Web Site Evaluation

Name: ______________________              Date: __________

Directions: Pick two web sites from the links on the web quest. Your job is to evaluate those two sites and decide if the information in them is likely to be reliable or not. Use your web site evaluation checklist to answer questions about each of your web sites.

First web site address: _______________________________

What kind of site is it? (Look at the last three letters of the address.) _________________________________________

When was it last updated? _____________________________

How does it look? ___________________________________

Does the content (information) in the web site make sense? ____

Do you think this web site has reliable information? Why or why not? ______________________________________________________

Second web site address:______________________________

What kind of site is it? (Look at the last three letters of the address.) _________________________________________________

When was it last updated? _____________________________

How does it look? ___________________________________

Does the content (information) in the web site make sense? ____

Do you think this web site has reliable information? Why or why not? _______________________________________________________

If you have time…

What have you learned about sorting out the “good” web sites from the unreliable or fake ones? ___________________________________________________________

What else would you like to learn about finding reliable web sites? ____________________________________________________