Day 6: Using the Internet as a teaching and learning tool

Mon
28 June

Teaching students to use the Internet

Using one of the checklists for assessing websites (see below), assess our Educ 5413 web site. Does it qualify as a a credible, legitimate, and high quality site?
On your own or with a partner, review http://www.dhmo.org/. Is this a credible web site? legitimate web site?
Share your findings - discussion on:
- What did you learn from this activity?
- What can we do to prepare ourselves to be critical and avid users of the Internet?
- What can we do to prepare students to be critical and avid users of the Internet?
Sample websites on evaluating websites:
- A WebQuest About Evaluating Web Sites
- Critical Evaluation of Information - Kathy Schrock has a collection of evaluation surveys designed for different levels of learners. She also provides links to a variety of other sites about evaluation of websites.
- Five criteria for evaluating Web pages by Kapoun, Jim. "Teaching undergrads WEB evaluation: A guide for library instruction." C&RL News (July/August 1998): 522-523. On Cornell University Library site.
- Evaluating Web Resources by Jan Alexander and Marsha Ann Tate

Resource sites:

Discussion of:
- Bernie Dodge page Thoughts about Webquests
- What is a webquest and why bother
- Overview and FAQ's page
- The process checklist (or you can use WQ Designer's Checklist -- this one you can click boxes for more guidance)
WebQuest About WebQuests - group activity (see hard copy handout of WebQuest work sheet)
Debriefing discussion of criteria for best and worst WebQuests.