Busc2335’s EDU 276 PORTFOLIO REFLECTION LOG

ARTIFACT
NAME: Internet resource Evaluation: Ticket 10
COMPONENTS:
• Template
• Use of Alan November site to find tools with which to investigate websites

FILE NAMES:
This was a .doc file sent directly between student and professor.
ISTE NETS
STANDARD(s): .2.. Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences.
BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF • A rubric (graphic organizer) used to organize learning and comprehension of a new topic.
WHAT THE • A well organized list of information, well labeled and presented after careful research using suggested tools.
REVIEWER WILL • My opinion based on my findings using web tools from Alan November as to the investigated sites’ validity.
SEE:

CONTEXT IN
WHICH THE
WORK WAS • For this assignment I had to research
particular websites and determine whether they were valid, trust worthy websites or not
COMPLETED: and then demonstrate my findings in a question and answer graphic organizer.

BULLETED Prior to doing this ticket I had no idea how to utilize tools to help me validate a website or discover whether or not it was credible.
REFLECTION:
Resources I used were as follows:
• Provided rubric from Dr. Gradel
• Alan November webpage
• http://improbable.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html
• www.Easywhois.com
• http://www.thedogisland.com
• www.Archive.org
• www.Altavista.com
 New Skills Practiced:
The primary new skills that I used in Evaluating these websites were:
• Finding a sites History
• Learning to identify the publisher of a site
• Learning to identify any users or other sites linked to a site or page.
Next Steps:
• Use these tools and methods to research websites for use in research from now on

EDU 276 PORTFOLIO REFLECTION LOG (FALL '08) - © 2008, Russo-Gradel - p. 2