Search
Engines
In
many cases, certain tools are required for carrying out particular tasks. When
it comes to finding quality information, search engines are extremely useful
tools. Search engines make it extremely easy to narrow the information that is
being searched which allows the user to find quality information with ease.
Website
Evaluation
Here
is a video outlining how to properly evaluate a given website in terms of
providing credible information…
When it comes to history, the credibility of
resources is absolutely essential. This video will be relevant to my history
class because it will show students how to find legitimate, historic
information.
Favorite
Web Site 1
When it comes to the
criteria of evaluating website design, NPR is extremely easy to navigate. The
home page has a wall of headlines that reflect the top trending stories and
tabs are also available at the top of the page for other news. NPR also has a large
breadth of news topics that contain follow up and less bias reporting. This
would be beneficial to students in a history class setting due to keeping up
with current events. NPR can provide students with a large amount of credible
information to reflect on and discuss in class.
Favorite
Web Site 2
The
strength of this online wiki relating to the evaluation criteria is definitely good
structure and organization. There is a menu to the left side of the page that
contains links labeled as certain areas of history (EX. Ancient Civilizations,
Geography, etc.). After clicking on the desired link, there is a wiki page
where people post resources and information relating to the particular
concentration of history. This wiki is similar to one I may use in my class due
to its concentration of information. Having all of my resources in one,
organized spot can definitely be beneficial in terms of organization and efficiency
when it comes to learning.
NPR is a great suggestion for an online resource. It's a wonderful example of teaching students about original content, plagiarism and properly crediting sources (Robyler & Doering, 216).
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ReplyDeleteI took a look at NPR. I like to know a site is really good before I go searching around. I received a virus and lost about a years worth of information last October. After looking at NPR I have no fear of downloading a virus from NPR. Roblyer and Doering (2012) discuss precautions against viruses and reputable sites in figure 7.1 (p.216).
I agree that evaluating webpages is an important skill for someone in the history profession. There is plenty of information out there that is false, so being able to make sure that a page is legitimate is a valuable skill. Not only that, but making sure the website has text that is easy to read, as sites on history are sure to contain plenty of information to read. Roblyer and Doering (2012) agree that sites should be "designed for good readability and aesthetics" (p. 255).
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