Introduction to Web Design Using Dreamweaver

Purpose:
How can you tell whether the information on a Web site is factual and reliable? Asking specific questions every time you visit a site will help you decide. Evaluate the Web site below to determine the accuracy of its data.

Directions:
Read the questions below.
Click on the Destination Site link(s) to open a new browser window.
Apply what you learn to answer the questions.
Check your work carefully, and click Submit.

Destination Site: Yahooligans! Teachers' Guide - Evaluating Web Sites

Note: If this link is inactive or to find other Internet sites with similar information, get permission from your teacher to use a search engine.
Here are some keywords you might use:
evaluating web sites

1			What does the Yahooligans! Teachers’ Guide listed above recommend that teachers do before showing their students a Web site?
2			The Yahooligans! Teachers’ Guide has created a method for remembering what to look for when evaluating Web sites. Name this method and list its four components.
3			One key question when evaluating a Web site’s content is, “Who is the author of this information?” From there you can determine whether the author or organization is a trustworthy resource. Who wrote the content for the Yahooligans! Teachers’ Guide?
4			Find the date when this particular Web page was last updated. (This information is generally found at the bottom of a Web page.) Based on the date you found, what might that information tell you about the timeliness of this content?