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Q3 Search Strategies Website Evaluation Form

Search Strategies 21things4students Website

evaluation guide
Your website is (paste the URL here):
Today your task is to determine if your website is an authentic website or not. Were
going to judge it based on various criteria, then youll make your final decision.
1.
Go to www.easywhois.com. Find out who is the owner of this page. Write it below.
Search for information on the owner and write it below.
Lyle Zapato

2.
Look at the bottom of your webpage. Who is responsible for this site?
What are their credentials? What makes them an expert?
Lyle Zapato

3.
Are there sources cited for the information on the page? Where are the sources
from?
No there isn't. Not Available

4. Are there spelling or grammar errors on the page?

I Can not find one

5. What is the domain name? (example: .com, .edu, .net, etc.) Is it a personal page?
.net

6. Do the links on this site work correctly?

yes
7. Open google in another tab. Find out who else is linking to your site. In the search box,
type link:webaddress (example: link:www.richmond.k12.mi.us). The sites linked to your
site will pop up. Open these other sites. What are they saying about your site?
That it is fake
8. Why was this site created (to inform, persuade, explain, sell, parody, etc.)?
Inform

9.

Is there a bias? Is one side of the argument presented more than the other? Is there a
hidden message?
No
10.

Does this site contain facts or opinions? Give an example to support your answer.

Yes, like were the tree octopus lives

11. Is the site clean and uncluttered? Is it easy to get the key information? Why or why
not.
It is a very organised site with links and tabs
12. Is the information accurate? Does the site give enough information?
It is very detailed but doesn't sound real

13. When was this site last updated?

Augest 2016

14. Could you get better information about this topic in a book? Encyclopedia?
Probably in an encyclopedia

15. Use common sense Is the topic of this website realistic? Do the facts make sense?
Give examples why or why not.
No it doesn't sound realistic that are all stuff that sounds made up because octopuses need
water to live they would die if you threw them in a tree and they came up with reasons way
no one has heard of them

Final Decision: This site is unreliable