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

EDU 276 PORTFOLIO REFLECTION LOG (FALL ’08) – p. 2