Most students sensed that there was a need to assess websites, and their prior knowledge did indicated that they used some criteria for doing this. After documenting what they already knew, I showed the Brainpop video on Online Sources.
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| Image taken from Brainpop,com |
You can see the results of the students' understanding in two Y5 classes below. Since the Internet is their first stop for information and research, I see a need to review these criteria at every year level right into Y13. We need to connect the criteria and evaluation process to students' immediate research needs to demonstrate that website evaluation is an imperative that can be done in a organised way. It should be emphasised also that not every piece of information has to fulfil all the criteria for a good website, and that it depends on the situation.
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| In blue are students's prior knowledge about evaluating websites. In red is the additional criteria they learned from the Brainpop video. |
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| In blue are students's prior knowledge about evaluating websites. In black is the additional criteria they learned from the Brainpop video |
