Tech Tip 11

Our students rely heavily on the Internet for their research needs.

·         Are they able to discern the useful from the time-wasting?

·         Do they focus on the results they seek, or do they get side-tracked along the way?

We have a new web page (linked from our library pages) that is a COCA checklist for evaluating web sites: http://www.norwoodschool.org/data/site/evaluatingwebsites-coca.asp I’d be happy to come facilitate a lesson on this topic with your students – just let me know.

“To get the point across to students quickly, consider examining, as a class, some meant-to-be-bad Web sites. Among the best are the slick looking Clones-R-Us and Ken Umbach's classic California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge.”

The following article addresses these points:

1.      STUDENTS MUST EVALUATE THEIR SEARCH TOOLS.

2.      STUDENTS MUST EVALUATE THEIR RESULT LISTS.

3.      STUDENTS MUST EVALUATE AN AUTHOR'S CREDENTIALS.

4.      STUDENTS MUST EVALUATE THE SITES THEY PLAN TO USE.

Click here to read the article!

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