1. ICT resources for maths and science teachers
Workshop 2: Evaluating a web resource

2. Refresh your memory Last workshop: Searched for web resources.
Have you done additional searching?
What are your conclusions about web resources for your subject?

3. Experience
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. * Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is your experience with evaluating the educational worth of teaching resources?

4. Activity 1: Evaluation Purpose
Why did this person publish this information?
Credibility
Who wrote the information?
Who are they (whether individuals, groups, or institutions)?
What experience or qualifications do they hold relative to the material they are providing?
What interests do they have in promoting certain information and points of view ?

5. Evaluation Accuracy Bibliography?
Are the references clear enough to follow up?
Are the sources used of good standing?
Are the links contained in the website connected to well respected/valid resources?
Is the information correct? Can the information be checked?
Bias
Does this website present a particular bias in the information it offers?

6. Activity 1 Work in pairs. 60 min
Evaluate one resource using the web resource evaluation tool.
What do you think you can do with the resources in a classroom?
Why do you think the resources are reliable and suitable for classroom use?

7. Activity 2: Evaluate the learning value
Work in pairs. 30 min
Use the resource evaluation tool.
What is the resource’s value as a learning tool?

8. Activity 3: Sharing Meet as a class. 15 min Share resources.
Draw up a list of resources.

9. Activity 4: Reflection Work alone. 15 min
How can these resources help you achieve curriculum outcomes?