McDonald,+Elizabeth

=Website Evaluation   = = Elizabeth McDonald = =  November 12, 2008 =

** Ninth Grade **
This lesson will be a collaborative effort with Mrs. White, whom teaches elective classes at Summertown High School, and Miss. Webb, the media specialist. Mrs. White has fifty-eight total students in her three classes. We anticipate that our lesson will take most of each hour and twenty minute block. TLW take a pretest when they get to the library, as well as complete a graphic organizer on web evaluation. The questions on the pretest will give us an idea of the knowledge they have about using the Internet for Research purposes and evaluating websites. Of these fifty-eight students, eight have learning disabilities in math and reading. Five of the eight read below a fifth grade level, two are on consultation, and three are gifted. The eight students that are below grade level will be in the final class of the day, and the gifted students will be in the second class. Results of the Pretest: 35 Google 4 Ask.com 15 No Response Five students were absent. **Standards/Goals: //AASL [|//Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning//]// Standard One:** The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively. ** Standard Two: ** The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently. **   Standard Three:  ** The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively. **Standard Four:** The student who is an independent learner is information literate and pursues information related to personal interests. **Standard Six:** The student who is an independent learner strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation. ** Standard Eight: ** The student who contributes positively to the  learning community and to society is information literate and   practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology. Source: http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/informationpower.cfm ** Standard Fourteen ** : The student will understand appropriate and inappropriate uses of chemical substances. ** Standard Fifteen ** : The student will understand the effects of substance use and abuse. Source: http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/curriculum.shtml **Materials/Media, and Other Resources:** I will need the LCD projector, screen, and computer set up in the library. I will need copies of the pretest, posttest, graphic organizer, web site evaluation form, PowerPoint, and the list of sites to evaluate. I will need the PowerPoint Miss. Webb and I developed. I will need access to the computer lab. The computers will need to be turned on and set up so that we don’t waste time.
 * Pre Assessment: **
 * ** Question ** || ** Correct Response ** || ** Incorrect Response ** || ** Partially Correct Response ** ||
 * ** One ** || 42  ||  11  ||   ||
 * ** Two ** || 49  ||  4  ||   ||
 * ** Three ** || 48  ||  5  ||   ||
 * ** Four ** || 8  ||  39  ||  6  ||
 * ** Five ** || 24  ||  29  ||   ||
 * ** Seven ** || 41  ||  12  ||   ||
 * ** Eight ** || 47  ||  6  ||   ||
 * ** Nine ** || 3  ||  50  ||   ||
 * ** Ten ** || 7  ||  39  ||  7  ||
 * Responses to Question Six: **
 * Healthful Living Standards **
 * Instructional Objectives: **
 * 1) **Audience:** TLW be able to use the five W’s of website evaluation to guide them in choosing effective sites to use for research. TLW be able to select other appropriate and inappropriate sources for research.
 * 2) **Behavior:** TLW use a teacher created form to help them evaluate websites on alcohol and substance abuse. TLW engage in discussion as to why it is important to be able to evaluate websites. TLW complete a graphic organizer that will help them understand why the Internet is beneficial to the research process. TLW view a power point presentation on website evaluation and selection of appropriate online resources for research. TLW use some of the websites from the evaluation lesson to gain current, accurate information that will aid them in creating a PowerPoint presentation.
 * 3) **Conditions:** TLW continue to use the information from the lesson for other projects in their current issues class, as well as other classes throughout their high school career. Miss Webb and Mrs. White will also be working on a lesson with Britannica soon. Miss Webb will be doing a lesson with the same students but a different teacher over the use of the Tennessee Electronic Library before Christmas break.
 * 4) **Degree:** The PowerPoint is very explicit and students will have hands-on experience so I expect seventy-five to eighty percent of the students to have the knowledge needed to perform a basic evaluation on websites. I expect the gifted students will be able to do an in-depth evaluation of websites. I expect eighty percent of the students will know of at least one online resource that is available for them to use for research. With continued practice I feel ninety-five percent will master website evaluation

[|Evaluating Websites.ppt]

[|web evaluation.doc] **Set Inductions:** I will use the graphic organizer to engage students in a conversation as to why websites are useful for research. I will be sure they mention speed, multiple users, the fact that the information is portable, the wonderful graphics and pictures available, etc. We will discuss what they have experienced that was frustrating when using different websites. **Instructional Sequence:** TLW come in and sit at the tables, and Miss Webb will introduce me to the class. Students will take a pretest on evaluating websites and using the Internet for research. We will take about ten minutes to go over the graphic organizer as described in Set Induction. I will then go through the PowerPoint presentation with them. The bulk of the presentation is over website evaluation, but Miss Webb and Mrs. White also wanted me to briefly discuss why Wikipedia is unacceptable for research, as well as mention that they recommend Tennessee Electronic Library and Birtannica Online. Mrs. White and I will then give students the list of websites they will be evaluating as well as the form they will be using. I will go over the form with them to be sure they understand what to do. We will walk across the hallway to the computer lab. First we will look at the last site on their paper. This site has nothing to do with their assignment, but it was a terrible site I found. We will discuss what aspects make it so horrible. We will go through the evaluation process with this site orally. Students will then work independently to evaluate one of the sites Mrs. White and I chose for their project. If time permits we will evaluate a second site on their list. They will complete the form I provided them with as they work. While students are evaluating the sites, Mrs. White and I will walk around and help the students that are having a difficult time with parts of the evaluation form. **Closure:** We will go over the evaluation of their site together. We will compare their site for research with the first site we looked at together. We will discuss again why websites are useful for research, and we will review the five W’s of website evaluation. **Adaptations and Extensions:** Students in the last class will work in pairs so that the students with learning disabilities will have a partner. Mrs. White is going to assign partners before they come to class. I will read the pretest and posttest to this class also. Mrs. White and I will also be available to assist anyone having a difficult time with the evaluation process. The gifted students will evaluate two sites from the list given and then will decide which one would be the most useful for their project. They will have to list reasons for their selection. They will also be given the opportunity to look for other sites not on their list that would be of use for their project. An appropriate extension would be to have a lesson on different search engines, and then students could use the search engines to locate websites on a topic for evaluation. Another extension would be to give students a website that wouldn’t get a good evaluation and have them come up with ways to improve the site. **Assessment:** The evaluation of the sites and the discussion mentioned in the Closure will help us determine students’ mastery level of the lesson. If we run short on time, students will take the posttest tomorrow in class. **Reflection:** This collaborative effort was an excellent experience. Miss Webb is someone to strive to be like. It seems like during my time with her she spent ninety percent on collaborative projects, not just with teachers but also with her student workers and administrators. This lesson would have been more successful in two parts, and I should have had more time for discussion throughout the PowerPoint, especially with the last class. Students didn’t have as much time in the computer lab as I had hoped they would. I do know their teacher took them back to the lab and used what we had worked on some more later in the week. Pre and Post assessment data shows that the students need to be taught the difference in a search engine and a website, see question six. After the lesson, most students knew everything on the Internet is not accurate, every site doesn’t have an author, the first site might not be the best for research, dates are important, multiple sources should be used when researching, and site maps are useful and necessary. All in all, the lesson was successful, but there is always room for some improvement. **14 No Response**
 * Post Assessment Data **
 * ** Question ** || ** Correct Response ** || ** Incorrect Response ** || ** Partially Correct Response ** ||
 * ** One ** || 50  ||  3  ||   ||
 * ** Two ** || 53  ||  0  ||   ||
 * ** Three ** || 52  ||  1  ||   ||
 * ** Four ** || 38  ||  15  ||   ||
 * ** Five ** || 44  ||  9  ||   ||
 * ** Seven ** || 51  ||  2  ||   ||
 * ** Eight ** || 53  ||  0  ||   ||
 * ** Nine ** || 35  ||  18  ||   ||
 * ** Ten ** || 22  ||  10  ||  21  ||
 * Responses to Question Six: **
 * 26 Britannica **
 * 2 Ask.com **
 * 10 Google **
 * 1 Wikipedia **

I really taught this lesson so I thought you would need the questions from my pre and post assessment. ** Evaluating Websites ** **** 2. Does every site list an author? **** 3. Will the first site that pops up be the best one to use for research? **** 4. What is a site map? **** 5. Is it helpful to users if a site has a site map? **** 6. Name a site that would be useful for research. **** 7. Is when the website was updated important when choosing your sources? **** 8. Do you use multiple sources when completing a report? **** 9. Why are site domains important when evaluating a site? **** 10. How do you think website evaluation will help you research more effectively? **
 * 1. Is everything you find on the Internet accurate?