EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
Workshop Description | Agenda | Overview | Other Resources | Scholarly vs Popular |
Evaluation Activities | Evaluation Activities (Private) | Real or Hoax? | Accountability | Citation Made Easy | CyberSecurity
Evaluation Activities | Evaluation Activities (Private) | Real or Hoax? | Accountability | Citation Made Easy | CyberSecurity
Is That Site Good Enough to Cite?
Powerpoint I have used with high school students.
Works Cited Rubric
I use this rubric to old my students accountable for the quality of their resources and the accuracy of their works cited pages. The grade I give them counts heavily in their final grade. Click here for more information.
Guidelines for Content Creation & Evaluation
A point system for evaluation. Too lengthy to get K-12 students to use consistently - but might be very useful for a lesson on evaluation that would open student eyes. Could be modified for your student needs.
Web Evaluation Checklist for Elementary & Middle School
A much simpler evaluation checklist, adapted from the one I've used for many years with high school students. Not nearly as comprehensive - but short enough that kids might actually use it!
Web Evaluation Checklist for High School
This is the checklist I've used for many years with high school students. It could easily be criticized as not detailed enough ,,,, but I can attest that real kids actually used it!
Web Evaluation - The C.R.A.P. Test for Middle School Students
This is my newly revised evaluation checklist. It has not been kid-tested, but I think it will work and the kids will find it memorable! Perhaps the inelegant acronym MIGHT be problematic for your students.
Watching the following short slideshow would be a great way to introduce the C.R.A.P.Test
Is it CRAP? Using a Memorable Acronym to Teach Critical Website Evaluation Skills
by Lisa Mucci on May 24, 2011
"PowerPoint presentation from our session at the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians 2011 Annual Conference: Renew, Energize, Sustain, April 26-29, in Stevens Point, WI."
Watching the following short slideshow would be a great way to introduce the C.R.A.P.Test
Is it CRAP? Using a Memorable Acronym to Teach Critical Website Evaluation Skills
by Lisa Mucci on May 24, 2011
"PowerPoint presentation from our session at the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians 2011 Annual Conference: Renew, Energize, Sustain, April 26-29, in Stevens Point, WI."
Web Evaluation - The C.R.A.P. Test for High School Students
This is my newly revised evaluation checklist. It has not been kid-tested, but I think it will work and the kids will find it memorable!
Watching the following short slideshow would be a great way to introduce the C.R.A.P.Test
Is It CRAP? Using a Memorable Acronym to Teach Critical Website Evaluation Skills
by Lisa Mucci on May 24, 2011
"PowerPoint presentation from our session at the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians 2011 Annual Conference: Renew, Energize, Sustain, April 26-29, in Stevens Point, WI."
Watching the following short slideshow would be a great way to introduce the C.R.A.P.Test
Is It CRAP? Using a Memorable Acronym to Teach Critical Website Evaluation Skills
by Lisa Mucci on May 24, 2011
"PowerPoint presentation from our session at the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians 2011 Annual Conference: Renew, Energize, Sustain, April 26-29, in Stevens Point, WI."
Evaluating RYT Hospital web site using the R.E.A.L. Protocol
This video talks about a pneumonic (R.E.A.L.) that might work better for elementary students - or if you are concerned that there might be an objection to the use of the C.R.A.P. pneumonic.
R=Read the url E=Examine the content A=Authors or Authority L=Links on site
R=Read the url E=Examine the content A=Authors or Authority L=Links on site
Below are evaluation lessons at all grade levels:
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Search Lesson
"In this lesson plan the idea will be to introduce students to Google and the search syntax ‘AND’. It will also begin the discussion about where ads appear on a Google Search result as well as other websites. At this age, every time I show a web page I take a couple minutes to have the students point out where the ads are on the page. This helps the..."
from The Thinking Stick - Sep 11, 2012
from The Thinking Stick - Sep 11, 2012
3rd – 5th Grade Search Lesson
"In this lesson we will be focusing on learning if you can trust a website based on its looks. We will use the great fake site thedogisland.com. Students in this age love this site and easily get sucked in to all the great pictures and writing about how great this island is for dogs. A fun place to start the conversation on authenticating your resou..."
from The Thinking Stick - Sep 18, 2012
from The Thinking Stick - Sep 18, 2012
6th – 8th Grade Search Lesson
"In this lesson we will be teaching about domain extensions and the Google Search Syntax ‘site’: as well as how to turn on reading levels in Google Advance Search. Together this knowledge will allow students to find the relevant information they need while doing research. Set Up: It is best if each student has their own computer for this lesson."
from The Thinking Stick - Sep 18, 2012
from The Thinking Stick - Sep 18, 2012
9th – 12th Grade Search Lesson
"In this lesson we will focus on the following two ideas: Domain Extensions and the site: syntax (See 6-8th Grade Lesson Plan) Finding current research Set Up: Each student with their own computer or device or as close as possible. Prime the Pump: When learning to do research not only is it worth your time to do in depth research, but also to find the most current research out there on your subject."
from The Thinking Stick - Sep 13, 2012
from The Thinking Stick - Sep 13, 2012
Citation Made Easy
Make it easy for your students to cite all the wonderful sources they find, once they have mastered the art of web evaluation!
Is it real - or a hoax? Give me proof!
This is a lesson I planned - but never presented. I think it would be very valuable for high school science classes. It could be used for middle school and even elementary school by modifying the topic and/or the web site reading levels.
Your Turn!
Choose a project that reaches all sections of one grade, and create a lesson/unit plan based on the information and materials in this workshop. If you would like to work with a colleague - that's fine. Although you will obviously choose different projects depending on your school's needs - you will be able to plan the web evaluation piece of this project to work for any researh topic. Be prepared to share your plans with the group.
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Workshop Description | Agenda | Overview | Other Resources | Scholarly vs Popular |
Evaluation Activities | Evaluation Activities (Private) | Real or Hoax? | Accountability | Citation Made Easy | CyberSecurity
Evaluation Activities | Evaluation Activities (Private) | Real or Hoax? | Accountability | Citation Made Easy | CyberSecurity
wc_rubric.doc | |
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accountability.pptx | |
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