based Information: A Goals-based Approach
an article in Meridian: Middle School Technologies Journal written by former history teacher David Warlick. The author provides a scenario common with students using the web for research and then describes a clear model for evaluating and citing web sites complete with sample evaluation forms available to download.
http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/jun98/feat2-6/feat2-6.htmlEvaluating Internet Resources
a checklist, suggested activities, and a bibliography created by Nicole Auer, Library Instruction Coordinator, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
http://www.lib.vt.edu/research/libinst/evaluating.htmlEvaluating Information Found on the Internet
is written by Elizabeth Kirk, Electronic and Distance Education Librarian from the Johns Hopkins University Milton S. Eisenhower Library. "This document discusses the criteria by which scholars in most fields evaluate print information, and shows how the same criteria can be used to assess information found on the Internet."
http://milton.mse.jhu.edu:8001/research/education/net.htmlEvaluating "Research" Found on the Internet
Virginia Military Istitute librarian Captian Ken Winter describes a "number of sites illustrating the vast array of "questionable" information students can encounter when using the Internet to conduct research. These samples were sent to me by academic librarians to show how biased, confusing, unauthoritative, satirical, and misleading Internet-accessible information can be."
http://www.vmi.edu/library/kw/evaluate.htmEvaluating Quality on the Net
by Hope N. Tillman, Director of Libraries, Babson College, Babson Park, MA
http://www.tiac.net/users/hope/findqual.htmlEvaluating Web Resources
Widener University/Wolfgram Memorial Library
http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webeval.htmFilamentality
Sponsored by Pacific Bell under their Knowledge Network Explorer project, and created in cooperation with San Diego State University's Educational Technology department, Filamentality provides a structured, yet fun, approach for developing web activities that start with specific learning objectives.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources
by Susan E. Beck, New Mexico State University Library , created this site the includes evaluation criteria linked to online examples.
http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.htmlGuide to Effective Searching of the Internet
or "power searching 101" is a free tutorial to help you hone your web search skills, "for those who are learning the ropes about 'power searching.' But, even if you're quite experienced in these areas, you might find some benefit from glancing through these topics."
http://www.thewebtools.com/tutorial/tutorial.htmGuidelines for Web Document Style & Design
a guide for web developers from the Berkeley Digital Library provides a handy check sheet for items to consider when looking at web pages
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Web/guidelines.htmlHeuristic Evaluation
written by Sun Usabilty Engineer Jakob Nielsen, heuristic evaluation is a "method for quick, cheap, and easy evaluation of a user interface design. The goal of heuristic evaluation is to find the usability problems in the design so that they can be attended to as part of an iterative design process."
http://www.useit.com/papers/heuristic/How to be a WebHound
A tutorial by the creators of this same workshop, that takes you step by step through the web research process.
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/webhound/ICYouSee Guide to Critical Thinking About What You See on the Web
The Ithaca College library provides siz suggestions for reviewing web pages: "For fun and games and pretty pictures, the Web is fine. But is the Web a good research tool? The answer is a qualified yes, and only if you are careful."
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/Training/hott.htmlInformation Searcher's CyberTours
will guide you through and help you explore a curriculum-based theme or teaching strategy, including Active Learning, Search Strategies, Web Evaluation Guide, Weaving a Web-Based Curriculum, and more. http://www.infosearcher.com/cybertours/Internet Detective
an online tutorial developed by staff at The Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT) at the University of Bristol (home of SOSIG), is a resource for developing skills to critically analyze web sites and evaluate their quality and usefulness.
http://sosig.ac.uk/desire/internet-detective.htmlIntroduction to Integrating the Internet
written by Tammy Payton for the BuddyProject site, this article provides an overview of integration via the 3-D model: Develop, Design, and Deliver.
http://www.buddyproject.org/teach/integrate/Online Interactive Web Page Evaluation and Database
Well known Educational technology expert Kathy Schrock created this online tool, using the free survey service "Flashbase", to create an online, interactive, critical web site evaluation form.
http://forms.flashbase.com/forms/web_page_eval/Teaching & Learning on the WWW
a collection of examples of how teachers are using the web. It can be browsed by subject area and/or searched by keywords.
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tl/Teaching Well With Technology: A Faculty Member's Guide to Time-Efficient Choices That Enhance Learning
include materials from a workshop at Notre Dame University that is designed to help faculty through a planning process based upon learning goals for their courses.
http://www.nd.edu/~edtech/services/twwt.htmlTesting the Surf: Criteria for Evaluating Internet Information Resources
by Alistair G. Smith of the School of Communications and Information Management, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, reviews available Internet resource evaluation criteria in print and on the Internet.
http://info.lib.uh.edu/pr/v8/n3/cont8n3.htmlThinking Critically About Web Resources
by Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/instruct/web/critical.htmThinking Critically about Discipline-Based World Wide Web Resources
by Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/instruct/web/discp.htmUMUC-Bell Atlantic Virtual Resource Site for Teaching with Technology
is a "resource for faculty seeking direction in appropriate ways to use Web-based technologies to accomplish key learning strategies. The guiding principle of this project is to go beyond technical skill towards a full examination of the teaching/learning issues in technology-enabled instruction." The site includes a systemlic approach for designing activity and then a reviewed library of web sites organized by different modes of learnig activity (Conceptual Learning, Problem Solving, Case Studies, Authentic Inquiry, etc)
http://www.umuc.edu/virtualteaching/vt_home.htmlVirtual Chase: Evaluating the Quality of Internet Resources
"I.Q. stands for Information Quality. Can you detect the I.Q. of a Web site? Superior resources offer objectivity, timeliness, accuracy, and authority. More importantly, readers can verify information provided by top-notch sources. This section of The Virtual Chase offers a checklist for discovering quality in Web-based information, commentary on technical trickery, examples of bogus Web sites, and resources for learning more."
http://www.virtualchase.com/quality/WebQuest
A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet, optionally supplemented with videoconferencing.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.htmlWeb Searching, Sleuthing and Sifting "is an introduction to web searching methods and techniques. Assuming no prior knowledge, the course will explain ways to find what you are *actually* looking for, instead of a lot of other "interesting" links. The class includes an overview of the World Wide Web (web), some of the kinds of information for which you can actually search (such as graphics, audio clips, software and interactive tutorials), an overview of different types of searchable web resources (such as indexes, directories), how to use search engines effectively (such as Altavista, Hotbot, Excite) and an overview of multi-search engines (such as Metacrawler, Dogpile)."
http://www.angelfire.com/in/virtuallibrarian/ismain.htmlYou Be the Judge
a PBS designed for kids, offers a methodology and tips for reviewing web sites
http://www.pbs.org/kids/fungames/techknow/Whales in the Minnesota River?
"Only on the Web, Where Skepticism Is a Required Navigational Aid " was an article from th March 4, 1999 New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/03/circuits/articles/04trut.html