Website Evaluation Checklist
Student Name: Eve M. Clifton Date of Evaluation: February 14, 2011
Name of the Website: Zelo.com
URL of the Website: http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/index.asp
Accuracy of the Web Page | Yes | No | Notes |
1. Can you find the author of the page? Hint: Scroll to the bottom of the page. It may be an institution. | x | Author Name:zelo | |
2. Can the author be contacted: Hint: Look for an “About Us” or “Contact Link” | x | Author email: webmaster@zelo.com <webmaster@zelo.com> | |
3. Do you think this person or institution is qualified to publish this webpage? | x | Why or why not? They have more than one site and they offer you a way to contact them. | |
Authority of the Web Page | |||
1. Check the domain of the URL, particularly the extension. Is this a commercial site? The URL can give clues to the authority. | x | What does the extension tell you? | |
2. Are there credentials listed for the author(s)? If not, try Googling the name of the author or the institution. | x | What did you find? It just links you to other sites that they have. | |
Purpose of the Web Page | |||
1. Read over the information on this website carefully. Can you determine the purpose of this web page? | x | Why is this web page on-line? Think critically about possible opinions or bias? This web page is on line to help people with a number of nursery rhymes. | |
Currency of the Web Page | |||
1. Can you find a publishing date? | x | When was it published? 1996-2011 | |
2. Can you find the date it was last updated? | x | When was it updated? 2011 | |
3. Are the links working and current? Click on some of the links to check. | x | What do you think about the links? It is a link about first names. | |
Looking at your answers, do you think this website would be a reliable, credible source of information? | x | Why or Why not? This is a reliable website for someone who is planning on doing a lesson on nursery rhymes. It has a wide variety of nursery rhymes. |
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