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Choosing the Right Website: Evaluating Online Resources Effectively

With millions of websites available, selecting the right one requires careful evaluation based on your purpose: entertainment, curiosity, or research. Assessing a website's reliability is crucial when accuracy matters. Utilize evaluation tools and checklists, like Kathy Schrock's 5 W's and UC Berkeley's guidelines, to help you. Consider the author's credibility, the site's purpose, update history, and source credibility. By answering key questions about the website, you can determine its suitability for your needs and ensure you access high-quality information.

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Choosing the Right Website: Evaluating Online Resources Effectively

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  1. There are millions out there. Which one is right for you? Selecting the Right Website

  2. What’s your purpose? • Entertainment? • Curious? • Need to know? • School assignment?

  3. If accuracy counts… • Evaluate the website!

  4. There are many evaluation tools • 5 W’s - Kathy Schrock • Evaluation checklist – UC Berkeley • Questions to ask – UC Berkeley • What’s the SCORE? – Kathy McHugh

  5. Kathy Schrock’s 5 W’sWHO? • Who wrote the pages and are they an expert? • Is a biography of the author included? • How can I find out more about the author? • Personal page? • Look for ~ or %, or users, members, people • Even at from .eduand .org

  6. WHAT? • What does the author say is the purpose of the site? • What else might the author have in mind for the site? • What makes the site easy to use? • What information is included and does this information differ from other sites?

  7. WHEN? • When was the site created? • When was the site last updated?

  8. WHERE? • Where does the information come from? • Is there a bibliography? • Where can I look to find out more about the sponsor of the site?

  9. WHY? • Why is this information useful for my purpose? • Why should I use this information? • Why is this page better than another?

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