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EVALUATING ONLINE RESOURCES. Written By Wendell Riffel Chris Palmer Jason Duke Eric Blake Rameez Ahmed. PURPOSE. What is the purpose of this site? Commercial Entertaining Educational What does the web address say about this site? .com .net .edu. Authority. Who is the author?.
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EVALUATING ONLINE RESOURCES Written By Wendell Riffel Chris Palmer Jason Duke Eric Blake Rameez Ahmed
PURPOSE • What is the purpose of this site? • Commercial • Entertaining • Educational • What does the web address say about this site? • .com • .net • .edu
Authority • Who is the author?
Objectivity • Is there advertising on this page? • Does this page reflect bias?
Appropriateness • Is the content appropriate for your classroom or assignment? • Is the content accurate, complete, well-written?
Currency • Is the information on the page current? • Can you tell when the page was last updated?
Responsibility • Is there a way to contact the authors?
Clarity • Is the information clearly presented? • Is the text neat, legible and formatted for easy reading? • If there are graphics, do they add to the content or distract?
Accessibility • Can you get in? • Does the site load quickly? • Can you move around the site easily?