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**Website Evaluation**
(The following information is from [|http://www.lesley.edu/library/guides/research/evaluating_web.html] )


 * Purpose

 What is the purpose of the site or page? Look for tips in graphics and text. Web pages may be...
 * commercial
 * informative
 * educational
 * entertaining
 * persuasive
 * personal
 * institutional
 * a hoax

 Domain Name

 .gov Government agency: www.whitehouse.gov  .net Internet Service Provider: www.whitehouse.net  .comCommercial site (Note: www.whitehouse.com is a pornographic site. Go there at your own risk.)  .eduHigher education - www.lesley.edu. Other educational sites may appear with different domain names: www.whitehouse.gov/kids  .mil Military site- www.navy.mil/  ~("tilde") Personal site - http://www.members.tripod.com/~DAdams/qkbrdinf.html  .org Organization; may be charitable, religious, or a lobbying group - http://www.rtda.org.  Country names appear as a two-letter abbreviation in the domain name. - .us; .ca


 * Authority


 * Who is the author?
 * What are his credentials?
 * Does he have sufficient authority to speak on the subject?
 * Is there any way to reach him?
 * Is there an organizational or corporate sponsor?
 * Is this page authentic, or is it a hoax?
 * Is there a reference list?


 * Objectivity


 * Does the content reflect a bias?
 * Is the bias explicit or hidden?
 * Does the identity of the author or sponsor suggest a bias?
 * How does the bias impact the usefulness of the information?


 * Currency


 * Is the information on the page up-to-date?
 * Can you tell when the page was last updated?
 * Are there dead links?
 * Is there a difference between the date the information was created and the date the page was last updated?


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 * Is the content accurate, complete, well-written?
 * Is the content appropriate for your classroom or your assignment?
 * Is the reading level appropriate for your students?
 * Is the content appropriate for the age or developmental level of your students?
 * Is the content relevant to your topic or question?

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Web Evaluation Assignment