Website+Evaluation

"Doing research on the Web is like using a library assembled piecemeal by pack rats and vandalized nightly." -Roger Ebert
 * Website Evaluation** **Compiled by Mrs. Gruenthal, Library Media Teacher**

Anyone with a computer can put up a webpage. You do not know who they are, or if they are qualified to talk about the subject you are researching. Before you use a website, look to see who is sponsoring the page. If you can't figure out who has produced it, don't use it.
 * Why should you evaluate webpages?**

21st Century Information Fluency Kathy Schrock's Guide McDougal Littel Class Zone Website Evaluation Video [|Snopes] is that e-mail a hoax?


 * Funny Sites:**

The Jackelope Conspiracy Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency The First Page of the Internet Male Pregnancy The Ova Prima Foundation California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge This Page Intentionally Left Blank Mankato, Minnesota

Dihydrogen Monoxide Institute for Historical Review
 * Scary Sites (By "scary" I mean really misleading if used for a report):**

Evaluating Web Pages UC Berkeley
 * More on Website Evaluation:**


 * Summary of The CARS Checklist for Research Source Evaluation**

trustworthy source, author’s credentials, evidence of quality control, known or respected authority, organizational support. Goal: an authoritative source, a source that supplies some good evidence that allows you to trust it.
 * Credibility**

up to date, factual, detailed, exact, comprehensive, audience and purpose reflect intentions of completeness and accuracy. Goal: a source that is correct today (not yesterday), a source that gives the whole truth.
 * Accuracy**

fair, balanced, objective, reasoned, no conflict of interest, absence of fallacies or slanted tone. Goal: a source that engages the subject thoughtfully and reasonably, concerned with the truth.
 * Reasonableness**

listed sources, contact information, available corroboration, claims supported, documentation supplied. Goal: a source that provides convincing evidence for the claims made, a source you can triangulate (find at least two other sources that support it).
 * Support**

Online Safetey Tips
 * The bottom line is be careful when using the World Wide Web.**

Media Awareness Network Test your Website judgement with this interactive tutorial.

Evaluating Web Pages (UC Berkeley) Bottom Line: Is the web page as good (or better than) what you could find in journal articles or other published literature that is not on the free, general web?
 * More Information**:

[] Dog Island Free Forever [] P.E.T.PU People for the ethical treatment of pumpkins [|http://www.geocities.com/petpu4] Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus [] The Republic of Cascadia [] [|http://www.mich.edu/~engtt516] NinjaBurger [|http://www.ninjaburger.com] McWhortle enterprises [|http://www.mcwhortle] [] [] Clones R Us <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Di Hydrogen Monoxide site: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The Jackalope Conspiracy <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Internet Detective <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Ova Prima Foundation <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First Male Pregnancy <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Internet Detective <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fake Websites (Used for Information Literacy Skills) **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All About Explorers <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://allaboutexplorers.com/ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mankato, Minnesota <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://city-mankato.us/ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jacopo di Poggibonsi <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|http://www.umich.edu/~engtt516/gallery.html] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]