Objectives

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Students will be able to write a list of criteria and questions to ask for web site evaluation

Students created a list of 3 or more criteria with little or no supporting questions

Students created a list of 3 to 5 criteria with some supporting questions. Criteria may be uneven in focus or contain mistakes.

Students created a list of 3 to 5 criteria with at least 3 supporting questions for each criteria. The list is comprehensive an accurate.

Students will be able to use their lists to effectively evaluate web resources.

Students feel that their list is a less-than effective tool for evaluating web resources. The students were not able to identify hoax websites using their evaluation tool.

Students feel uncertain about the effectiveness of their list as a web evaluation tool. The tool can sometimes be used to identify hoax sites.

Students demonstrate that their list is an effective tool for evaluating web resources. The tool can be used to correctly identify hoax sites and to select the better site(s) to use given a set of sites on a topic.

Students will be able to actively discuss/explain their evaluation criteria with the class

Students are unclear as they explain their lists. Students are not yet able to justify their choices in their own words.

Students justify their choices by referring to the reading, not by explaining in their own words why a choice is important. Students explain their list well.

Students are able to clearly explain and justify their choices to the class. Students demonstrate a thorough understanding of the information they have found about web site evaluation.

Students will be able to create a process and a tool to help their peers evaluate web resources.

Students create an evaluation tool that contains errors.

Students create an evaluation tool that is accurate and informative, but not interesting to look at- little effort to draw the reader in is shown.

Students create a clear, easy to read, accurate, informative, and visually interesting evaluation tool.

Students will research, gather and share information.  Students will listen and cooperate with teammates and make good decisions.

Collects very little information--some relates to the topic. Relays very little information--some relates to the topic. Often sides with friends instead of considering all views.

Collects some basic information--most relates to the topic. Relays some basic information--most relates to the topic. Usually considers all views.

Collects a great deal of information--all relates to the topic. Relays a great deal of information--all relates to the topic. Always helps team to reach a fair decision.