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Ken Fuller

Cornell University Library - Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools - 0 views

  • --- Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages (Jim Kapoun): Accuracy Authority Currency Objectivity Coverage
  • To evaluate Web sites go to this table of criteria and questions to ask when judging the reliability of information on the Web.
  • --- Generic Criteria for Evaluation (Hope Tillman): Stated criteria for inclusion of information Authority of author or creator Comparability with related sources Stability of information Appropriateness of format Software/hardware/multimedia requirements --- ...Criteria for the Evaluation of Internet Information Resources (Alastair Smith) --- ICYouSee: T is for Thinking (John Henderson)
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    This is an updated version of the Evaluating Web Sites handout you were given at the 4/27 faculty meeting. Follow the links to get more detailed tips for CONTEXT, EVALUATION CRITERIA, ONLINE SELECTION, and WEBLIOGRAPHY.
Ken Fuller

14 Ways K-12 Librarians Can Teach Social Media by Joyce Valenza - 1 views

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    "This is the best time in history to be a teacher-librarian. Major shifts in our information and communication landscapes present new opportunities for librarians to teach and lead in areas that were always considered part of their role, helping learners of all ages effectively use, manage, evaluate, organize and communicate information, and to love reading in its glorious new variety."
Ken Fuller

Big6 Resources - 2 views

  • RESOURCES for EACH BIG6™ STEP
  • 1. Task Definition
  • General-to-specific triangle
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  • 2. Information-Seeking Strategies
  • Primary and Secondary Sources
  • Read•Write•Think lesson plans for selecting best resources (grades 3-5).
  • 3. Location and Access
  • Pathfinders
  • Online Databases
  • Great places for teachers to find WWW sites and resources to support school projects
  • 4. Use of Information
  • The Trash-n-Treasure Method of Teaching Note-Taking - This is our favorite method for teaching/learning notetaking skills.
  • Note-taking
  • Graphic Organizers
  • Inspiration- Software for creating graphic organizers. Download a trial copy. Includes Kidspiration for younger kids
  • Citing Source
  • Copyright and plagiarism
  • Copyright for Kids
  • 5. Synthesis
  • Products and Assessments - Elementary
  • 6. Evaluation
  • Assessment and Project-Based Learning
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    Graphic organizers, webpages, reproducibles, lesson plans and other resources for use to explain, teach, and implement Big6 research skills.
Ken Fuller

Common Sense Media - 0 views

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    I've used this site to evaluate books, and movies that I consider sharing with my own children. A national organization led by concerned parents sharing common interests in the quality of media families choose to consume. Common Sense Media's mission is built upon the foundation of ten beliefs, two of which I think will appeal to most educational technology and library media specialists: * We believe in media sanity, not censorship. * We believe in teaching our kids to be savvy media interpreters -- we can't cover their eyes but we can teach them to see.
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