Use Sophia to knock out your gen-ed requirements quickly and affordably. Learn more
×

Teaching Students to evaluate online resources

Author: Kathleen Johnson

Teaching Students to Evaluate Online Resources

Source: Digital Access Key Image; Morgue File; http://mrg.bz/xJqkIW; Students At Computers Image; Morgue File; http://mrg.bz/m3lb9K; Student Studying Image; Morgue File; http://mrg.bz/rBgKfZ

Video Transcript

Notes on "Teaching Students to Evaluate Online Resources"

(00:00-00:52) Intro

(00:53-01:10) Objectives

(01:11-02:22) Teacher Responsibilities

(02:23-05:58) CRAPP Mnemonic

(05:59-06:19) Review

(06:20-06:56) Reflection

Additional Resources

Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask 

University of Berkeley Library resource for evaluating online sources. This site walks you through the necessary steps of evaluating an online resource. You can use this site and the steps as you instruct your students to evaluate online resources.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html


Evaluating Information – Applying the CRAAP Test

California State University online resource evaluation tool - This is a one page handout that walks students through the necessary questions to asks when evaluating sources. The acronym CRAAP is easy to remember, and requires students to check for Currency, Relevancy, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose.
https://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf

ISTE Standards

The Student, Educator and Leader Standards have been updated since 2016. To reference the Newest Generation of ISTE Standards and to see which states have adopted the most current version, visit:
https://www.iste.org/standards