1. Web-Site Evaluation Mrs. Weeks

2. Why evaluate? Anyone can build a web-site and post it to the Internet Verify information is accurate

3. Design of site Navigation = easy access Download time ? Graphics enhance the site

4. Accuracy Who wrote the page & can you contact him or her? Is this person qualified to write this document? What is the purpose of the document & why was it produced?

5. Authority Who published the document, & is it separate from the “Webmaster?”? Does the publisher list his or her qualifications?

6. Authority Check the domain of the document, what institution publishes this document?.edu = education.gov = government.org = organization.com = commercial / business

7. Objectivity What goals/objectives does this page meet? How detailed is the information? What opinions (if any) are expressed by the author

8. Currency When was it produced? When was it updated? How up-to-date are the links (if any)?

9. Coverage Are the links (if any) evaluated & do they complement the documents theme? Is it all images or a balance of text & images? Is the information presented cited correctly?

10. References: Cornell University. (1998). Five criteria for evaluating Web pages. Retrieved April 22, 2002, from Cornell University Web site: http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/re search/webcrit.html http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/re search/webcrit.html