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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Web Site Evaluation Rubric [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a two-page PDF of a rubric to use in the evaluation of websites in the quest for credible websites for research purposes. RI.11-12.7 Eval Different Media/format
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Web Site Evaluation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars will evaluate the school's web site determining whether standards exist and if they have been met.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Research Sources: Websites

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on the use of websites for research sources. It gives the pros and cons to using websites as sources and discusses the need to evaluate websites and what to look for.
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Other

Monash University Library: Evaluating Web Pages

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this guide to learn how to evaluate web pages. This concise guide also addresses why evaluation is important. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7
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University of California

Uc Berkeley Library: Critical Evaluation of Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Questions to ask yourself when determining if a source is reliable. Discusses difference between primary and secondary source. List of reference sources and links to other sites that teach you how to evaluate sources....
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Santa Rosa Library: How to Evaluate Information Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Tips and information about how to evaluate resources, both print and electronic. Includes information about source authority, purpose, objectivity, currency, completeness, and relevance. It includes a printable handout (top right)with...
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Other

Bare Bones Lesson 5: Evaluating Web Pages

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Read web addresses with confidence, check the content and vital statistics and be more discriminating in your selection of web resources after you take this mini-lesson in website evaluation.
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Other

Kathy Schrock's Home Page: Abc's of Website Evaluation [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Noted technology educator Kathy Schrock provides an alphabetical list of qualities to evaluate in judging websites. She provides example websites to look at for each quality. In addition, she gives a list of websites to use when...
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Arizona State University

Arizona State U.: Research Success for High School Students: Evaluating Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of resources for evaluating sources. Topics covered include knowing your sources, assessing whether a source is scholarly, the CRAAP Test (includes chart, worksheet, and website evaluation sheet), and how to identify fake news.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Research Building Blocks: Examining Electronic Sources

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This lesson helps elementary students identify the important components of web site evaluation. It includes a website evaluation question sheet.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Evaluating Digital Information: Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this slideshow tutorial, students will review how to evaluate digital sources. During the digital evaluation process, students are directed to analyze the following: authority, accuracy, objectivity, and currency. After the tutorial,...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Evaluating and Interpreting Media

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] When people talk about media literacy, they are talking about learning to understand what these messages really mean. This lesson will help you take a closer look at a few...
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Other

Ccbc Library: Evaluate It!: Evaluation Criteria

For Students 9th - 10th
The library at the Community College of Baltimore County provides this research guide that shows you how to evaluate sources, such as websites, periodicals, and any other material you would be using for your research. Includes evaluation...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Website Evaluation

For Teachers 1st - 8th Standards
Utilizing a graphic organizer, learners work individually and in groups to rank websites according to specific criteria.
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Other

Who Is Hosting This: How to Evaluate Web Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent, compact guide to evaluating resources on the Internet. It breaks everything down into easy steps and tells you how to do each. Included is an infographic called 'Evaluating Web Resources: A 60 Second Guide.' It also...
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Stanford University

Stanford U.: Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This report from the Stanford History Education Group describes the conclusions of their work in field testing a set of assessments of civic online reasoning by young people from the middle school to the college level. Middle school...
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Other

Childnet International: Digizen: Social Networking Evaluation Chart

For Students 9th - 10th
This checklist is designed to help review Social Networking Services. The information is from 2008 so parts may be outdated. The information is publicly available from service providers' websites (e.g., Terms of Use and Privacy Policy),...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Hoax/no Hoax? Online Comprehension and Evaluation Strategies

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students use research-based comprehension strategies to read and evaluate websites, and practice analysis by comparing hoax and real websites and by identifying false or misleading information. SL.11-12.2 Eval&Integrate sources
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Other

The Virtual Chase: Evaluating Information on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource teaches researchers how to evaluate information that they find on the Internet for accuracy, authority, timeliness, and objectivity. Features include a checklist for evaluating websites, information on common...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Workshop: Assessment, Evaluation, and Curriculum Redesign

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site features information on a workshop for assessment, evaluation, and curriculum redesign. Teachers will benefit from the explanations and information provided through these examples.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Evaluating Websites

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A seven-part learning module with links to texts and videos to use while learning how to evaluate websites.
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Using a Web Site With Your Class

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Before using any web site with students, you should make sure to thoroughly review it. This article provides five considerations to evaluate before using a site in your classroom.
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Right Sites: Grades 3 5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore the distinctions between the quality and appeal of a children's informational website. They use both types of criteria to rate and compare children's informational websites.
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Other

Central Michigan University: Website Research: Fake News

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Critical appraisal tests like CRAAP and RADAR can also be used to evaluate the credibility of news websites and the stories they produce (which often go viral on social media). Here are some more resources to help you check! (CRAAP...

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