1. Web Pages Jeffrey S. Brown COM/515 A Summary of: Teaching Students to Critically Evaluate www.angelfire.com/trek/deus_ex.html

2. Think About It… How often have you used the World Wide Web to supplement your research? How often do you assess the quality of the information you get from the Web? Who insures that the content of the World Wide Web is accurate?

3. 3 Main Elements of Web Site Evaluation 1.Purpose 2.Content 3.Functionality

4. What is the Intent? Why is this information on the Web? Who is the targeted audience? Purpose

5. Content Authority- An expert? Scope - Details Accuracy- Blatant inaccuracies? Prejudice/Bias- Commercialism? Currency-[Relevance]-When last updated?

6. Functionality Bugs – errors problems? Load Time – too many pictures/graphics Aesthetics – design consistency? Navigation – Easy to get around?

7. Questions?

8. Resources Green, Tim. “Teaching Students to Critically Evaluate Web Pages.” Washington, The Clearing House, Sept-Oct 2001, Vol. 75, Iss. 1, pg. 32. Brown, Jeffrey S. “Jeffrey’s Ultimate Internet Research Guide Version 1.3” Las Vegas, Self-distributed document.