Reflection Log F08

Amanda Waite’s EDU 276 PORTFOLIO REFLECTION LOG ARTIFACT Website Credibility Evaluation NAME: COMPONENTS: • Background Knowledge • Application • Evaluation of website FILE NAMES: Go to http://novemberlearning.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=93&Itemid=93 This website has the resources needed to complete a website evaluation ISTE NETS Standard 6 - Social, Ethical, Legal, & Human Issues: Teachers understand the social, ethical, legal, and STANDARD(s): human issues surrounding the use of technology in PK-12 schools and apply that understanding in practice. BRIEF • Background knowledge component in the form of Information Literacy Quiz on the Alan November OVERVIEW OF website WHAT THE • Application of the resources listed on the quiz REVIEWER • Evaluation of the website given based on the resources from the Alan November site WILL SEE: CONTEXT IN In order to prepare for the website evaluation, I needed to take the necessary steps: WHICH THE • Pre and Post Test the Alan November Information Literacy Quiz WORK WAS • Go to the assigned website COMPLETED: • Answer the questions laid out in the assignment • Use the resources and the websites in the Alan November quiz to evaluate the site’s credibility BULLETED Pre-Project Skills: REFLECTION: Before this project, I did not know how to evaluate a website for its credibility. I had no skills or resources to find the validity of websites Resources Used: • Alan November quiz New Skills Practiced: • Using easywhois.com to find out the publisher or owner of a website • Using altavista.com to find out who is linked to a particular site • Delicious • Applying my knowledge of what to look for when evaluating the validity of website EDU 276 PORTFOLIO REFLECTION LOG (FALL ’08) – p. 1

Next Steps: • Continue to increase my comfort level with various search engine’s available • Increase my comfort when evaluating the credibility of a website • Continue to learn the importance of website credibility and why it’s important in the 21st Century, especially in an educational setting

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