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Assessing Educational Resources - By: Baolue Vang (Newsela (Currency (This…
Assessing Educational Resources - By: Baolue Vang
Newsela
Currency
This website provides an option for the latest news . There are also information about the date and place of the articles and information provided.
Relevance
This website provides information relevant to all grades and also a wide range of topics such as, history, culture, science and news.
Authority
The website provides information about the authors and editors of the articles and information . There is information connected to many scholarly articles and sources.
Accuracy
This website is well-known and has many connections and partners with other credited sources.
Purpose
There is an "About Us" section that states the purpose and vision of the website .
National Geographic Kids
Currency
This website is updated frequently and has information about current news.
Relevance
This website is relevant because it has a wide variety of news, articles and information pertaining to all different educational categories such as, science, animals, space and nature. Moreover, this information is appropriate and relevant to students who are doing research.
Authority
This website has a team of highly qualified editors and managers that approves of the information before it goes onto the website.
Accuracy
Although it was hard to find the references and more information to the accuracy of the website, this website is very well-known and is used and cited often. There is also information provided about the editors and their work.
Purpose
The purpose is stated in the "About Us" section and the information is presented is objective with more non-fiction information.
Cited Sources
National Geographic Kids. (2017). Retrieved from
kids.nationalgeographic.com
Western University Library. (2017). Evaluating sources [Video File]. Retrieved from
lib.uwo.ca/tutorials/evaluatingsources/
Newsela. (2017). Retrieved from
newsela.com
Coggle: Simple Collaborative Mind Maps. (2017). Retrieved from
https://coggle.it/
Britannica Digital Learning. (2017). Retrieved from
https://britannicalearn.com/
Britannica School
Currency
This website is updated with articles and current news. It provides the reader with an option with the newest news and also provides a date.
Relevance
This website is applicable to a vast age range and also provides information about language, science, history, STEM and culture.
Authority
This website provides information about the editors and the authors. In the blog section there is a list of professionals and their job titles and they provide a personal statement of their work. Also, there is a section of awards and accolades for the website.
Accuracy
This website is well-known and used by educators and students. You have to create an account with your name, state and school. Also there are other sources such as the encyclopedia can are available on the website that can support the claims.
Purpose
There is an "About Us" section that states the purpose and vision of the website.