logging in or signing up Evaluating Websites pcolonnese Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 388 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: March 15, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description Used for a 5th grade class to evaluate websites Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Evaluating Websites : Evaluating Websites Trash or Treasure? "evaluate" is to Examine the VALUE of something. True or False : True or False Anyone can publish anything on the Web. I can find an index in books and on the Web. What about online encyclopedia? I can usually tell by looking at a site if it’s a personal site or commercial site. Information on the web is of poor quality. A source that gives one point of view is poor source. Evaluation CriteriaThe 4 R’s : Evaluation CriteriaThe 4 R’s Readable Relevant Recent Reliable Readable : Readable Is the format clear? Do I understand the information? Linear versus non-linear Is the design good? Useful headings and subheadings Are there links to other pages? Is it easy to navigate? Can you get back to where you started? Is there Web rot? (page not found or 404) Relevant : Relevant Does it pertain to the subject? Is the information useful? What is its purpose? Is the content good? Recency : Recency When was it created and updated ? Is the site current ? Reliable : Reliable Is it clear who wrote it? Who is the author? Are they an expert on the subject? Is it accurate? Can it be verified? What kind of domain? Ask yourself : Ask yourself What is its purpose? Is it intended to sell something? What is point of view? http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ Are there personal opinions? Remember the 4 R’s : Remember the 4 R’s THE END What type of domain is it?Learn about a Web site by looking at its URL : What type of domain is it?Learn about a Web site by looking at its URL Read the URL carefully .edu higher education .k12 K-12 school in United States .com company . org non-profit organization .mil .gov .us military .gov kids.gov ~ (tilda) or % personal You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Evaluating Websites pcolonnese Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 388 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: March 15, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description Used for a 5th grade class to evaluate websites Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Evaluating Websites : Evaluating Websites Trash or Treasure? "evaluate" is to Examine the VALUE of something. True or False : True or False Anyone can publish anything on the Web. I can find an index in books and on the Web. What about online encyclopedia? I can usually tell by looking at a site if it’s a personal site or commercial site. Information on the web is of poor quality. A source that gives one point of view is poor source. Evaluation CriteriaThe 4 R’s : Evaluation CriteriaThe 4 R’s Readable Relevant Recent Reliable Readable : Readable Is the format clear? Do I understand the information? Linear versus non-linear Is the design good? Useful headings and subheadings Are there links to other pages? Is it easy to navigate? Can you get back to where you started? Is there Web rot? (page not found or 404) Relevant : Relevant Does it pertain to the subject? Is the information useful? What is its purpose? Is the content good? Recency : Recency When was it created and updated ? Is the site current ? Reliable : Reliable Is it clear who wrote it? Who is the author? Are they an expert on the subject? Is it accurate? Can it be verified? What kind of domain? Ask yourself : Ask yourself What is its purpose? Is it intended to sell something? What is point of view? http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ Are there personal opinions? Remember the 4 R’s : Remember the 4 R’s THE END What type of domain is it?Learn about a Web site by looking at its URL : What type of domain is it?Learn about a Web site by looking at its URL Read the URL carefully .edu higher education .k12 K-12 school in United States .com company . org non-profit organization .mil .gov .us military .gov kids.gov ~ (tilda) or % personal