Module 3: ICT and the Roles of the educator - Assignment 2

Evaluating web-hosted resources
       
Assignment two afforded me the opportunity to immediately put into practice the newly acquired skill of evaluating websites. It was a bit tedious having to search online for 10 educational sites that provided information that aligned with the curriculum objectives of my chosen topic "plants". Nevertheless, it was a worthwhile exercise. One of the many challenges encountered in this exercise was understanding the use of the template. I manipulated the  margins, font style and size in an attempt to get the evaluatory comments for each criterion hold in the allotted space but to no avail. In the end common sense prevailed. The exercise also increased my collection of websites that can be shared with my teachers.

Activity 9: Relection

Evaluating web-hosted information:

It is not enough to know how to use  a search engine to find websites especially with the plethora of information available on the internet. What is of greater importance is the ability to evaluate these sites.  Teachers and students alike must therefore be equipped with the necessary skills to make such evaluation. This was the intent of Activity 9 to equip me with these skills.

The following criteria can be used to evaluate educational website resources to ensure the best selection. These criteria are purpose, credibility, accuracy, objectivity/bias, and relevance/timeliness among others. Further information on the evaluation of websites can be obtained here.