Website Evaluations!

I think that it is so important to not only educate your students but also yourself when it comes to identifying a safe website and one that is reliable with correct information. The Internet is so big and there are so many websites out there that it can be hard to distinguish a reliable website from one that is inaccurate and deceiving. By going through EduHound I wanted to find information on coral reefs and it took me to a website that was a coral reef watch and provided information, lesson plans, and various activities to do with your students.
The first evaluation I did was Kathy Schrock's and when going through the checklist to see if the website was reliable everything checked out. The website provided the date of when it was last modified, the authors emailing address and if I decided to go to another page there was a way for me to get back to where I originally was.
Then I decided to compare the website with another evaluation this time using the Purdue Library evaluation. When comparing the website with this evaluation everything seemed to check out as well. The website provided a personal biography and background information and also gave the name of the affiliation it was associated with the NESDIS. One thing that I really liked about the website was that it gave specific updates with activities and current research findings.
Once again I find it very important to educate ourselves and our students on how to identify a reliable website when searching on the Internet. The Internet is such an amazing tool for us to use. Once we learn the proper way to go about finding the information the possibilites are endless!!