Source Analyser my Web 2.0 tool of the week by Classtools.net is a free tool that helps students too measure and judge how valuable an information source is by encouraging the student to consider the quantity of information, how well that content is focused and then determine how reliable that information is. This is called “provenance focus”: the origin and source or ownership history of that information.
The template page is well laid out, easy to use and features functions such as a template box to summaries the source topic. The main page template feature provides question boxes that ask; how useful is the information provided in the source, how much information is provided in the source and how reliable is the source. The Source Analyser template allows the teacher to provide easy to use, “hints” in text boxes for the student, asking questions such as; what it dose, what it does not, ways it is and ways it is not are examples of those textboxes.
An example for using the Source Analyser as a lesson plan template, the teacher could lead a discussion using the “Hint” provided in the template to assess the usefulness of a source. Then the class reads through the key source being analyzed. The class is asked to make notes on how much the source informs them on the subject and then how reliable the source is. Each student is then asked to provide a written answer to the question; how useful is this source, using the “hints” provided in the template.
The Source Analyer application can be used on your own websites and Blogs, free of charge. A downloaded template is permanent. The Source Analyser is available for anyone to see, however the templates are “live” and a requirement for an Internet connection.
Source Analyser is a wonderful tool for helping students become more “media literate” in today’s computer and Internet classrooms.
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