Web Evaluation 5

Evaluating Web Sites

Evaluate the following web sites and decide if they are a 1, 2, 3 or a 4. Be ready to defend your decision.

Web Evaluation Rubric

Rating	Initial Clues	Looking at the Site	How it can be used
4 EXCELLENT	org, mus, edu, gov, com published by organizations such as: Groliers National Geographic Smithsonian University of California etc.	The site is connected to a museum, school, organization or reputable company. Author is listed. Credits are given. Dates are included. Images are labeled. All links work. It has a very professional look.	This will be an excellent source of information.
3 GOOD	com, k12, org, ~ other School or individual's site	This site may be commercial or put up by a school group. There may be very good links to other sites An author is listed. Some of the links may be broken.	Use with care, for information, images and links to other sites
2 FAIR	.com, k12, ~ others	This has information but the source or author may be missing. The purpose is unclear or unimportant. It may be a personal page by anyone	Use with great care for links and images.
1 POOR	com, biz, co	This site is trying to sell items. There are no credits. There is much advertising. There is no author, title or date.	Don't even think about it!