Information Literacy and Evaluating Web Sites

ICYouSee
Site from Ithaca University to help you become a proficient user of the Internet and understand appropriate use of this great medium.
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/Training/ICYouSee.html

Questioning Toolkit
What are the right questions to ask? Jamie MacKenzie has an online journal "From Now On" where he writes regularly to answer many of the questions you may have when using technology in your classroom.
http://www.fno.org/nov97/toolkit.html

Skills and Strategies for Media Literacy
How do your students know if the Internet site is appropriate or the video has facutal information? This site answers many of the questions educators have when using technology in their classrooms.
http://www.medialit.org/ReadingRoom/keyarticles/skillsandstrat.htm

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
How do you know a site has the right information, is designed well, or is current? The information on this site can help you determine what makes a site good and relevant for what you are looking for.
http://lib.nmsu.edu/staff/susabeck/eval.html

The Librarian’s Desk at Baltimore County
Here’s a Librarian’s site that has a wealth of information and resources for the classroom teacher.
http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/centers/education/LibraryWeb/

Guide for Educators on Evaluating Sites
Kathy Schrock has several articles about testing the validity of Internet sources, links, and evaluation surveys for teachers and students.
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/eval.html

Boston Public Library
Here’s another librarian’s site designed for student use.
http://www.bpl.org/WWW/KIDS/Evaluate.html

Widener University Evaluating Web Resources
A categorized module on teaching how to evaluate Internet resources.
http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webeval.htm

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Designed by Computer Strategies, LLC for Albany High School October, 1999 for their Digital High School grant (CTAP-California Technology Assistance Project)