Technology for Teachers

We can thank my short attention span that I have left a few websites in disgust. Knowing that there are literally billions of websites, if I find myself at a site that I am not immediately impressed with, I move on. As your read my top 5 list you might be surprised that “authority” is not among the top five. I started with a list of six, in order to narrow it down to five I chose to remove authority. I’ve found that if a site is offering information that I find useful and it is; objective, accurate, current, all information is relevant, and it is aesthetically pleasing I don’t mind who the author is. In other words I’ll take help from anyone no matter the title they hold.

With that little notice in mind here are my top five reasons that a site is ineffective.

1. Aesthetics- If the site is loaded with graphics and poor background and/or text I won’t even take the time to read the first word.
2. Objectivity- I don’t need someone selling me their point of view. My time is valuable, so I appreciate straight forward information without any fluff.
3. Accuracy- If the information is at all inaccurate it again is not worth my time.
4. Currency- With ever-changing research the information needs to be current.
5. Content Relevancy- I don’t mind spending money for information but it will need to be directly related to the topic and again straight forward.

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