Teaching Students How to Search, Evaluate Information, and Communicate on the Internet
Summer 2002
Course Links
Web Site Evaluation
Teaching Critical
Evaluation Skills for World Wide Web Resources
http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webevaluation/webeval.htm
An extensive resource guide on web site evaluation for students (from Widener
University).
Critical Evaluation
Surveys by Kathy Schrock
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/eval.html
A model for students at various grade levels with a list of resource web sites.
Teacher's Cyberguide
http://www.cyberbee.com/guides.html
An excellent rating scale for teachers to judge content and
design.
Master WEBster
Competition Evaluation Criteria
http://www.open.k12.or.us/mwebster/mwc03.html
Evaluation criteria developed for student-built web
pages.
About Blue Web'n - Site
Evaluation Rubric
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/rubric.html
A simple rubric to evaluate web sites.
Web Page Evaluation:
Lansing School District
http://207.73.196.251/documents/WebRubric.htm
A simple rubric for Elementary students.
From Global SchoolNet
Foundation
http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfmgb/web.htm
Has a detailed web evaluation rubric.
Ed's Oasis: Evaluation
Center
http://www.classroom.com/edsoasis/evaluation.html
An excellent set of guidelines for evaluating web site resources.
Teaching Evaluation Skills
http://beta.open.k12.or.us/jitt/class/eval.html
Links and Tip on Web Site Evaluation
Resource Selection and
Information Evaluation
http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/~janicke/Evaluate.html
A short but informative discussion of web site evaluation.
Thinking Critically about
World Wide Web Resources
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/index.htm
A list of questions to consider when evaluating web sites.
Library Selection Criteria
for WWW Resources
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/cs/Stephen_Bostock/Internet/criteria.htm
Establishes web site evaluation criteria for libraries. Old site but useful
information.
Searching and Search Engines
Searchenginewatch.com
http://searchenginewatch.com
An extensive discussion of search engines with many
links. The BEST!
Searching for Information on the
Internet
http://pd.l2l.org/linktuts/bgsearch.htm
An excellent resource from the Link to Learn
Project!
Search Engine Tips & Techniques
http://www.stlnet.com/infodesk/tips.htm
A short list of useful tips.
Netscape Search Tips
http://home.netscape.com/escapes/search/tips_C.html
Some general search tips from the people at
Netscape.
Articles,
Evaluations and Other Useful Resources on Web Search Tools
http://dpls.dacc.wisc.edu/www_searchers_resources.html
Links to many resources on searching and search engines.
Search Engines: What they Are, How They Work, and
Practical Suggestions
http://webreference.com/content/search
Questions and answers about search engines. This
site is dated but gives a good background on search engines.
Search Engine Secrets of the Pro's
http://www.zdnet.com/pccomp/features/fea1096/sub2.html
Practice Your Search Engine Skills
http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/hunt.html
Try these exercises after you have read some of the tutorials from
searchenginewatch.com!
Tips on Using Search Engines
http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/engines.html
Provides an excellent set of search strategies with examples for practice!
Collaboration
Collaboration Projects from Classroom
Connect
http://www.classroom.com/community/collaboration
Teacher's Guide to International
Collaboration on the Net
http://www.ed.gov/Technology/guide/international/index.html
Telecollaborate
http://telecollaborate.net/education/eddevelop.html
VideoConferencing for Learning
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/index.html
Pitsco's Ask an Expert
http://www.askanexpert.com
Epals
http://www.epals.com
Keypals
http://www.keypals.com
Keypals Club International
http://www.worldkids.net/clubs/kci/keypals2.html
Intercultural E-Mail Classroom
Connections
http://www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc
Educational Chat Rooms
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/edu/chat.htm
Teacher Net
http://teachers.net/
TeachNet Bulletin Boards
http://www.teachnet.org/BBS/bbsindex.htm
Teacher Chat Rooms and Listserves
http://www.akrac.k12.ak.us/AKRAC/Cover/chat.html
Electronic Collaboration: A Guide for
Educators
http://www.lab.brown.edu/ocsc/collaboration.guide
Teachers Helping Teachers
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel
Learn the Net: CONFERENCING
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/30conf.htm
An Example of a Collaboration Project on
Weather
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/1690/weather.html
Newsgroups
http://pd.l2l.org/linktuts/bgnews.htm
Online
Chat Rooms
http://pd.l2l.org/linktuts/bgchat2.htm
Internet Safety Issues
A Parents' Guide to the
Internet - Filter software Comparison
http://www.familyguidebook.com/charts.html
A Guide to Filters for Parents
http://microweb.com/pepsite/Software/filters.html
Safekids.com
http://www.safekids.com
An excellent site and "must visit" for teachers and parents!
A Parents' Guide to the
Internet
http://www.familyguidebook.com
An excellent resource from McGraw-Hill with great information for parents and
many recommended links.
SmartParent.com
http://www.smartparent.com
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