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Website evaluation

Website evaluation. .org. Non-profit organization. .gov. Government. .edu. Educational. . k12. School Site. .com. Commercial. .info. Informational. .name. An individual’s web address. ~name. Personal page from a private net provider. /users.

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Website evaluation

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  1. Website evaluation

  2. .org Non-profit organization .gov Government .edu Educational .k12 School Site .com Commercial .info Informational .name An individual’s web address ~name Personal page from a private net provider /users Personal page from a private net provider .net Personal page from a private net provider WHAT DO THE URL’s STAND FOR? The GREEN sites mean GO: these are websites sponsored by reputable sources. Not all non-profit sites are reputable, but the odds are pretty good The YELLOW sites mean proceed with CAUTION: these are sites that could be selling something, so be careful. The RED sites mean STOP: these are personal opinions, which will not be a good source.

  3. Sometimes even a reputable URL has misinformation… Lets take a look at two web pages, both claiming to be the official website of the world trade organization…

  4. http://www.gatt.org .vs http://www.wto.org

  5. Web Results 1 - 10 of about 17,100,000 for renaissance [definition]. (0.20 seconds) Let’s do a typical search and look at the results… How do you decide?!? Exhibits Collection -- Renaissance... "Renaissance," French for "rebirth ... Join us as we explore the Renaissance and discoverthe forces that drove this rebirth in Europe, and in Italy in particular. ...www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/ - 8k - Jan 12, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages Medieval and Renaissance InstrumentsThis is Musica Antiqua's illustrated guide to Medieval and RenaissanceInstruments. ... A Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments. ...www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us/antiqua/instrumt.html - 5k - Jan 12, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

  6. Renaissance, The Elizabethan World... A unique reference for writers, students, actors, re-enactors, and Renaissanceenthusiasts, written by Maggie Secara and designed for the Web by Paula Kate ...renaissance.dm.net/ - 6k - Cached - Similar pages Sixteenth Century Renaissance English Literature (1485-1603)A comprehensive guide to British literature of the Renaissance with over 100 originalpages, biographies, and works never before published on the web. ...www.luminarium.org/renlit/ - 8k - Cached - Similar pages Renaissance Hotels & Resorts - Access real-time rates and make ...Renaissance Hotels and Resorts - Make reservations online or call 800-HOTELS-1(from within North America) or any of our worldwide reservations numbers. ...marriott.com/renaissancehotels/ default.mi?bc=BR&WT_Ref=MI_br_homlnk - 45k - Jan 12, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

  7. How does Google collect and rank results? Step 1: A CRAWL performed by Googlebot, which connects to web servers around the world to fetch documents. This process finds all pages/documents with your search in it. Our spider gives each retrieved page a number so it can refer to the pages it fetched. Step 2: Google builds an INDEX by inverting the crawl data. Using the pages found in the Crawl, we create an index with the page numbers retrieved. Let’s Look at an Example…

  8. CIVIL WAR The word "civil" was found in documents 3, 8, 22, 56, 68, and 92, while the word "war" was found in documents 2, 8, 15, 22, 68, and 77. These pages are then indexed below, in a what Google calls an “Posting List” This is to determine, quickly, which pages contain both words searched. CIVIL: 3, 8, 22, 56, 68, 92 WAR: 2, 8, 15, 22, 68, 77, BOTH WORDS: 8, 22, 68 We can conclude that 3 websites (8, 22, 68) had the words “CIVIL” and “WAR” within their pages of documents.

  9. How Does Google Determine Which Web Sites Are the Most "Trusted"? • PageRank: evaluates two things: how many links there are to a web page from other pages, and the quality of the linking sites. • For example: five or six high-quality links from websites such as www.cnn.com and www.nytimes.com would be valued much more highly than twice as many links from less reputable or established sites. • Other Factors: • For example, if a document contains the words "civil" and "war" right next to each other, it might be more relevant than a document discussing the Revolutionary War that happens to use the word "civil" somewhere else on the page. • Also, if a page includes the words "civil war" in its title, that's a hint that it might be more relevant than a document with the title "19th Century American Clothing." • In the same way, if the words "civil war" appear several times throughout the page, that page is more likely to be about the civil war than if the words only appear once.

  10. Using the 5 w’s to evaluate… • Who? Author • is the author’s name on the page • Is the company organization on the page • WHAT? Ease of use • Quality of graphics • Spelling/grammar mistakes • When? • Date page was created or updated • Where? What is the url? • Is it a personal page • Why? What is the purpose of the page

  11. When in doubt, look for the “Contact person” on the page. Click on the hyperlink and see if it works. For example… let’s look at a website http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html • Common error messages • 404 Not found • 403 forbidden/access denied • 503 service unavailable • Document contains no data

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