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Website Evaluation – adapted from net.TUTOR @ Ohio State University

Your job is to DETERMINE: 

PAC-bccr

Purpose - inform, persuade (advocate for a cause) or sell (commercial).


         About this site
  About us
   Site index
  Site map

           
Determine the purpose for these websites by clicking on them:  

sell, inform, persuade?

                                                Bookspot      -    ________________________

                                                Princeton Review   -    ____________________

Author – person or organization responsible for c
Things to ask:

§  Is organization reputable?

§  Does author have appropriate education, training, and/or experience?

Things to look at:        

          §  c  copyright symbol

§  ~  in url for

                                               §  Site documents, linked biographies, resumes


           

Who is the author of these web sites?

                                    Eye on DNA  - ___________________________________

                                    Victorian Web  - __________________________________

           

C
ontent - What type of information is it? 

1)
Bias

For controversial topics:   Balanced (both pts. of view)? or Biased (one-sided)?

Are the claims:  Supported (w/documentation & evidence)? or Unproven?


                                    Angel on Death Row - ________________________________

     Supported?____________


or
       Unproven?____________

                                  Death Penalty Focus - ________________________________

      Supported ?____________


or
     Unproven?____________

                       


 

2)
Coverage – how well it covers the topic & do other sites cover this topic

         

                   Look for: Other sites on the same topic that you can quickly browse and compare to

                                           yours. This is also a good way to evaluate controversial claims.

How to Locate Similar Sites


You can locate similar sites easily using Google.

In the search box, type:


 

related:[URL of known site]

Example: related:www.deathpenalty.org

             

3)
Currency – when?

         

          Things to look for: 

§  Page creation or revision dates.

§  "What's New" page that describes when content was updated.

§  Press releases or other dated materials.

4)
Recognition – Do others recognize the value of its contents?

 Things to look for: 

§  Links from other sites- Google – link:[URL of site]

§  Tags for this site – del.icio.us—look how many bookmarks

§  Reader’s comments – Technorati—blogger’s  name or name of blog-

      # of blogs linking to website

§  Citations of articles by other researchers:    example using Google.—type in title of article ………..Google Scholar – look for….Cited by….

                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                         

            How many sites are linked to these sites?   

Google Advanced Search

                

            Ipl2 -- www.ipl.org - _____________

Go Ask Alice
– www.goaskalice.columbia.edu  - _________ 

 

****Homework:
  1) watch this video on Understanding Google Search Results

         

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    • Mr. Jurado's Classes - Persuasive Topics
    • Mrs. Yost's Research
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    • Mrs. Gardea
    • Mr. Dubrule's Classes - Persuasive Speech
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    • Mr. Dillard History of the Americas
    • Mr. Sweetnam Ethics
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      • Ms. Peterson's Research
      • Mr. Keen's Save the World Research
      • Mr. Dubrule - Informative Speech
      • Research - Bibliography, Citations, and Plagiarism Oh My!
      • Ms. Gomez Research
      • Camachos's Plagiarism
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      • Sweetnam's Ethics
      • Ms. Yost's Classes-Careers and Reading for Pleasure
      • AgriScience Research
      • Ms. Madrid's Macbeth Research
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    • Mr. Perez - Pathophysiology Classes
    • Mr. Allen - Government & Economics
    • Ms. Cmerek's Research and Web Evaluation
    • Mr. Mendoza Robotics
    • Mr. Jurado's English Classes 2017
    • Ms. Cmerek's History of the Americas
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    • Research - Bibliography, Citations, and Plagiarism Oh My!
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