Website Evaluation

As a teacher, it is going to be important to know how to evaluate a website so that resources that one finds are credible and up to date. There is much more that goes in to finding a website than I originally realized. I must examine the layout and animations to the information that is presented to who published and compiled the information. Questions must be asked. Who are the publishers? Are they biased? Do they have the credentials for me to trust the information on the site. One doesn't have to go through a formal checklist every time you go to a new website but being aware of the qualifications of a good website when first entering the website will really serve your classroom.

I evaluated discoveryeducation.org. There was a lot of information on the website and with the website evaluation checklist I was able to systematically process the website and examine the quality and soundness of the information. One doesn't have to go through a formal checklist every time you go to a new website but being aware of the qualifications of a good website when first entering the website will really serve your classroom. You will be presenting new websites and resources to children very frequently and because of the amount of information on the internet, one must be really careful and know what they are advising for their students.