Evaluating Web Sites
Follow the links below. After examining each site carefully, answer the questions about it.
1. Helping Someone With An Eating Disorder
- Who is the author of this article?
- What can you do to read most of the information on the main page?
- When would you use a site like this? Would you use it for a school project?
2. Fair Cell Phone Use in Schools
- Who is the author of this article and what are her credentials?
- How do people get articles published on this site?
- Under what circumstances would you use this article? Under what circumstances do you think it would be better to use another source (like a database)?
3. Chocolate at Heart: The Anti-Inflammatory Impact of Cocoa Flavanols
- Whose site is this? What is the mission of the organization?
- Do you think this site is an authoritative source of information on the nutritional value of chocolate?
4. The Institute for Historical Review
- What is the purpose of this site?
- What clues might make you think it is an authoritative source of information?
- What clues might make you think it is not an authoritative source of information?
- What is your conclusion? Is the site an authoritative source or not?
5. Nicotine: A Physical Challenge
- Whose site is this? What is the mission of the organization?
- What persuasion techniques do you see in action here?
- Where else might you look to find information about nicotine addiction?