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An Interactive Guide for 4th and 5th graders Evaluating Websites Click here By Wendy Howk 2010-2011 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Do you trust…. YES! NO! Everything your friends tell you? Everything you see on TV? Everything you read in a book? Everything you read in a text message? Everything you read on the internet? YES! NO! Click on the person you agree with most.

You’re Right! Read on to see why you can’t trust everything you hear, read, or see… Click here

Think again! Read on to find out why you can’t trust everything you hear, read, or see… Click here

Click on the picture below to watch a quick video about why you need to evaluate. Click to enlarge Watch me! When you get to the video. When you are finished, please X out of the video and you will return to this lesson. Click here

Click the pictures to Learn More about Evaluation Criteria… WHEN? Some rights reserved by Quite Adept WHERE? WHO? WHY? WHAT? Click here to test your knowledge

Click to go back to choices Where? = Domain Where was this website created? You can check out the Domain names. Look at the URL on the top   Usually you can trust domains that have .edu or .gov but you still need to check the other W’s! Domain Purpose .edu Created by a school or university .gov Created by the government .com/.biz Usually created for commercial purposes (to sell things) .org Created by organizations, originally for nonprofit organizations or non-commercial groups .net A generic label – don’t not tell you anything about who created it .mil Created by the military Click to go back to choices

Click to go back to choices Who? = Authority Who created this website? Is this person or group an expert in what they are writing about? Look at the very top or very bottom of the page. About this site. Contact us (you should have an email or mailing address to the website author) You might have to find the HOME page to find this information. Keep hunting – sometimes it’s hidden  Click to go back to choices

Why? = Purpose Are they trying to convince you that their opinion is the only way – this means the site has bias? Why has this website been created? Is someone trying to sell you something? Are they providing information? Bias is an unfair preference for or dislike of something Click to go back to choices

Click to go back to choices What? = Content Click on the picture below to watch a video about what you should look for when evaluating the content. Remember! You can click to enlarge the video to fill your screen. X out and return to this PowerPoint when you are done. Click to go back to choices

Click to go back to choices When? = Currency When was this website created? When was it last updated? Click to go back to choices Look at the bottom of the page to find your dates.

Your Turn…Do you remember the 5 W’s? Open a Word document and record what you have learned. Print out this document and use it when you evaluate the websites. X out of the document after you have successfully printed. (Do not save) Return to this PowerPoint. Click here to begin. Click here to continue

Click each picture below and use your web to help you evaluate each website about Abraham Lincoln. These are resources you might use for the wax museum. You are looking for the best website possible! You did it!

Use it…. Click here: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/lincoln/aa_lincoln_subj.html Return here & make your evaluation below. This is not a good website to use for research. Great Website! It meets most or all of the criteria! This website has some good information, but I will need other sources too.

Click here to return to choice screen. You’re Right! Who? Library of Congress Where? Government When? Not found Why? Educating, sharing information What? Timeline, dates, easy to read and navigate, includes links to other information, good level of text Click here to return to choice screen.

Sorry Try Again! Click here to try again.

Use it…. Click here: http://www.chenowith.k12.or.us/tech/cgcc/projects/bright/lincoln01.htm Great Website! It meets most or all of the criteria! This website has some good information, but I will need other sources too. This is not a good website to use for research.

Click here to return to choice screen. You’re Right! Who? Betty – Who’s Betty? Where? K12 edu – a school, somewhere? When? Not found Why? Educating, sharing information What? dates, easy to read and navigate, no references or citations Click here to return to choice screen.

Sorry Try Again! Click here to try again.

Use it…. Click here: http://www.who2.com/abrahamlincoln.html Great Website! It meets most or all of the criteria! This website has some good information, but I will need other sources too. This is not a good website to use for research.

Click here to return to choice screen. You’re Right! Who? Who2 staff – Who are they? Where? .com When? Current date at bottom Why? Education, sharing information, but also includes many advertisements What? Text level looks okay, links for more information, references Click here to return to choice screen.

Sorry Try Again! Click here to try again.

Use it…. Click here: http://www.coloroflincoln.com/shop/ Great website! It meets most or all of the criteria! This website has some good information, but I will need other sources too. This is not a good website to use for research.

Click here to return to choice screen. You’re Right! Who? Abraham Lincoln store Where? .com - it’s a store (com means commercial) When? 2006 Why? Selling things What? Does not include any research information Click here to return to choice screen.

Sorry Try Again! Click here to try again.

Use it…. I think I’m getting the hang of this! Click here: http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar831512&st=lincoln Great website! It meets most or all of the criteria! This website has some good information, but I will need other sources too. This is not a good website to use for research.

Click here to return to choice screen. You’re Right! Who? World Book Encyclopedia Where? .com - it’s a commercial encyclopedia (the library pays for it) When? 2011 Why? Providing information for research purposes What? Easy to read, easy to navigate, includes links and citations, good level of text Click here to return to choice screen.

Sorry Try Again! Click here to try again.

Click here for acknowledgements Great Job Evaluating! You are now ready to use the internet to search for websites to help you research! If you want to learn more about website evaluation visit…. A quick review Try the evaluation wizard Read more about it! Click here for acknowledgements

Acknowledgements Hit esc To finish Evaluation. (n.d.). Welcome to TEAMS educational resources. Retrieved April 16, 2011, from http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation. Great Websites for Kids. (n.d.). American library association. Retrieved April 17, 2011, from www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/greatwebsites/great websitesforkids/greatwebsites.cfm . Joseph, L. (2000, May 15). The quality information checklist. Avon Public Schools - Home. Retrieved April 10, 2011, from http://www.avon.k12.ct.us/enrichment/Enrich/quickgr4-0.htm . Permission granted for use via email 4/14/2011. K-5 evaluation rating sites lesson. (n.d.). Common sense media. Retrieved April 17, 2011, from www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/K- 5-Evaluation-RatingSites-Lesson.pdf. Microsoft Office Clip Art. Retrieved April 23, 2011 from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/results.aspx?qu=lincoln#mt:0|. Shrock, K. (n.d.). Kathy Schrock's home page. Kathy Schrock's home page. Retrieved April 16, 2011, from http://kathyschrock.net. Hit esc To finish