Feb 2-13 Lessons (Weeks 2 and 3)

Objective #1: Increase student participation in Study Island.

Objective #2: Student will be able to evaluate positive and negatives of academic and personal interest websites through a presentation and rubric.

Objective #3: Students will gain confidence in public speaking and presentation skills (using projector and whiteboard, using laptops, checking connections).

1. Start off each class with 15 minutes on Study Island. See me if you do not know how to log in.

2. Whole class: we will watch a short presentation on how to evaluate websites at http://muse.widener.edu/~tltr/How_to_Evaluate_9.htm
If you MISS the presentation, you must watch it yourself with headphones.

3. Please copy and paste the following criteria into MS Word. Use this rubric when evaluating your own and classmates presentations.


Your Name:
Date: _______________ Class Period: ___________

Name of Presenter:

Name of Site:

Site URL: http://

Design
Can move from page to page easily. 1 2 3 4 5

Good use of graphics and color. 1 2 3 4 5

Content
Additional resource links are included. 1 2 3 4 5

Information is useful. 1 2 3 4 5

Rich content and will likely be revisited. 1 2 3 4 5

How this web site compares in content to
similar websites. 1 2 3 4 5

Technical Elements
All links work. 1 2 3 4 5

Can see meaningful information within 30 seconds. 1 2 3 4 5

Credibility
Contact person is stated with their e-mail address. 1 2 3 4 5

States the name of the host school or institution. 1 2 3 4 5

Links have been kept current. 1 2 3 4 5

States when this page was last updated. 1 2 3 4 5


Total Possible Points = 60

Points for this Site =

4. Sign up and begin website presentations and evaluations.

Additional Resources

Webquest on Evaluating Websiteshttp://www.sdst.org/shs/library/evalwebstu.html

Use the evaluation chart to keep track of your results: http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/evalrole.html