Teachers Evaluating Websites

Should teachers have to evaluate websites before their students view them? Yes, teachers should be evaluating websites. You wouldn't teach content of a book without reading the book, so why recommend a website to students without evaluating its content.
The reasons it is important for teachers to evalutate website content include validity, currency of information, point of view, authenication and relevant content. If the students have to research through websites, teachers would want to make sure the information that the students need is located on the website. It would be a waste of time to send the students on a scavenger hunt through wasteful websites. Give them the sites you know they would benefit from.
Teachers should make sure the information on the website is not only from a valid author or group, but that it is also up to date. Websites should be evaluated for point of view. Is this author being too biased? Is there enough information for the student to form his or her own opinion about a matter? Is there going to be offensive content in the webpages that are not appropriate for the students to view?
These are important reasons why teachers should be viewing all websites they use during their lessons.