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07.2 Evaluating Web Sites

What tools are available to help people evaluate web sites?

The Internet Search Wizard contains a form devoted to the evaluation of web sites. Many others are available elsewhere, including checklists and worksheets designed for younger students.

book with pages spread open Please read these pages: 21CIF Evaluation Form. Become familiar with the layout of the form. It will be used in conjunction with future learning experiences.

  1. The text box is for typing your answers to the guiding questions for each of the ten considerations one can make regarding any particular web site.
  2. The program will save your text as you move through the ten pages of questions.
  3. When you have answered all of the questions--or the questions that seem most appropriate for the information you are evaluating, clicking on the word Summary below the 10 topic buttons will summarize the ten evaluation topics and your typed answers/comments.
  4. A printable version is available; this version can be copied and pasted into a threaded Discussion board posting.
  5. WARNING: Once you leave the Evaluation Form, your work will be lost. It is only held temporarily while you work with the form, while the form window is open.

graphic of pencil If you are already familiar with the 21CIF approaches to evaluation, you may want to consider the techniques recommended by other experts in this area. Here are a few suggestions.