The Web currently has a great deal of data, a fair amount of information, some knowledge, and very little wisdom. This fact sheet presents some simple, practical guidelines to evaluate the quality of information in family life education Web sites. The Internet may be one of the fastest growing resources for both parents and family life educators.
Information is available through e-mail, mailing lists, chat rooms, bulletin boards and Web sites.
The number of family life educators and parents who access the Internet is growing exponentially. Morris and colleagues reported nearly 3 million commercial sites and fewer than 5,000 educational sites. A great deal of family life and parenting information is on the Web. Of course, there is information and there is Information. He pointed out that the World Wide Web currently has a great deal of data, a fair amount of information, some knowledge, and very little wisdom.