| Overview: In this lesson, students work in groups to examine and evaluate Web sites on a particular topic. Each student has a particular role and rates the site according to established criteria (using the Web Site Scoring Sheets). Then they will rank the sites using the Web Site Ranking Chart. Each group is examining the same sites, and at the end of the lesson, the groups will compare their rankings and through discussion arrive at a consensus. |
| PA State Standards Addressed: |
| 1.8.5 B | Locate information using appropriate sources and strategies. |
| Evaluate the usefulness and qualities of resources. |
| Information Literacy Standards Addressed (as stated in Information Power: Information Literacy Standards for Students, prepared by the American Association of School Librarians and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology): |
| Standard 1: | The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively. |
| Standard 2: | The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently. |
| Standard 7: | The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and recognizes the importance of information to a democratic society. |
| Standard 9: | The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information. |
| Technology Standards Addressed (Nets: National Educational Technology Standards): |
| Standard 5: | Technology research tools |
| Standard 6: | Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools |
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