Source Evaluation Review

The purpose of a website should be...

• easy to understand.

• to trick you and get you to do something you shouldn't do.

• hidden, so you have to really think about it.

The author's name is not important.

• True

• False

A biased website is one that...

• tells both sides of a problem.

• tells only one side, or viewpoint, of a problem.

• should be used to write research reports.

• Presents all facts in an objective manner.

A good website should have...

• the date it was created and revised.

• no date because then people will never know when it was made.

• no date because it is not important.

A good website would have...

• no author listed because it is on the Internet.

• the author's name and information about them.

A quality website should...

• take several clicks to arrive at the info needed.

• should not have links.

• should have too much info on one page.

• be easy to navigate.

A quality website should...

• never include a way to contact the author.

• have a way to contact the author by email.

Learning to evaluate websites is important because...

• all websites are good and evaluating can help you make your own website.

• teachers want you to know how to do it.

• you need to know if the info is correct before you use it.

Who can create and have a website?

• Anyone can create one.

• Only people who know about a subject can have one.

• Only people with a college degree can have one.

The domain suffix (.edu, .net, .gov, etc.)...

• gives the name of the website.

• is not very important.

• lets you know the kind of website you are visiting.