1. Evaluating Web Sites A Workshop for Educators Sheryl Eshbach

2. We’ve inherited this notion that if it pops up on a screen and looks good, we tend to think of it as fairly credible. - Paul Gilster, Digital Literacy (1997)

6. Additional information about Authority When authorship cannot be determined, keep in mind that ANYONE can publish ANYTHING on the internet.

9. Currency Students researching a topic are usually looking for the most up-to-date information.

11. Additional information about Currency Some websites will contain timeless information, as it is with history books and classic novels. The dates on these types of websites will not be as important as one providing information about discoveries in science, for example.

12. Accuracy Unlike conventional print resources, websites rarely have editors to check the accuracy of the facts presented in them.

14. Additional information about Accuracy There are currently NO standards to ensure accuracy on a website!

15. Coverage Many websites offer information on the same topic. Some sites are comprehensive in scope and some are just an overview.

17. And many more….. Other criteria are considered when evaluating a website. Often the appearance of a website is what makes it outstanding for some; others will give it a top rating if it is easily navigable. There are as many different website evaluation criteria as there are people evaluating them.

18. Bibliography Beck, Susan. “Evaluation Criteria.” The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It’s a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources. 1997. http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html Gilster, Paul. Digital Literacy . New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997. Schrock, Kathy. “Teaching Media Literacy in the Age of the Internet: The ABCs of Web Site Evaluation.” Classroom Connect , December 1998.