Website Evaluation:

Accessible Multimedia
Presentation
D’Ann Coak
ED 522
Evaluating A Website: A Practical
Guide for Educators

With so many websites and online

resources available to us and our 2
students, how do we determine which
ones to use? How do we teach this
skill to our students? This short
presentation will help you navigate
what the internet has to offer for your
classroom and teaching practices.
Using the
Internet for
Education
▹ Evaluating a Place your screenshot here

website: why? 3

▹ Suggestions &
tips
▹ Lesson ideas
Evaluating A Website: Why is it
important?
The Internet has changed the way
information is presented to the world.
Information is accessible to our
students instantaneously and from a 4

variety of sources. As educators, we

have to identify what websites are
credible as well as teach our students
the same skills. These skills will help
students become responsible users
of the internet. (Green, 2001)
How to evaluate a website:
3 Components
Purpose Content Functionality
Identifying a website’s Students and Put simply, does the
purpose is the 1st step educators should website work?
to evaluating a analyze the content of Analyzing the 5
website. To identify a website using guided website’s load time,
the purpose, the user questions. Such as, visual design, and
should look at the who wrote the navigation should all
information and website? Is that be considered when
determine the person a an expert in evaluating a website.
intention of the their field? Is there (Green, 2001)
website and who is the detailed, current,
intended audience. accurate information?
(Green, 2001) Lastly, does the
website have any
sponsorships? (Green,
2001)
Lesson Ideas & Resources
Fake News vs. Real Is My Source 7 Fake Websites
News Credible?
Test your students!
The Learning Network University of Maryland This resource will help
explains how to provides a visual guide your students identify
determine the to help students real websites from the
reliability of sources. determine if a source fake ones. (All grade 6
(middle school- high is credible. (middle levels)
school) school-high school)

Infographic 10 Ways to Spot A A Game, Video &

Fake News Article Framework
A visual guide and
explanation that helps This blog article is Practical Ed Tech
students evaluate great for those who provides educators
news article features love a good list! with a framework and
and content. (All grade (middle school- high guidelines to teaching
levels) school) website evaluation
THANKS!
Any questions?
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You can find me at:

@DCoak_GHS (twitter)
danncoak@gmail.com
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