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5 W's of Website Evaluation - According to Kathy Schrock

These resources were created and curated by Kathy Schrock

at the Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything: Information Literacy.

http://www.schrockguide.net/information-literacy.html

 

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Grade 5 - Website Evaluations - Lesson 1

LESSON 1:

Website Evaluation Links - Real or Fake?

Use your Evaluation Checklist to determine if these websites are real or fake.

Site A

Site B

Site C

Site D

Site E

Grade 5 - Website Evaluations - Lesson 2

LESSON 2:

Website Evaluation - Rate Your Resource?

When we search online for information, we need to think critically about the websites we find.

Ask questions.  Dig deeper.  Cross-check.  

How do we know that the resources we find are not just real, but also high-quality?

In your teams, choose one of the sites below.  Evaluate the website using your Website Evaluation Rubric.  Determine if the site is real, reliable, and high-quality.

DOG SET:

http://burmesemountaindog.info/

http://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/

 

 

For Future Lessons:

https://www.nps.gov/havo/index.htm

http://www.animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/siberian-tiger/

http://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/metkids/2016/time-machine

http://www.navy.mil

http://www.bioexpedition.com/hawksbill-sea-turtle/

http://www.heart.org

http://www.mayoclinic.org

http://extension.uga.edu

http://cincinnatizoo.org

 

Grade 5 - Website Evaluations - Lesson 3

Thinking about Purpose and Looking for Bias

Website authors have a purpose, just like any author does.

Remember PIES?

P = persuade

I = inform

E = entertain

S = sell

An author's purpose will influence the way they present the information to the reader. 

When an author wants to persuade you to think or feel the way they do about a topic, their website shows their bias. 

Definition of Bias - from Merriam-Webster online dictionary -

an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting over any other

So, the information on that website may be the author's opinion and not just facts.  The author may leave out facts that go against his/her opinion.  

When you use a website, always be thinking about the author's purpose and if the information is an opinion or a fact.  

Use these websites to think about the creator's purpose and to look for bias.

http://cincinnatizoo.org

http://www.navy.mil

http://www.heart.org

http://www.mayoclinic.org

 

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Green Valley Library Resource Username/Password List - for Students

Wilson Library Resources Handout for Teachers
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