As a student in school, I have heard time after time that I should make sure I pick a reputable and reliable source. As a future teacher, it is so vital that I also pick sites for my students that I can rely on and are trustworthy for my students to use too. Going through a website evaluation in TPTE 486 has given me the tools to fully understand how to go about properly evaluating any website to make sure it meets both my needs and the needs of my students.
There were several components to the website evaluation. They included items like what type of browser or plugins were needed and the accessibility to most students including internet speed, alt tags, and cost. Some other things we considered were the author/publisher and their reliability and the accuracy and currency of information as well. Something that we evaluated that I did not consider when thinking of evaluation was the actual design interface of the website. This element is so important, however, because your students need to not only feel comfortable using the site you are asking them to use, but also they need to be able to use it easily without any confusion or clutter problems. Practicing evaluating a website has really given me a great idea of what things to consider when asking my students to use websites and explore the internet. The internet is vast so narrowing it down for my future students to only easily accessible, clean, and reliable sources is so crucial.
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