The Quality Information Check List from United Kingdom (http://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm): Includes 8 ways of checking information on the web. Each figure links to a full page explanation of each way. At the bottom there is a quick and a printable checklist summary.
Evaluating
Web Resources Recommended Internet Sites
(http://www.2learn.ca/evaluating/evaluating.html)
from
2Learn
(http://www.2learn.ca/mapset/mapset.html):
What's interesting is that not just teachers but all newcomers to the
Internet
are immediately placed in the position of evaluator. As we begin
to sift through sites, all the techniques we have learned about in
media
studies come into play. Just as an awareness of advertisers'
techniques
lets us view ads with a critical eye, there are also some key
indicators
that we can all quickly identify that will help determine the
authenticity,
quality, and usefulness of any website....
Blue WebN Evaluation Rubric (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/rubric.html): In order to share only the best applications, we filter our database with the help of the following evaluation rubric. Oregon Public Education Network has an online scoring tool (http://www.openc.k12.or.us/jitt/evalform.html) that makes it crystal clear!
Evaluating
Educational Websites by Master's of Classroom Technology Program
Cohort
3 at Bowling Green State University
(http://home.thirdplanet.net/mireland/EvalGuide.html):
In
the same manner that consumers make decisions about what they choose to
watch on TV and what they choose to read, it is also important to
choose
Web pages carefully. There are millions of unregulated documents on the
web, and virtually anyone is able to create a Web site. As an internet
user it is important to distinguish between good and bad sites. This
page
offers guidance to six areas that good Web pages should include.
Careful
users should examine sites by looking for any weaknesses such as bias,
stereotypes, and incorrect information. They can then judge which are
the
most important for their particular needs. This page also has several
external
links to give additional assistance in the evaluation of Web pages.
Wolfgram
Memorial Library: Evaluating Internet Resources (http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webevaluation/webeval.htm):
Even though this is a book record from the Widener University Library,
the record give links to parts of the book that gives useful evaluation
information.
Searching
the Web: Web Page Evaluation
(http://www.hu.mtu.edu/teachtech/search2.htm):
Anyone with a computer and access to server space can put up a web
page.
There are few restrictions and even fewer established guidelines as to
what an author can or cannot put up on a web page. Thus, in order to do
effective research and publish responsibly on the World Wide Web,
researchers
and authors need to investigate and critically approach the author's
intentions,
credibility, and bias; the reliability of the information presented;
the
interface (how the graphics and text look); and the ease with which the
site can be navigated. Listed below are questions to assist you in your
evaluation of web sites and/or to assist you in creating your own web
page.
Kathy
Schrock’s Guide to Critical Evaluation
(http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html):
With
the advent of the World Wide Web and the huge amount of information
that
is contained there, students need 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. To help you get started with this process with
your
students, I have designed a series of evaluation surveys, one each at
the
elementary, middle, and secondary school levels. The elementary,
middle,
and secondary surveys have been re-designed and updated in August of
2003.
University Libraries at University of Albany, N.Y. (http://library.albany.edu/internet/): Includes -- Using and Searching the Web, Browsers, Software Training, Search Tool of the Month, and What's New.
Searching the Internet through the Internet Scout Project (http://scout.wisc.edu/Projects/PastProjects/toolkit/searching/indextxt.html): Topics include -- Searchable Indexes, Subject Catalogs, Annotated Directories, Subject Guides, Specialized Directories.
Four
Nets for Better Searching
(http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm)(fomerly
Seven
Steps Toward Better Searching, which can be still accessed in a
2001
version): If you make a habit of using the four techniques described,
you'll
be a much better searcher than 90% of all web-users. It's just four
things,
and each will provide you with a better net for information
catching.
This is from the WebQuest site by Bernie Dodge of San Diego State
University.
Links to the Specialized
Search Engines page
(http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/specialized.html)
and more
advanced
techniques from Google
(http://www.highfiber.org/google/google.html)!