Web Site Evaluation
1. Is the content accurate?
(spelling, grammar, author expertise)
2. Who put the site up? (bias,
who owns/sponsors the site, purpose, fact or opinion)
3. When was the site last
updated? (copyright)
4. What is the domain? (.com,
.edu, .gov, .mil, .org, .net)
****Just because it is on the web doesn't mean it is accurate.****
Websites for Research
Dictionary
altavista
SEARCH ENGINE
answers
DICTIONARY, ENCYCLOPEDIA
Askforkids
SEARCH ENGINE
Websites for Technology
Practice Reading a Ruler
Technology Student
Practice Typing Skills
howstuffworks
Invention
website (6th grade)
Inventors
website (6th grade)
Technology
Timeline
Old
video footage of inventions
search
for inventions here
CO2 cars
Introduction to CAM
Invention Research Project
ABOUT.COM
Broad topic links to everything from autos to religion to history
ACADEMIC INFO
Browsing by subject (13 broad areas)
ASK JEEVES
DIGITAL LIBRARIAN
A librarian's choice for "best of the web"
Claim to be the "best of the web"
Broad subject arrangement
DOGPILE
Largest metasearch engine
9 search engines w/Google and Yahoo
EDUCATION INDEX
Easy - challenging reading
IXQUICK
Searches 14 search engines
Retrieves top 10 hits from each
Relevance marked with stars
KIDS CLICK
Quality sites for kids selected by editors
Annotations given for each site
LIBRARIAN'S INDEX TO THE INTERNET -
Find the best Internet tools on almost any subject
Make this site one of your first check points
Websites for Math
http://www.aplusmath.com/
extra help with math skills
Websites for Current Events
Capital Region News
Discover Magazine
Current Events, Question of the Day
Scientific America Magazine
Current Events, Question of the Day
Popular Science Magazine
Current Events, Question of the Day
Websites for Interesting
Stuff
10
Great Scientific Discoveries
Albany
Nanotechnology facility
Technology Resources