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Evaluating Educational Sites

There are millions of web pages and sites that claim to be educationally sound and useful. Some are and some are not. As an educator, how do you determine which pages are valid and may be used by you? Click here to visit the Todd Wehr Library at St. Norbert's College and read about criteria for evaluating sites. The author points out the following indicators: authority, accuracy, content/coverage, objectivity, access and design/appearance. What do you think is most important when looking for appropriate sites? Do you have some additional criteria that is specific to your needs that would apply?

You will need an Evaluation Checklist for this next activity. Gather all your things, we are going to take a trip to the Museum of Science and Industry. Browse the exhibits at this site. You will use one checklist for each exhibit you visit. Check for those key indicators (listed on your checklist) that tell you this is a valid site. Note comments for your use. We will discuss our trip when we return.

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Evaluating Existing Educational Sites was created by E. Fabiyi (efabiyi@cuip.net) & L. Gool (lgool@yahoo.com) for the Web Institute for Teachers,
last updated June 6, 2003