Evaluating Online Resources
Ali GallagherED PS 6446 – Hunter
Direct Instruction AssignmentFebruary 27, 2012
Lesson 1 Objectives• Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to:• Analyze web addresses• Classify web site domains• Determine purpose of web sites• Critique web sites for accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and content
Utah Computer Technology Core, Grades 9-12, Standard 6, Objective 4
http://www.nba.com/jazz
1. Protocol: http
2. Service: www.
3. Domain name: nba
4. Domain extension: .com
5. Resource ID: jazz
Domain Name
http://www.nba.com/jazz
•Where the web page is located•Identity of company or organization responsible for the information
Purpose & Intended Audience• What is the purpose of these website?
• Entertainment• Business/Commercial• Reference/Information• Educational• News• Advocacy
Resource ID Extension
http://www.nba.com/jazz
•Comes after domain ending
•Defines subfolders or directories
•Takes you directly to a page
Personal Web Pages• A personal page is a web site created by an individual
• Clues• A name in the URL such as joeblack• Tilde “~” or “%”• The words users or people or members• http://www.tc.umn.edu/~vanes002/
Content
• http://www.sixtiespress.co.uk/•http://www.iwr.com/becalmd•http://www.chestertourist.com/morehotels.htm
•http://www.rainbowprimates.net/•http://www.sosbeevfbi.com/•http://www.greatdreams.com/•http://www.billoneill.info/