Integrating the Internet
into the Classroom
Facilitator: Michael
Krauss, AES,
Lewis
& Clark College
Some Internet sources are factual and objective, providing us with accurate information. (trustworthy). Others, however, offer mostly opinions or people's strong beliefs, and often the ideas presented are not accurate. Some may, in fact, be outright lies, designed to mislead the reader. Still other sources try to sell things and may make their products and services sound better than they really are. (untrustworthy)
Sometimes you can guess at how trustworthy a site may be by its domain suffix. However, even this label may not be very helpful. Some domain suffixes are these:
When evaluating sites it is useful to follow a checklist of things to
look for. This will help you to judge if the site is
"trustworthy." There are different checklists for different
types of websites. Follow these links and study the different
checklists. When you understand them, come back and complete the two
tasks below.
TASK
1:
Choose
5 sites from the list below. Visit
the sites and spend at least five minutes there. For each site your
visit, choose which of the checklists would be the best for
evaluating that site.
TASK 2: Using the 5 sites you chose in Task 1: Rate each site for trustworthiness. Use the scale below (from 1-5). In the "Explanation" box, write the reasons for your answer. Write at least 4-5 sentences. Be specific. Give examples to support your answer. Use your best grammar and spelling!
NOTE: When you
finish filling in the five forms below, you must click on "Submit" at
the bottom of the page to send your answers to your teacher!
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Created by: krauss@lclark.edu
Updated: 1/23/07