1. What is the title and URL of the Web site you are examining?

2. For which class are you thinking of using this resource?

3. What would be the objective(s) for using this resource in your classroom?

4. What is the language ability of the students in this class?

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Check "yes" or "no" for the following questions.

5. _____ Yes _____No Does the Web site provide content that your students would find challenging, motivating, stimulating, or just plain fun?

6. _____ Yes _____No Does the Web site present this material in a more effective way than another medium that is at your disposal (e.g. textbook, pictures, video, guest lecturer, etc.)?

7. _____ Yes _____No Is the linguistic level of the Web site accessible to your students?  If not, is there a way that you can prepare your students to handle the linguistic complexity of the site (e.g. pre-teaching some concepts and/or vocabulary, glossing vocabulary, using only part of the site, etc)?

8. _____ Yes _____No Do the students have (or can you teach them) the computing skills needed to effectively use this resource (keyboarding, browsing, searching, etc.)?

9._____ Yes _____No Do you have (or can you arrange for) the computer equipment and software needed to effectively utilize the Web site?

10. _____ Yes _____No Do you have (or are you willing to acquire) the skills you need to guide the students in their use of the Web site?

11._____ Yes _____No Do you know what technique you would choose when using this Web site with the class (teacher-fronted demonstration, students working individually on own computer, small groups on one computer, jigsawing between computers, etc.)?

12. _____ Yes _____No Would you be able to easily assess whether or not the use of this resource was effective?

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