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Internet Resources for Education
Internet Guides and Web Evaluation

Internet Guides | Web Evaluation

Australian sites are indicated by #

Learning to use the Internet
All guides expect some familiarity with general computer use. Basic Computer Training is available for JCU students.

Guides for Beginners

• # VISA: Virtual Skills Information Activity
  Section 4 of JCU's information literacy tutorial provides an overview of the Web
• BBC Webwise BBC's guide to the Web
• Beginner's Central: a Users Guide to the Internet
• Getting Started on the Web from net.Tutor
• Introduction to the Internet, the World Wide Web and Netscape
  Tutorial from University of California Berkeley
• HelpWeb A Guide To Getting Started on the Internet
  • Overview of the World Wide Web A new surfer's guide
• # Introduction to the World Wide Web
  WWW tutorial from University of Sydney
• TONIC: The Online Netskills Interactive Course
  A course of instruction on using the Internet

• More Advanced Guides

• # Australian Net Guide provides tutorials on a variety of Internet topics
• Finding Information on the Internet from UC Berkeley. One of the classic tutorials, newly revised.
• LivingInternet.com Concise, encyclopedic guide to the Internet
• NetLearn - Internet Learning Resources. UK list of sites providing information useful in teaching Internet skills.
• net.TUTOR: interactive Internet instruction program.

  Guides to Searching

• # Lost in Space: How to make Search Engines work for you. JCU's guide to searching
• Bare Bones A Basic Tutorial on Searching the Web
• Finding Information on the Internet Tutorial from UC Berkeley
  • Search Engines
• net.TUTOR: Searching skills tutorials
• Pandia Goalgetter
  "A short and easy search engine tutorial"
• Sink or Swim: Internet Search Tools and Techniques Hands-on workshop for learning how to use the Internet.
• # The Spire Project Articles about finding information on the web
• Web Searching Tutorial
• WebSerch:The Web Research Resource
  Information on evaluating search engines and Web resources; search engine specifications; search strategies and tips

  Guides Designed for Schools

• # Using the Internet Information on all aspects of the Internet from Victorian Department of Education
• WebTeacher: Your source for web knowledge from basic to advanced

  Other Guides

• Glossary of Internet and Netscape Jargon from UC Berkeley
• Internet Detective Highly recommended UK-based tutorial on navigating and evaluating the quality of Internet resources
• Internet Tutorials from the University at Albany Libraries
• Webopedia Detailed information on all aspects of personal computers.

Guides to HTML, Creating Web Pages and more

• InfoHelp Guides and Tutorials
• Beginner's Guide to HTML
• Introduction to HTML
  A well regarded HTML tutorial that takes 2-4 hours to complete
• HTML: An Interactive Tutorial for Beginners
  Takes you step-by-step through creating a Web page, and answers questions such as "How do I do frames?"
• # Internet Publishing from the Victorian Department of Education.
• # Teach Yourself HTML: An introduction
• Web Publishing Curriculum Resources The Web Publishing Curriculum from the University of Oregon has been redesigned to incorporate many of the latest standards. The site provides free online workshops on basic Web mechanics, Web publishing processes, and Web page creation.
• Web Style Guide

Internet Resource Evaluation
Suggestions for evaluation of web sites:

• Assess the Quality of Information at a Web Site
• Evaluating the Quality of Information on the Internet: Checklist
• Evaluating Web Sites for Educational Uses Bibliography and checklist
• Evaluating Online Educational Materials for Use in Instruction
  ERIC Digest with guidelines and a bibliography
• Evaluating Resources from SOFWeb, Victoria
  • Evaluation Worksheet
• Internet Detective
  Highly recommended UK-based tutorial on navigating and evaluating the quality of Internet resources
• Internet Resource Evaluation UseIt
  UQ page which also lists other useful internet sites
• QUICK: The Quality Information Checklist Web site evaluation for children
• Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources
  This site also includes an evaluation guide for "Discipline-Based World Wide Web Resources".
• Web evaluation site JCU checklist for evaluating informational web pages.

Education Resources

 

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Links checked and Updated April 2004 by lbcy,
Information and Research Support, James Cook University.