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**Website Evaluation**
(The following information is from [|http://www.lesley.edu/library/guides/research/evaluating_web.html] )

**Purpose** What is the purpose of the site or page? Look for tips in graphics and text. Web pages may be...
 * commercial
 * informative
 * educational
 * entertaining
 * persuasive
 * personal
 * institutional
 * a hoax

** Domain Name ** Country names appear as a two-letter abbreviation in the domain name. - .us; .ca
 * .gov** Government agency: www.whitehouse.gov
 * .net** Internet Service Provider: www.whitehouse.net
 * .com** Commercial site (Note: www.whitehouse.com is a pornographic site. Go there at your own risk.)
 * .edu** Higher education - www.lesley.edu. Other educational sites may appear with different domain names: www.whitehouse.gov/kids
 * .mil** Military site- www.navy.mil/
 * ~ ("tilde")** Personal site - http://www.members.tripod.com/~DAdams/qkbrdinf.html
 * .org** Organization; may be charitable, religious, or a lobbying group - http://www.rtda.org.

**Authority**
 * Who is the author?
 * What are his credentials?
 * Does he have sufficient authority to speak on the subject?
 * Is there any way to reach him?
 * Is there an organizational or corporate sponsor?
 * Is this page authentic, or is it a hoax?
 * Is there a reference list?

**Objectivity**
 * Does the content reflect a bias?
 * Is the bias explicit or hidden?
 * Does the identity of the author or sponsor suggest a bias?
 * How does the bias impact the usefulness of the information?

**Currency**
 * Is the information on the page up-to-date?
 * Can you tell when the page was last updated?
 * Are there dead links?
 * Is there a difference between the date the information was created and the date the page was last updated?

**Appropriateness & Relevance**
 * Is the content accurate, complete, well-written?
 * Is the content appropriate for your classroom or your assignment?
 * Is the reading level appropriate for your students?
 * Is the content appropriate for the age or developmental level of your students?
 * Is the content relevant to your topic or question

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