Material found online needs to allows be evaluated before a teacher presents the material to his/her classroom. When looking for good material online, we must first ask ourselves about the credibility of the material. Where did the material come from? Does the material make sense? Is the material appropriate for the classroom? These are just a few questions to ask oneself about the material being evaluated. Teachers must always be aware when using websites like wikipedia because the validity of the material is always in question. Any random person can go on that website and make any changes he or she desires, so wikipedia, which is not necessarily a bad website, should be reconsidered when looking up material. Wikipedia can have valuable resources (books, articles, websites) that may be great for a presentation. An example of a reliable website is the Library of Congress. I am personally using this website for my social studies' class project in which I am trying to find primary resources. The Library of Congress is a great resource because random people can't go on and rewrite anything they want. Lastly, instructional materials found online can vary in importance in regards to validity. If a teacher is looking for a class activity to try in class, it wouldn't be as important as to where the activity came from as opposed to someone writing a research paper. In the end, we always need to be aware of the importance of validity surrounding our online research.
Monday, February 13, 2012
What makes instructional materials found online "good"?
Material found online needs to allows be evaluated before a teacher presents the material to his/her classroom. When looking for good material online, we must first ask ourselves about the credibility of the material. Where did the material come from? Does the material make sense? Is the material appropriate for the classroom? These are just a few questions to ask oneself about the material being evaluated. Teachers must always be aware when using websites like wikipedia because the validity of the material is always in question. Any random person can go on that website and make any changes he or she desires, so wikipedia, which is not necessarily a bad website, should be reconsidered when looking up material. Wikipedia can have valuable resources (books, articles, websites) that may be great for a presentation. An example of a reliable website is the Library of Congress. I am personally using this website for my social studies' class project in which I am trying to find primary resources. The Library of Congress is a great resource because random people can't go on and rewrite anything they want. Lastly, instructional materials found online can vary in importance in regards to validity. If a teacher is looking for a class activity to try in class, it wouldn't be as important as to where the activity came from as opposed to someone writing a research paper. In the end, we always need to be aware of the importance of validity surrounding our online research.
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