CYBER GUIDE With the information available on the Internet expanding every day, students need to be discerning in their information selection. Here's what you can do ...  QUICK LINKS |
EVALUATING WEBSITES So how can students know which websites to use? The CRAP VUceptor Guide is terrific - it outlines some really useful strategies for evaluating research found on the internet ... you may wish to reverse the acronym for younger students - making it a PRACtical Guide! So, it's all about finding the 'right' stuff ... and it's our job, as educators, to give learners the 'road rules' to help them to navigate the 'information super-highway' that is the internet.
The new literacy, beyond text and image, is one of information navigation. The real literacy of tomorrow entails the ability to be your own personal reference librarian - to know how to navigate through confusing, complex information spaces and feel comfortable doing so. 'Navigation' may well be the main form of literacy for the 21st century". (Brown, J.S.) Guidelines for evaluating what they find... Using the internet for research is a great way for students to find information; however, how do we 'steer' them in the right direction? When sourcing websites for student use, or evaluating websites that students, themselves, have found, reflect on the following questions:
Adapted from Howard Gardner, Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons, 2006. Some other ways to evaluate ...
Take a look at this article about Evaluating Information found on the Internet — it's full of hints and tips.
And this Online Tutorial is really worthwhile and user-friendly.
Or check this link to a huge range of information on Information Evaluation.
What about a Checklist for Evaluating Web Resources?
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