Web+Evaluation

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A fast search on Google or Yahoo will return thousands if not millions of "hits" on almost any topic. Millions of websites are available on the Internet. Websites provide information in many formats. Images, text, sound, and video can be used to provide information to users. When deciding to use and trust the information on a website it is very important to understand the purpose of the website.=====

The purpose of any website is usually to: • provide information or educate • provide entertainment • sell / buy something • communicate • provide links to other sites


 * Activity:** Use the site links below to complete the Website Evaluation.

Carefully review each of the sites to determine their primary purpose. Remember websites can have multiple purposes.  **[|Finding Information on the Internet: A TUTORIAL]**  From the Teaching Library at UC Berkeley. Info on internet jargon, search engines and more.
 * || [|Chicago History Museum] ||  || [|Webkinz] ||
 * || [|Cool Math Sites] ||  || [|Disney] ||
 * || [|Amazon] ||  || [|Chicago Suntimes Newspaper] ||
 * || [|Sunlink] ||  || [|Nickelodeon] ||
 * || [|Enchanted Learning] ||  || [|PBS] ||
 * || [|MLB] ||  || [|Smithsonian National Zoo] ||
 * || Chicago Public Library ||  || [|Google] ||
 * || [|Skateboards] ||  || [|American //Museum of Natural History//] ||
 * || [|Skateboards] ||  || [|American //Museum of Natural History//] ||