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= Some guidelines for accessing Internet based resources =

= Some guidelines for accessing Internet based resources =

   

   

   

   

classification which says “this kind of website for this subject”.

classification which says “this kind of website for this subject”.

We should therefore, be more careful in identifying and using app

We should therefore, be more careful in identifying and using app

   

   

   

   

   

   

'''1. Assessing the

'''1. Assessing the quality of a web page'''

quality of a web page'''

There are a few things we need to consider when we look at the usefulness of the information on any website.

 

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are a few things we need to consider when we look at the usefulness

of the information on any website.

   

   

## Context: Relevance has another side to it also. While many issues in learning can be common across societies, many are also contextual. A web page written about rainfall and lifestyle and crops will be different for different places. It may still be useful for learning; but we need to examine how we can use it.

## Context: Relevance has another side to it also. While many issues in learning can be common across societies, many are also contextual. A web page written about rainfall and lifestyle and crops will be different for different places. It may still be useful for learning; but we need to examine how we can use it.

## Time: Many times, information has a validity. What may have been used earlier as a technology for some process may not be used now. Therefore we need to check the time and test for appropriateness. The content is not wrong but a changed scenario, changed society may make the content less relevant.

## Time: Many times, information has a validity. What may have been used earlier as a technology for some process may not be used now. Therefore we need to check the time and test for appropriateness. The content is not wrong but a changed scenario, changed society may make the content less relevant.

 

   

   

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# Features of a website: How useful a website is depends on how many different ways we can access the information and use it and view it. Can it be used by teachers, students, general public? The understanding of this will also help us determine how much we can use the content.

4. Features of a website: How useful a website is depends on how many different ways we can access the information and use it and view it. Can it be used by teachers, students, general public? The understanding of this will also help us determine how much we can use the content.

   

   

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'''2. How to search for

'''2. How to search for information'''

information'''

The second aspect of using a website relates to how we search for

The

second aspect of using a website relates to how we search for

information. What words we use, how we phrase the question for

information. What words we use, how we phrase the question for

search are all important features in deciding the quality of search

search are all important features in deciding the quality of search

results. For example try these different searches - Giraffe,  

results. For example try these different searches - Giraffe,  

Evolution and Evolution of giraffe

Evolution and Evolution of giraffe

   

   

You

You will notice that the pages that come up are all different. What we

will notice that the pages that come up are all different. What we

also need to keep in mind is who is the user, what is the use etc.  

also need to keep in mind is who is the user, what is the use etc.  

How we use the search terms determines what results see and how

How we use the search terms determines what results see and how

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= Checklist for evaluating a website =

= Checklist for evaluating a website =