Website Evaluation
How do you know which sites to use for your research?
Information Seekers
We are information seekers, but as students we must be discerning with the information that we find on the Internet and use for school research assignments. Some of you may already do this, some of you may think you do this and some of you have not given it a second thought. However it is necessary and the more often you do it the easier it will become.
How to Evaluate a Website
Make P.A.P.A. Part of your Research Process
There are many acronyms that can help you evaluate a website, but they all have similar components. Today you will be introduced to P.A.P.A., if you feel more comfortable using a different one feel free to do so.
Evaluation worksheet - use this document to help evaluate sites
STOP, think, and use P.A.P.A. before you use decide to include a webpage in your research!
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