Shaquetta Smith

Web site evaluation 

As a teacher, I would teach students about finding credible websites by modeling it. While telling a student what to do and where to look it works better for some to have hands on experience. Students should know how to find credible, reliable and accurate information that has supporting facts and details. Students should know the difference between scholarly and popular sources. Scholarly sources are written with academic jargon, specific in depth details, have research to back them up and are used to educate. Popular sources are easier to read, with broad overviews and are for entertainment or news. Students should also know the difference between primary and secondary resources. Primary are first hand and are a true period of study while secondary interprets other analyzes an event or phenomenon. When evaluating websites you should be looking for authority meaning who wrote it. You should look for purpose, meaning why did they write it. The date is also important because we should know how recent it is to determine its relevance. When searching for all of these things you should be able to find accurate information. "The central work of life is interpretation." Proverb