Evaluating a Website
How do Know if a Website I found is a good one to use for a school project?
To select the best resources, ask yourself:
Who:
*Who is the author and is he/she an expert?
*How can you find more information about the author?
What:
*What is the purpose of the website or the book?
*What makes the source easy to use?
*Is it biased?
When:
*When was the site created? What is the copyright date?
Where:
*Where does the information come from?
Why:
*Why should I use this information?
*Why is this source better than another?
(Kathy Schrock,1999)
Websites Discussing Evaluation:
- Grassian, E. Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources
- Libraries of Purdue University. Anyone Can (And Probably Will) Put Anything Up On The Internet
- Kathy Schrock's Guide For Educators: Critical Evaluations Surveys
- Comprehensive Analysis For Teachers: Evaluating Internet Research Sources.
- How To Critically Analyze Information Sources
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Web Evaluation Guide Cybertour