Information Literacy
Objectives
- Explain how the ease of publishing on the World Wide Web may affect the usefulness of some sites' content
- Interpret the criteria on a site evaluation checklist
- Apply the checklist to a site, evaluating its usefulness
Overview
Because anyone can publish on the Web, you must carefully evaluate the sites you use for research. Using the handouts I gave you in class, review the evaluation criteria and use the checklist to "grade" ONE of the following informational sites.
- Wikipedia: Year-round School
- We Waste Our Children's Time
- The National Association of Year Round Education
- Year Round Education: Pros and Cons
- Family Education: Year-Round Schooling
- Year-round Education: Is Summer Vacation Over Forever?
- Summer Matters
- Year-Round Discontent at Hollywood High
- Going to School Year-round
- Stop Year-Round School