While I believe I am overall proficient at evaluating a website for quality, and usefulness, this activity was helpful in that it reminded me of formal ways to evaluate websites. For example, I had not thought of arriving at a dead link ("404") message as a problem with the website and/or an indicator that the site itself was not well maintained. I come across such messages often, so it is helpful to know this is something to consider.
As far as the learning objective related to this activity which is stated as "the ability to evaluate websites for use in your future classroom", this activity was relevant. In addition to considering if a site and the information shared through it is well maintained, this activity brought my attention to the idea of whether or not the content is accessible for all my students, including those that may need screen readers and/or those who do not have high speed internet outside of our school. Additionally, this exercise is one which will help me better guide students on how to identify websites that are useful versus those that are not for their own academic pursuits.
As far as the learning objective related to this activity which is stated as "the ability to evaluate websites for use in your future classroom", this activity was relevant. In addition to considering if a site and the information shared through it is well maintained, this activity brought my attention to the idea of whether or not the content is accessible for all my students, including those that may need screen readers and/or those who do not have high speed internet outside of our school. Additionally, this exercise is one which will help me better guide students on how to identify websites that are useful versus those that are not for their own academic pursuits.
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