5 Steps To Website Evaluation.  Check for the date the Website may have been last updated. Often the date is found at the bottom or top of the Web page.

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5 Steps To Website Evaluation

 Check for the date the Website may have been last updated. Often the date is found at the bottom or top of the Web page. CURRENCY

 Who wrote the Web page or Website? What makes that individual or organization qualified to write it? Who sponsors the Web page’s information? AUTHORITY

 Is the Website informational, entertaining, factual, or does it promote a product or service? Who is the intended audience? Does the information seem credible? PURPOSE Medline is Informational YouTube is entertainment The Onion is satire, or fake news stories CocaCola.com wants you to buy its products

 Is the website from an organization with a known agenda? Is the information free from bias and prejudice? Look for sites that appear to be based on facts not opinions. OBJECTIVITY Be aware of how the organization’s bias affects the information being presented on its website

 Check to verify if the Website contains a bibliography of references or a comprehensive list to other sources supporting its theme, topic, or agenda. If some of those other sources are Websites, do the links work? Is the Website easy to read and free from popup ads and clutter? WRITING STYLE

 C urrency  A uthority  P urpose  O bjectivity  W riting Style WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN EVALUATING WEBSITES

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