No matter how one wishes to understand the use of webtools and apps, digital literacies are here, are necessary and will not be vanishing from our contemporary world so soon. One may regard digital tools as mere tools, with the emphasis on what learning outcomes emerge from the use of these tools. One may also take a broader view and understand digital literacies as not only the use of digital tools as a means to accomplish a learning goal, but also how digital literacies are more than a checklist of practical, tech know-how.
Learning how to research, use search engines and evaluating websites is also part of digital literacies. In this post, I'd like to suggest some resources to help both teachers and students when evaluating websites.
(Update: Apologies for another popplet which did not embed as it should have!)
Because it is Time
Criteria for Evaluating Web Tools and Apps - Nik Peachey
Digital Literacies 2 : The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus - Nicky Hockly
Evaluating Web Based Tools for ELT - Nik Peachey
How do You Search? Let Me Count the Ways
Shifting the Debate on Tech