webresources

MUSIC EDUCATION WEB RESOURCES REVIEWS
1. TITLE and URL of the Web Page

2. AUTHORITY (Who's behind it?)
 * What type of domain is it? (.com, .gov, .edu, etc.) Is it appropriate for the content?
 * Who is the author of the site?
 * What credentials does the author have? Evidence?

3. INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT (What's there?)
 * Specific Musical Content
 * Source well documented or reliable?
 * National Music Standards that could be addressed through this software
 * Dated?

4. PURPOSE, VIEWPOINT (Why does it exist?)
 * What is the page's intent? Why was it created? (inform/facts/data, explain, persuade, sell/entice, share/disclose, etc.)
 * Who sponsors the page? (agency, institution, funding source?)
 * Links to other viewpoints?
 * Any bias evident?

5. REPUTATION (Where cited?)
 * Who links to it? (Hint: In Google type "link:all or part of URL)
 * Referred by a reputable source?

6. OVERALL EVALUATION
 * Text summary
 * Rating -- 1 to 4 stars (1 - poor, 2 - **fair,** 3 - good, 4 - excellent)

7. YOUR NAME

To complete your review


 * 1) Choose 3 web sites that could be valuable resources for music educators. Email Dr. Bauer your choices (either one at a time or all 3 at once) to be sure you are not duplicating what someone else is doing - first come, first served!
 * 2) Logon to http://muedtech.wikispaces.com/webresources. From this page, click "Make a New Page" on the left. Name your new page the title of the web site you are reviewing (e.g., Music Educators National Conference. Then, review the web site using the criteria above. Review 3 web sites. Follow the general outline above and use the headings provided so that all reviews have a similar format. Use complete sentences in describing the information pertinent to each heading.