1: Your first step is to team up. You don't want to tackle this alone- It could get ugly. Your teacher will put you into groups of 3 or 4 students.

2: Once you are in your groups, you will look at some web sites that explain some of the things you are looking at when you decide whether a site is a good site to use. Look at at least three of the following sites. Your teacher may tell you which sites to use, or you teacher may choose other sites for you to use. Each member of your group should choose one site to look at.

sites:

The ABC's of Web Page Evaluation:http://members.tripod.com/bcrocke/webeval.html

Criteria for Web Site Evaluation: http://www.lib.umich.edu/ugl/research/evaluation/

Evaluation wizard:http://wizard.imsa.edu/evaluate

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Evaluation Criteria: http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html

Kathy Schrock's Guide: http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/evalmidd.html

The Quality Information Checklist: http://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm

3: As you read through the site you've selected, make a list of the criteria that you find in your site. What things does the author of the site list as important things to look for? How does he or she tell you to look for these things? What advice does the author give? Does the author give you a checklist, a chart, or a graphic? Keep who, what, when, and why in mind.

4: Get back together with your group members. Share your lists. In your group, make a list of at least (at least, but you might want more!) 5 questions you need to answer to evaluate a web site.

5: select a web page from the list below, or use one your teacher suggests. Use your group's master list to evaluate the page.

Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie:http://zapatopi.net/afdb.html

Britain for Americans: http://www.brookview.karoo.net/BFA/index.htm

California's Velcro Crop: http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html

Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches:http://www.pmichaud.com/toast

The True but Little Known Facts about Women and AIDS: http://www.ithaca.edu/library/research/AIDSFACTS.htm

6: Evaluate your checklist: how well did it work? Did it help you? Is there anything you need to add, change, or remove? Discuss it in your group!

7: Select a site: as a group, select a pair of sites from the list, or a site that your teacher recommends. Use your group's revised master list to evaluate these sites. Discuss which site you might choose to use for a paper or project.

Pair 1:
American revolution.org: http://www.americanrevolution.org/
Liberty! The American Revolution:http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/

Pair 2:
NASA: Human Space Flight:http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/home/index.html
Affordable Spaceflight:http://www.affordablespaceflight.com/home.html

Pair 3:
The White House:http://www.whitehouse.org/kids/index.asp
The White House:http://www.whitehouse.gov/

8: Re-evaluate your checklist: Make any final adjustments!

9: Your group is ready to make a resource for the library. You can do this in the form of a handout, a poster, a checklist, etc.- Make it by hand or on the computer. Be creative and have a good time! Remember, this is something you are going to share with your peers. Make sure you include all of the following in your resource:
Who made it- the names of everyone in your group
a creative title.
At least five criteria/questions to ask when evaluating a web site.
Some artwork- see if you can choose or create images that add information to your resource.

Your next step: If you haven't already, click on the "evaluation" button to get a look at your rubric!