Connection Speed: T-1
| Ease of use | Yes | No |
| Does page take a long time to load? | . | x |
| Are pictures on page helpful? | x | . |
| Are pages labeled with a heading? | x | . |
| Can you tell who the author/organization is? | x | . |
| Is there contact links and information to reach the Web master? | x | . |
| Does the page provide date of last update? | x | . |
| Is the page easy to navigate? | x | . |
| Is the page readable with your browser (Explorer 5.1)? | x | . |
| . | . | . |
| Who, What, and Where | Yes | No |
| Does the page title relate to the topic? | x | . |
| Is there information that summarizes the purpose of the page? | x | . |
| Is the information useful for your project? | x | . |
| Might you get more information from a book? | . | x |
| Is the information current? | x | . |
| Is up-to-date information important for your project? | x | . |
| Does the author provide good links to other information? | x | . |
| Is there content that you disagree with? | . | x |
| Is there content that is incorrect? | . | x |
| Is some information contradictory? | x | . |
| Does the author/organization tell you something about themselves? | x | . |
| Is the author/organization knowledgable about the topic? | x | . |
| Is the information reliable? | x | . |
Summary for Web Site #1: Save the Children: Crisis
in Iraq (May 2004).
URL: http://www.savethechildren.org/emergencies/iraq/one_year_later.asp
Save the Children is an organization
which our school has worked with in the past. Our Head of Lower School
has traveled with this organization to Bolivia, and our students have used
information from their Web Site to learn more about the children in Afghanistan
and India. The portion of the Save the Children Site that I am evaluating
relates to a lesson plan that will help our students better appreciate
the perspectives of Iraqi children. I have used the contact information
from this page to describe the goal of my upcoming lesson plan, and have
asked for additional information or resource if possible. I have also raised
a question about a contradiction on their page. The page introduces a girl
by the name of Sabrin. On one page it is said that the name Sabrin
means "bitterness" in Arabic. On a subsequent page, it is says that Sabrin
means "we have patience." I am still waiting for a reply, however there
is enough information and photos from this page to make it useful for my
students.
Connection Speed: T-1
| Ease of use | Yes | No |
| Does page take a long time to load? | . | x |
| Are pictures on page helpful? | x | . |
| Are pages labeled with a heading? | x | . |
| Can you tell who the author/organization is? | x | . |
| Is there contact links and information to reach the Web master? | x | . |
| Does the page provide date of last update? | x | . |
| Is the page easy to navigate? | x | . |
| Is the page readable with your browser (Explorer 5.1)? | x | . |
| . | . | . |
| Who, What, and Where | Yes | No |
| Does the page title relate to the topic? | x | . |
| Is there information that summarizes the purpose of the page? | x | . |
| Is the information useful for your project? | x | . |
| Might you get more information from a book? | . | x |
| Is the information current? | x | . |
| Is up-to-date information important for your project? | x | . |
| Does the author provide good links to other information? | x | . |
| Is there content that you disagree with? | x | . |
| Is there content that is incorrect? | . | x |
| Is some information contradictory? | x | . |
| Does the author/organization tell you something about themselves? | x | . |
| Is the author/organization knowledgable about the topic? | x | . |
| Is the information reliable? | x | . |
Summary for Web Site #2: Scholastic Network Special
Report: Iraq: The Road to Democracy (May 2004).
URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/iraq/index.asp
Scholastic Network is a reputable organization
that has for years been dedicated to providing educators with lesson plans
and Internet resources for the classroom. This page will give my students
a great deal of perspective from which they will be able to compare, contrast,
and reflect. The page offers a section with 10 questions from kids across
America, and 10 answers from kids across Iraq. There are also some great
photos for our kids to see Iraqi children. The one item that I disagree
with is the photo on the main page of the Iraqi boy smiling with his fists
up in a fighters stance, for I believe that this sends the wrong message.
I have sent the Web Master at Scholastic my objection to this photo, but
have not yet recieved a reply. Regardless of this image, I will use this
Site in my lesson plan entitled: "Put yourself in their shoes: The Children
of Iraq," because the responses from the children are genuine.
Schrock, K.(May 2004) Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Middle
School Web Page Critical Evaluation Tool.
URL: http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/evalmidd.html
