Website Eval
Assignment 1: Website Evaluation
Using the “Questions to ask for source evaluation” link found in Week 1’s module (also included here: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/managing-care/using-trusted-resources) read through the information and questions on the site and follow the instructions below:
On this site you will find 7 questions to ask/answer about a website. You will answer each question about three (3) websites that all deal with the same topic. You should choose your topic from one of the topics we will be covering over the course of the semester.
Please choose 3 DIFFERENT domains from the 5 below when picking a website to evaluate (this means 3 different ones):
.com, .org, .gov, .net, and .edu.
For example, if you choose the topic “Keto Diets” you will find 3 sites about the ketogenic diet. Maybe you’ll have a .COM, a .ORG and a .GOV that all give information regarding diets. The more you narrow your topic, the better your assignment will be. For example, if you choose a big, broad topic like diets the websites you find will probably be overwhelmingly large and hard to navigate. If you choose “keto diet” you will have better luck with finding some sites that are specific.
After you have answered the questions from the website for each of the three sites you choose, write a summary (1-2 paragraphs) about which of the sites you chose should be considered credible sources and why.
Assignment 1: Website Evaluation
Using the “Questions to ask for source evaluation” link found in Week 1’s module (also included
here:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/managing
-
care/using
-
trusted
-
resources
)
read through
the information and questions on the site and follow the instructions below:
On th
is site you will find
7
questions to ask/answer about a website. You will answer each
question about three (3) websites that all deal with the same topic. You should choose your topic
from one of the
topics
we
will be co
v
ering over the course of the se
meste
r
.
Please choose 3
DIFFERENT domains from the 5 below
when picking a website to evaluate
(this means 3 different ones)
:
.com, .org, .gov, .net
, and .edu
.
For example, if you choose the topic “
Keto
Diets
” you will find 3 sites about
the ketogenic
diet
.
Maybe you’ll have a .COM, a .ORG and a .GOV that all give information regarding
diets
. The
more you narrow your topic, the better your assignment will be. For example, if you choose a
big, broad topic like
diets
the websites you find will probably be overwhelmingly large and hard
to navigate. If you choose
“keto diet”
you will have better luck with finding some sites that are
specific.
A
f
ter
you have answered the questions from the
website
for each of the thre
e sites you choose,
write a
summary
(1
-
2 paragraphs) ab
out
which of the sites you chose
should
be considered
credible
sources and wh
y.
Assignment 1: Website Evaluation
Using the “Questions to ask for source evaluation” link found in Week 1’s module (also included
here: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/managing-care/using-trusted-resources) read through
the information and questions on the site and follow the instructions below:
On this site you will find 7 questions to ask/answer about a website. You will answer each
question about three (3) websites that all deal with the same topic. You should choose your topic
from one of the topics we will be covering over the course of the semester.
Please choose 3 DIFFERENT domains from the 5 below when picking a website to evaluate
(this means 3 different ones):
.com, .org, .gov, .net, and .edu.
For example, if you choose the topic “Keto Diets” you will find 3 sites about the ketogenic diet.
Maybe you’ll have a .COM, a .ORG and a .GOV that all give information regarding diets. The
more you narrow your topic, the better your assignment will be. For example, if you choose a
big, broad topic like diets the websites you find will probably be overwhelmingly large and hard
to navigate. If you choose “keto diet” you will have better luck with finding some sites that are
specific.
After you have answered the questions from the website for each of the three sites you choose,
write a summary (1-2 paragraphs) about which of the sites you chose should be considered
credible sources and why.