Web+Evaluation

WEB EVALUATION

Start with what you know for sure: 1. .gov sites are always dependable (they have more rigorous website registration requirements) (to search for government sites use site:.gov - for example: site:.gov and childhood obesity) 2. quality names such as PBS, CNN, Smithsonian, National Geographic, BBC, NOVA, Mayo Clinic, weather.com, Encarta, museum or library websites, New York Times or other newspaper sites, etc. will usually provide reliable information 3. use the "whois" feature on Google (for example enter in searchbox: whois mayoclinic.com) for background information on website registration 4. use the "link" feature on Google to check authority on the sites that link to a certain site (for example: link:mayoclinic.com) 5. use search engines that link to scholarly or educator-approved sites: [|Access Journals] || [|Resources Center] || [|IPL2] || [|Microsoft] [|Academic Search] || [|WebPath Express] || 6. when in doubt, do not use the source
 * [|Nettrekker] || [|Infotopia] || [|Google Scholar] || [|RefSeek] ||
 * [|Binpad] || [|Blekko] || [|KidsClick] || [|Academic Index] ||
 * [|Infography] || [|Sweet Search] || [|Wolfram Alpha] || [|Directory of Open]
 * [|Virtual Learning]

Here is a powerpoint that walks you through the steps in website evaluation

[|Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask]

[|Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages]

[|Web Evaluation Criteria]

A checklist:

[|Glossary of Internet and Web Jargon]