Web Site Evaluation

Directions: Pretend you and your classmates found the 10 web sites below as sources for a news reports that are due shortly. Using whatever criteria you like, you are to visit each web site and make an evaluation of the quality of the site. You have only half of the class period to complete this assignment. That means you will be able to spend no more than about 2 minute per site. The results of your evaluations will be examined and discussed during the second half of the period.

As part of your evaluation, you might want to rate each page with a number between 1 and 5, with 1 being the worst quality and 5 being the best.

1) A news report about the Boston Public Library... Boston Public Library http://www.bpl.org/ _______ (your rating)

2) A news report about the White House... The White House http://www.whitehouse.net/ _______ (your rating)

3) A news report on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr...Martin Luther King Jr. - An Historical Examination http://www.martinlutherking.org/

_______ (your rating)

4) A news report on an endangered species... Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus.url http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus.html
_______ (your rating)

5) A news report on dangerous foods... The Dangers of Bread http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/bread.html _______ (your rating)

6) A news report on earthquakes... Center for Earthquake Research and Information http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/ _______ (your rating)

7) A news report on tourism in Mankato, MN... Mankato, MN web site http://city-mankato.us/ _______ (your rating)

Created by Art Wolinsky