b.
Evaluating the Resources Used
Information
on the WWW can come from any source. There are obvious advantages
in selecting gateways and test-running searches on the selected
search engines. When using CD-ROM's for this activity the following
general points could be considered:
- Ease
of use - pupils and teachers need to get straight from the ICT
to the subject learning, without complex loading or other access
issues.
- Interactivity
- pupils should as far as possible be able to gain an active
rather than a passive relationship with the resource, and be
able to control the source of information as well as handling
the information itself.
- Guidance
- where more complex searches and other data-handling procedures
are demanded, the resource should provide adequate instruction
on how to do this.
- Technical
robustness - the resource should work under a variety of technical
conditions. This is especially true of the WWW sites you use,
which should be as accessible late in the day as they are in
the morning.
- Flexibility
for use with other learners - any resource that you can use
with a variety of learners under a variety of conditions will
help you make most effective use of the limited time you have.
Question
for Consideration
- How
did the resources you used in following the work from the case
study perform in relation to these criteria?
 c.
Adapting the Resources for Different Learners or Work
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