After looking over the resources provided in 'External Links', I found one page that stuck out above all the others. This was probably the most comprehensive of all the website evaluations that I have seen. I think it is all-encompassing and it would be easy to make a rubric or score sheet for the evaluated website from the guide provided.
Another link that I found useful is this one. It provides teachers with guides for their students to evaluate websites. There is even a .pdf document that you can print out for all the 'digital investigators' in your class.
I think it's important to evaluate websites, not only for content, but also for clarity, ease of use, and reliability of information. One of my biggest pet peeves with computers is a badly designed website, including clashing text, text that's too bright and makes my eyes hurt, HUGE text. I think that website design should be included in curricula, and one of the components of this class should be website evaluation.
That's all.
ANDREA
Another link that I found useful is this one. It provides teachers with guides for their students to evaluate websites. There is even a .pdf document that you can print out for all the 'digital investigators' in your class.
I think it's important to evaluate websites, not only for content, but also for clarity, ease of use, and reliability of information. One of my biggest pet peeves with computers is a badly designed website, including clashing text, text that's too bright and makes my eyes hurt, HUGE text. I think that website design should be included in curricula, and one of the components of this class should be website evaluation.
That's all.
ANDREA
5 comments:
The website "Evaluating Web Pages:
Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask" was indeed very well developed. Every tool you need to evaluate was there!
those guidelines that you list as things that bother you on webpages should probably be included in "things to avoid" if looking for a valid site. if it has clashing text, tight text, etc., it is probably not going to contain valid info anyway! good call.
Thanks Andrea for voicing such great don'ts of a web site!
I found 'Evaluating Web Pages:
Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask' to be a very good tool also.
You're blogs are awesome! Did we explore something new in class last week. Yes, I feel the same about web evaluations. I think it's important to evaluate websites, not only for content, but also for clarity, ease of use, and reliability of information.
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