SELECTING DIGITAL CONTENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ANN CARLSON WEEKS/UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

SELECT Verb 1. to choose in preference to another or others; pick out. 2. to make a choice; pick.

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CRITERIA FOR CONTENT* Authority Appropriate Content for Users Scope Authenticity Treatment Arrangement and Organization Instructional Design Special Features *All websites used in this section are currently on the internet, but all are hoaxes.

CRITERIA FOR FORMAT* Technical Quality Aesthetic Quality Ease of Use Age Appropriate Stability * All websites used in this section are currently on the internet, but all are hoaxes.

SELECT Verb 1. to choose in preference to another or others; pick out. 2. to make a choice; pick.

KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY

SELECTING FOR A WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE

QUESTIONS? Contact Information Ann Carlson Weeks, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Academic Programs University of Maryland College Park, MD