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Evaluating Web Sites. Casting light on the World Wide Web. Criteria for Evaluating Web Sites. Purpose Authority Objectivity Currency Clarity Accessibility. Purpose. Commercial Informative Educational Entertainment Persuasive Personal Institutional. Domain Name Suffixes.
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Evaluating Web Sites Casting light on the World Wide Web
Criteria for Evaluating Web Sites • Purpose • Authority • Objectivity • Currency • Clarity • Accessibility
Purpose • Commercial • Informative • Educational • Entertainment • Persuasive • Personal • Institutional
Domain Name Suffixes • .com = commercial site • .net =Internet service provider • .edu = higher education • .org=charitable, religious, or lobbying organization
.gov= government agency • .mil = military • ~ = personal site http://pirate.shu.edu/~skeelero/ • country codes such as .uk and .nz
Authority • Who is the author? • What are the author’s credentials? • Is there a way to contact the author? • Is there an organizational or corporate sponsor? http://www.carolhurst.com/authors/llowry.html
Objectivity • Does the content reflect an explicit or hidden bias? • Does the identity of the author or sponsor suggest a bias? • If there is a bias, how does it impact on the usefulness of the information?
Currency • Is the information up-to-date? • When was the page last updated? • Are there dead links? • www.nytimes.com
Clarity/Accessibility • Is the information clearly presented? • Is the text neat, legible, and easy to read? • Are there mistakes in spelling and grammar? • Does it load quickly? Is it easy to navigate?
Creating a Secure Password • Think of an easy-to-remember phrase My team wonfirst place atbiopardy • Make a Mnemonic mt1fp@b
Site Evaluation • www.genochoice.com • Huckleberry Finn • http://www.alexa.com
The End! • PowerPoint presentation created by Ms. Balsamo