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Evaluating Websites
Traditionally,
students setting out to write research papers could trust that
the library materials they use are not unduly biased. An
academic library's print, nonprint and electronic resources
have been edited and checked for accuracy by scholarly
organizations and publishers, then carefully evaluated by
professional librarians for inclusion into the library's
collection.
The information found on the World Wide
Web has added a new dimension to selecting resources. Anyone
can create a Web site. No one has evaluated the quality or
accuracy of the information found on the Web before you come
across it. One must take the time to evaluate the accuracy of
the information.
To read more and learn some
techniques for evaluating websites go to: http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/evaluate.html
Techniques for Evaluation
Just in case the
format of the Universities Library page above did not suit
you, the teaching library internet workshops at UC Berkley
also have a lot of great information on how to evaluate web
pages.
The page is organized to combine the two
techniques into a process that begins with looking at your
search results from a search engine or other source, follows
through by investigating the content of page, and extends
beyond the page to what others may say about the page or its
author(s). It offers: techniques for web evaluation, questions
to ask and the implications.
To read more go to:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Interne
t/Evaluate.html
Become an Internet Critic
Click on the link
below for a tutorial to help you and your students learn
Internet Literacy skills. Along with a description of just
what Internet Literacy is and why you need to teach it, you
will find tips, activities, and forms to help you and your
students become savvy Internet critics. Once you have learned
how to critically assess Internet resources, you can use our
student activities to teach you students how to be Internet
Detectives, solving mysteries and uncovering the truth about
web sites.
To read more go to: http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/tg/litintro.html
Evaluation Surveys
Here is an additional
tool to help you get started with the process of evaluating
website with your students, Kathy Schrock has designed a
series of evaluation surveys, one each at the elementary,
middle, and secondary school levels.
Click on the link
below for access to all the surveys and more information.
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html
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The program offers a select group
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Prospective candidates: Join the Directors
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Marc Brettler's Best Bible Books
In
the following list, Brandeis professor Marc Brettler, who won
a National Jewish Book Award for his work on "The Jewish Study
Bible," attempts to highlight the best books for studying the
Bible. Professor B. notes that these books "reflect the
'historical-critical' method; that is, they are by
university-trained scholars who are primarily interested in
explaining what the Bible meant in its original context. There
are many other books that take different religious approaches
to the Bible."
Go to:
www.jbooks.com to check it out!
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