Evaluating+websites

media type="custom" key="8844892" Explanation on how to search the Internet effectively.

**Website evaluation**
There are many fake websites that can be used to help students become critical about the information they are finding. Below are a few examples:

http://www.bigredhair.com/robots/ http://thedogisland.com/ http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ [|Avoiding fake websites] - This is a well set out site with examples of each point made. [|Fake websites] - This site contains a list of fake websites along with the age rating for which the sites are suitable. [|Fake website evaluation] - more student friendly page purpose built for a class to explore a few fake websites with guiding questions. California’s Velcro Crop Under Challenge http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html  Feline Reactions to Bearded Men http://www.improb.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html  Mankato MN Homepage http://city-mankato.us  Dihydrogen Monoxide http://www.dhmo.org/  Clones-R-Us http://www.d-b.net/dti/  First Male Pregnancy http://www.malepregnancy.com/  National Motor Vehicle License Bureau http://www.license.shorturl.com/

Following are resources to help in teaching website evaluation:

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/eval.html http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/general/webeval.htm [|The ABCs of website evaluation] [|Evaluation criteria] [|Evaluating websites - criteria and tools] [|Criteria for website evaluation] [|Lessons and resources for evaluating website content] - a comprehensive list of websites on this topic.