The Internet
How Do I Decide If a Website Is a Good One?
Probably the most difficult task anyone has to do these days is decide whether or not a website is a good one or not. Anyone can make a website and write about anything. Below you will find some websites. Are they True or Made-up (bogus)? Let's take a look.
http://www.shibumi.org/eoti/index.htm The End of the Internet
http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html Velcro Crop
http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/ Dehydrated Water
Check out these two Websites on frogs
| http://michelesworld.net/Frogs/frog.htm |
| http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/index.html |
One thing that might help you decide is to look at the domain name. A domain name tells you if a site is a .com, .org, .gov, .mil, .kids, or .edu. It will help you decide why the site was created.
What to do?
(Use the Website Evaluation checklist to write your
impressions of the site.)
| 1.
Click on the Google website below. Scroll through each link and read
the description and look at the address below it. Google: "Nebraska History", Altavista: U.S.A. History or Altavista: "Ancient History" |
| 2. Select a website that sounds interesting to you. |
| 3. Use the Website Checklist to decide if this is a good site to use for a report. Fill out all the blanks. |
| 4. If you have time, try more websites. You will need extra website checklist blanks. |
| 5. Be sure to put your opinion of the site on your checklist so you can share it with your class. |
Constructed by B. Jones-teachbaj@yahoo.com
(MS in Curriculum and Instruction/Education Technology)
Bellevue Public Schools Technology Team Created March 5, 2007 and Updated:
Thursday April 17, 2008
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