Evaluating Internet Resources

Activity 2: Evaluating A Website Using The Site Critique Checklist

Part A: Find the Bogus Site. Visit several of the following web sites to decide which one you would like to evaluate using the checklist.   Find the one that is bogus.

http://www.naral.org/- Abortion and Reproductive Rights:  Choices for Women
http://www.msichicago.org/- The Museum of Science and Industry
http://147.129.1.10/library/research/AIDSFACTS.htm - Facts about Aids
http://www.nra.org/ - National Rifle Association
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html - American Library Association's  Great Sites for Kids

Part B: Download and print the Site Critique Checklist to make written notes about the site you have chosen to evaluate. After you have scored the site, partner with someone who critiqued the same site and compare notes. Discuss any differences in your evaluations.

Note: Every site does not need to meet every one of these criteria to be a great site, but the higher the score, the more likely it is to be a worthwhile place to spend time. In addition to a site's score, you need to consider your own "mandatory" criteria. That is, if it is a sight that requires a system more advanced than the computers you can access, or if a sight requires a lot of reading and you teach first grade, a great sight still wouldn't be appropriate for your use.

The content on the Web changes faster than anything we have ever seen in our culture. Therefore, in any recommended list of Web sites, the recommendations apply only to the primary sites that are listed, not to every site linked from the primary sites.

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