Help! Websites are invading! (How to find a safe site)

After exploring a variety of websites on how to evaluate what makes a good site. I think there are a couple that might be very helpful. First is Evaluating Web Pages . I really liked this site because it is simple and helps you think about why a website might be good or bad. It does not require to link to a lot of different places, you just go to this page and it presents what information you need to know about each webpage as well as what questions to ask yourself and you continue to browse the web.

Topics which are addressed are a) Is it a personal page? b) Who wrote it? These two things can vastly change how you view the page as well. Opinion is not the same as researched fact. It also suggest you c) look at the date, is the information current? and d) does the author have any credential. Again, when looking for the accuracy of information, we want to make sure that information you are looking for is reliable. That means the author needs to also be reliable.

However, I also really enjoyed another source called Internet Detective. I really liked this website because it presents evaluating web pages in a more enjoyable way, as if you are a detective ferreting out the truth. The problem with this website is it is a little more advanced, you are required to actually navigate the web page to find out what you need to know. Nevertheless, if you are trying to keep your students interested in learning about this topic. I think that the presentation of the information could help you do that.