Since I supervise teachers of students with ASD and MOCI, it is important that I communicate to staff about digital citizenship. Cyber bullying to our students could happen. They could accidentally share personal information on the web. The students and the staff need to know the acceptable use of the internet. They need to be able to evalutate websites to make sure they are legitimate. I can do this by sharing this blog with them, publishing information in my "Weekly Happenings" which is e-mailed to them and reviewing my handbook that they receive every year.
I thought the information about evaluating resources on the web was good. Many of them I knew but having them all together made a comprehensive way to decide if a website, wikki or blog is one you should rely on.
Is it credible? Who published it, wht is their credentials and expereince?
Is it accurate? Can you verify the facts another way?
Is it reliable? Is there a particular view or bias, are they selling a product?
Is it relevant? Does it directly support the question I am trying to answer?
Is the date significant? When was it created? Is it still maintained?
What are the sources behind the text? Are their reliable and creidble? Popular or scholarly?
What is the scope and purpose? Is it a compre3hensive or peripheral treament of your topic? Scholarly or popular? Too simple or too challening? Are they trying to expalin, persuade or sell?
In the interest of full disclosure for the readers of this blog:
I supervise staff for GRPS autism and moderately cognitively impaired programs. I have a master's degree in education and am a certified behavior analyst. I am learning about technology and have used more and more the past few years. The content being posted in this blog relates to a course I am taking through Kent ISD on 21 Things related to technology.
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