A website evaluation lesson for an elementary classroom, prepared for an Instructional Technology university course.

1. Evaluating Websites

3. How do you know the author is an EXPERT on the topic?

4. How do you know the information is UP TO DATE?

6. What

7. When

8. Where

9. WhyFrom Kathy Schrock’s The Five W’s of Web Site Evaluation

11. Are they an expert on this topic?

12. Is information about the author included?

13. How can I find out more about the author?

15. What else might the author have in mind for the site?

16. Is there advertising on the site?

17. Does the site reflect bias or opinion?

18. What makes the site easy to use?

19. What information is included? Is it accurate?BuyStuff.com!

21. When was the site last updated?

23. Does the author include references ?

24. Where can I find out more about the owner of the site?

25. Check the URL (web address)

26. Does an organization, institution or person’s name appear in the address?

27. What is the domain?

28. .gov – government sites

29. .edu – educational institution sites

30. .org – non-profit sites (but not always)

31. .com – commercial site

33. Why should I use this information?

36. What

37. When

38. Where

39. Why

41. References Kapoun, J. (2010). Five criteria for evaluating web pages. Retrieved from: http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webcrit.html Microsoft Office. (2010). Clip art . Retrieved from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/default.aspx??Origin=EC790014051033&CTT=6&ver=12&app=powerpnt.exe Schrock, K. (Dec. 1998/Jan. 1999). The ABCs of website evaluation. Retrieved from Discovery Education website http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/pdf/weval.pdf Schrock, K. (2010). Critical evaluation of a web site: Elementary school level. Retrieved from Discovery Education website: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/pdf/evalelem.pdf Schrock, K. (2009). The five Ws of website evaluation. Retrieved from Discovery Education website: http://kathyschrock.net/abceval/5ws.pdf Schrock, K. (2010). Kathy Schrock’s guide for educators : Critical evaluation information. Retrieved from Discovery Education website: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/eval.html Zapato , L. (2010, June 12). Northwest Tree Octopus. Retrieved from http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/. Created for Inst Tech 6031, University of Houston Clear Lake