Evaluating+Web+Sites+and+Using+Online+Resources

[|I Hope You'll Search-revised] [|Why Johnny Can't Search] [|Why Johnny Can't Search - Response]

Read [|this], then watch this [|video] and write a paragraph about it in the **Moodle** Journal. [|Bogus web pages] [|Bogus Websites] [|Googledocs] Truth from Fiction [|Website Evaluation] [|Bogus Internet] - link added 3/15

Choose a popular web site to evaluate and have it approved. Using the beginning sentence of "This web site is/is not a valid web site because…………" a) Who is the author of the page or site? Is the author qualified to write about the topic? b) Is there a link to information about the author or the sponsor? c) Is the site affiliated with any institution, company, or organization? If so, does this affiliation add bias to the information? Or, does it suggest that the source is credible? d) When was the site created or last modified? e) Is the design of the site effective? Do graphics interfere with the site’s readability? Do links to other sites work? Is it easy to navigate the site? f) Who is the intended audience? g) Would you recommend this web site and why? h) Post your recommendation on your media wiki page.

Locate pertinent information on [|NCWISEOWL]. (From ncwiseowl, click on **High School Zone.** The first choice is a) Explore EBSCO (Student Research) on NCWISEOWL and create your own EBSCO folder. b) Choose a subject and locate **primary** and **secondary** sources c) Write a paragraph on your media wiki explaining your subject search and listing both **primary** and **secondary** sources that you located. Include a definition of the two terms.
 * Student Research**. Click there, and you are in EBSCO. Use your standard password.)