COMPUTERS - 10 PT PROJECT                   Name: ______________

WEBSITE DETECTIVE - VERIFYING YOUR SOURCE.

TIPS:

 

- WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHEN, WHERE

- Use  networksolutions.com   "whois" option.

- On site, look for author name, organization, dates, times.  Then google them.

- If resources are given,  Google them for verification.

- Examine web address.   Does it contain  ~  or .org , .com, .net 

- Is content usable or dependable?

 

5 CRITERIA TO CHECK A WEB SITE              Other Web Site Evaluation Links

 

WHAT TO DO?

 

Use this WORKSHEET.  Then examine each site listed below. Research the authors, organizations etc.    Fill out the table & rank sites based on VALUE and USEFULNESS.

 

WEBSITES TO INVESTIGATE:

 

I. "Feline Reaction to a Bearded Man" http://www.improbable.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html

 

Content

Authority/Credible

Bias/Purpose

Usability

Rank

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. "New Invention Allows Humans to Live Forever"

http://www.alexchiu.com/eternallife/index.html

 

Content

Authority/Credible

Bias/Purpose

Usability

Rank

 

 

 

 

 

 

III. "Home Web Page of Arthur Butz"  http://www.ibiblio.org/team/history/controversy/abutz/intro.html  

Content

Authority/Credible

Bias/Purpose

Usability

Rank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html

Content

Authority/Credible

Bias/Purpose

Usability

Rank