Evaluating Website! GRADE 4!

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Who owns the Internet?! No one or No Organization owns the Internet!

Who checks the quality of information posted on the Internet?!

ANYONE !

ANY ORGANIZATION!

can post information on the Internet!

Nobody or No Organization ensures

of information posted on the internet.

Quality Reliability

Research Question:

What are the causes and effects of deforestation?

deforestation causes and effects!

Evaluate the
website

Ws
to

to evalute a website

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1.

- is the source of information?

- writes the information

background
expertise
qualications

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/causes-andeffects-of-deforestation.html

Research Question: Causes and Effects of Deforestation

Website:

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/causes-and-effects-of-deforestation.html

Details from the WHY are details WHY are details website
reliable?
NOT reliable?

Diana WHO
Bledsoe
Author
- Organization

She is one of the many authors on Buzzle.com She creates interesting and thoughtprovoking content With categories covering everything from animals to tourism.

Author is Reliable

http://www.brighthub.com/environment/ science-environmental/articles/2372.aspx

Research Question: Causes and Effects of Deforestation

Website:

http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/ articles/2372.aspx

Details from the WHY are details WHY are details website
reliable?
NOT reliable?

Bright Hub's provides Technology, Science and Education information. The team of writers and editors work together to create useful, relevant, expertdriven guidance that sets you in the right direction.

Bright WHO
Hub
Author
- Organization

Organization is Reliable

http://www.effects-ofdeforestation.com/

Research Question: Causes and Effects of Deforestation

Website:

http://www.effects-of-deforestation.com/

Details from the WHY are details WHY are details website
reliable?
NOT reliable?

WHO

- Author

- Organization

No Author
No Organization

There was NO information about the author or organization who writes the data.

Author is NOT RELIABLE

Why is it important to know WHO is the source of the information?!

Author/
Organization claims responsibility on the reliability of the content.

2.

- is the TYPE of website?

- is the PURPOSE of website?

Not all types of websites are reliable. They should be evaluated.

WHAT - is the PURPOSE of website?

Advertises and sells products

restricted registration for educational institution, university and colleges only

WHAT - is the PURPOSE of website?

Provides educational information; checked and monitored by the school authority.

restricted registration for government agencies.

WHAT - is the PURPOSE of website?

Provides national or local information about the government of a country;

restricted registration for military agency.

WHAT - is the PURPOSE of website?

Provides information about military points of view.

WHAT - is the PURPOSE of website?

Provides information about the advocacy promoted by an organization

function as alternate .com domain, treat the website in the same manner.

WHAT - is the PURPOSE of website?

Provides information promoted by different interconnected organization

2.
- is the CONTENT of the website?
- is it persuading/selling?
- is it informative?
- does it tell negative thing
about the issue?

2.
Not all types of websites are reliable. They should be evaluated.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/causes-andeffects-of-deforestation.html

Research Question: Causes and Effects of Deforestation

Website:

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/causes-and-effects-of-deforestation.html

Details from the WHY are details WHY are details website
reliable?
NOT reliable?

WHAT

- type of
website

- purpose of the website

-content of the website

.com

It is a commercial site yet the information given is very informative. It gives clear and various information about the causes of effects of deforestation.

TYPE of website and CONTENT are RELIABLE

http://www.brighthub.com/environment/ science-environmental/articles/2372.aspx

Research Question: Causes and Effects of Deforestation

Website:

http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/ articles/2372.aspx

Details from the WHY are details WHY are details website
reliable?
NOT reliable?

WHAT

- type of
website

- purpose of the website

-content of the website

.com

It is a commercial site.
It sells some toys and electronic gadget
Information given is limited

TYPE of website and CONTENT are NOT RELIABLE

Why do you have to evaluate the website when you do a research?