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designed by the creators of Easy Bib, guides students as they evaluate online resources. After students indicate their desired address kof the site to be evaluated, Research Ready opens the site and asks the user a series of questions concerning purpose, accuracy, authority, relevance, and currency.  If a student needs support determining the answer to  a question, he or she can consult the help guide.  After writing a final review, students may email or print the results. Students can access the evaluator for free.

freely available series of instruments desiigned to  evaluate websites for teaching, learning, and instructing groups on how to assess internet resources. free, fully automated. 

Use to evaluate websites to be included in instruction or students can use it to asses websites to be used as resources for assignments or projects or for personal interests.

With a mix of vibrant images, visual annotation and text, the modules are designed by educators to engage students in information literacy and the research process. What constitutes credible information? How does source type contribute to relevance, authority and point of view? How do I evaluate and cite born-digital images and online sources? Over twenty full modules are available, addressing source and website evaluation, digital literacy skills, plagiarism prevention and ethical writing. There are three progressive levels to choose from (Starter, Junior and Advanced) for elementary through university students.

Training to evaluate websites for reliable information