Guides to the Internet & Evaluation of Resources
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- Evaluation
Rubrics for Websites Loogootee Elementary West School
- This site developed by Loogootee Elementary West School in Indiana
provides three guides for students in primary, intermediate, and secondary
grades to use in the evaluation of websites. Using a point system,
students are asked to rate the web site based on the following criteria:
design, content, technical elements, and credibility. Each grade level
rubric adds more criteria for the student to review when evaluating
a web site. These guides are very well organized and introduce critical
thinking skills.
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/online/eval.htm
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Get Ready University of Oregon
- UO's Get Ready site combines interactive tutorials and information
guides designed to provide incoming students with and an introduction
to information technology. However, information is not limited in
focus and should be of interest to many outside UO. Included are tutorials
on searching the Web using Netscape Navigator, connecting to UO's
online catalog and using other Internet applications.
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/getready/handson/index.html
- ICYouSee
Pages Ithaca College Library
- This site uses humor to provide a good beginning introduction to
use of the Web, geared to no specific audience. There are several
lessons, each one short and concise. The text is simple and doesn't
crowd the page; the icons are brightly colored There is a glossary
of web terms and a troubleshooting guide called "What went wrong".
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/Training/ICYouSee.html
- Internet Education
Clearinghouse Web Site University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Internet Education Clearinghouse provides links to online Internet
teaching resources. Especially useful is the list of e-journals and
discussion lists for distance educators.
http://www.unl.edu:80/websat
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Internet Navigator Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences
Library, University of Utah
- The Internet Navigator On-line tutorial class is offered for credit.
Each module includes a things-to-do section, assignments, a glossary,
and a quiz. Lessons can be dome in sequence or not. Non-registered
students can see the quiz but can't submit it for a grade. Traveling
the Internet Using Netscape is a tutorial on the WWW. Each topic is
about one page long and is strongly visual with little text. Topics
can also be accessed through a table of contents.
http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/navigator/navigator.html
- Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators: Critical Evaluation Information
- This site developed by Kathy Schrock, a recognized leader in providing
web resources for teachers, provides evaluation survey forms which
can be used at the elementary, middle, and secondary school level
to help students critically evaluate web resources. These forms developed
in yes/no answer format allow the students to evaluate the site using
a variety of criteria. Exercises in explaining why the site would
be beneficial are also include. In addition to these forms, links
providing evaluative criteria for assessing WWW sites and other evaluation
tutorials are given. Users can also access Kathy's Home Page which
is a comprehensive site for those looking for good web resources enhancing
the curriculum.
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/eval.html
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A Modular Approach to Teaching the World Wide Web Widener
University
- Developed at the Wolfgram Memorial Library at Widener University,the
Teaching Pyramid is an excellent resource for Web instructors consisting
of 8 self contained teaching modules. Modules topics center around
Web basics, the Web as a research tool, searching and evaluation of
sources. Each module includes suggested teaching methods, handouts
and PowerPoint presentations. Evaluating Web Resources, module seven,
is an excellent resource for anyone teaching evaluation skills; it
includes teaching materials, links to other evaluation sites and a
bibliography of sources related to teaching critical thinking.
http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/pyramid.htm
- Search
the Internet Univ. of Central Florida
- UCF Search the Internet is a well organized site that brings together
a number of links to Internet training and information sites, Search
Engines and Subject guides and Software among others. Notable sections
of this site include Writing on the Web and Software for the Internet
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~library/inet.htm
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Surfing the Internet on the World Wide WebCornell University
- A nicely designed workshop outline providing users with a basic
understanding of the Internet, World Wide Web, and web browsers. In
addition, exercises are included to help users understand the fundamentals
of browsing the web using bookmarks, understanding URL's and web searching.
Links to various search engines allow users to practice submission
of a search query. An Internet quiz is provided at the end of the
workshop.
http://www.mannlib.cornell.edu/reference/workshops/surf/index.html
- WelchWeb:
Guides and Instructions William H. Welch Medical Library
- These guides to the Internet are provided by Johns Hopkins Medical
Institutions. The tables are simple and fast loading, titles are clear.
Information on using e-mail, several telecommunications programs,
attaching files to e-mail, the UNIX operating system among other topics
are covered. This site would be especially useful to medical students
and faculty members, providing information that is sometimes hard
to locate.
http://www.welch.jhu.edu/help/guides/
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Wide Web Tutorial for First-Time Users Pasadena Public
Library
- Designed for first time, in-house users, Pasadena Public's WWW
tutorial is a quick one page guide to the Internet using Netscape
Navigator 1.1 or 1.2. It includes basics such as scrolling and using
the button bar as well as searching and suggested starting points.
http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/tutorial.html
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