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ISTC
201: Web Site Evaluation
Using
Information Effectively in Education
Tricia
Ryan, Instructor
| Web
Site Title: ISTE International Society for Technology in Education |
| Web
URL: http://www.iste.org/
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| Date
Visited: April 5, 2004 |
| Brief
description of the contents of the site: This site contains new
ways to intergrate technology into the classroom. The technology
that I want to use for my research is the pocket pc for teachers.
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Authority
(Author
of site: individual/institutional, organization URL type [edu,
org, com, gov], credentials, expertise, contact information)
Who
is responsible for the site?Contact
information for the Washington, DC office, the Eugene, Oregon
office, and key ISTE contacts.
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Objectivity
(Purpose, target audience, information fact or opinion)
Is
the purpose of the site clear, including any particular viewpoint?
The purpose of this website is to help teachers use different technology
in the classroom. Also giving teachers help to become stronger teachers
(Opinion)
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Accuracy
(Facts documented or well-researched, links provided to quality web
resources)
Is
the information accurate? Accurate, other links are provided to
other quality web resources
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Currency
(Evidence
of current content, page date-stamped with latest update)
Is the information current? March
17, 2004
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Usability
(Site organized and easy to follow, content readable by intended
audience, information error-free, links back to index page, page loads
quickly)
Is the site well designed and
stable? Site is well and very easy to follow and links are
connected and quick to get to.
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| Personal
Assessment
Would you recommend this site?
Why or why not? I would recommend this site because all information
seems to be accurate and the web site provides tons of information and
is very easy to use.
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Last updated by [name] on [date].
ISTC
201: Web Site Evaluation
Using
Information Effectively in Education
Tricia
Ryan, Instructor
| Web
Site Title: Technology in Education |
| Web
URL: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/te0cont.htm
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| Date
Visited: April 5, 2004 |
| Brief
description of the contents of the site: Covers critical issues using
technology and education. Using Technology to Improve student
Achievement
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Authority
(Author
of site: individual/institutional, organization URL type [edu,
org, com, gov], credentials, expertise, contact information)
Who
is responsible for the site?
Content and general comments: info@ncrel.org.
Technical comments: pwaytech@contact.ncrel.org.
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Objectivity
(Purpose, target audience, information fact or opinion)
Is
the purpose of the site clear, including any particular viewpoint?
The purpose of this site is to help educate teachers how using
technology can better their students (Opinion)
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Accuracy
(Facts documented or well-researched, links provided to quality web
resources)
Is
the information accurate? Accurate information links were set up well
information very easy to get to.
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Currency
(Evidence
of current content, page date-stamped with latest update)
Is the information current?
Unknown when the page was last updated wasn't present on the page
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Usability
(Site organized and easy to follow, content readable by intended
audience, information error-free, links back to index page, page loads
quickly)
Is the site well designed and
stable? The site is very easy to use and links load quickly
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| Personal
Assessment
Would you recommend this site?
Why or why not? I would recommend this page seems to be very accurate
but the only problem is that I could not find when the page was last
updated that is important to the readers so they can know when they're
information was posted to make sure they know if it is recent or old
information.
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Last updated by [name] on [date].
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