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9. 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. We’re
going to judge it based on various criteria, then you’ll 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.httpszapatopi.nettreeoctopus

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?there are cited information

4. Are there spelling or grammar errors on the page?no spelling errors

5. What is the domain name? (example: .com, .edu, .net, etc.) Is it a personal page?
.net
 https://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus it is not a personal
page

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?

8. Why was this site created (to inform, persuade, explain, sell, parody, etc.)?

To inform

9. Is there a bias? Is one side of the argument presented more than the other? Is there a
hidden message?
There is no bias and no hidden message

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

Fact: has the largest brain to body ratio

11. Is the site clean and uncluttered? Is it easy to get the key information? Why or why
not.
It is clean and uncluttered and it is easy to find the key information because the
important information is in bold

12. Is the information accurate? Does the site give enough information?

The information is accurate and it gives good information

13. When was this site last updated?

January 7th, 2015

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

You can get more information

15. Use common sense Is the topic of this website realistic? Do the facts make sense?
Give examples why or why not.
They do make sense and it is realistic because if you look at other sites they are the
same
Final Decision: