Drive-by Evaluations

 
Below are 21 web sites you and your classmates have found as sources for news reports that are due shortly. Using whatever criteria you like, you are to visit each web site and make an evaluation of the quality of the site. You have only half of the class period to complete this assignment. That means you will be able to spend no more than about 1 minute per site. The results of your evaluations will be examined and discussed during the second half of the period.

Rate each page with a number between 1 and 5, with 1 being the worst quality and 5 being the best.

 
Spend no more than one minute on each site.
Each site will open in a new window that you can close when you have finished your drive-by evaluation of it.
 
1 = Totally Unacceptable   2 = Poor Source    3 = Acceptable Souce   4= Good Source   5= Excellent Source  

 

1)   1 2 3 4 5      A news report on how to channel the power of the brain... The Merlin Foundation for Psychic Freedom

2)   1 2 3 4 5      A news report about the Boston Public Library...  Boston Public Library 

3)   1 2 3 4 5     A news report about the White House...  The White House 

4)   1 2 3 4 5      A news report about dangers in the environment... Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division 

5)   1 2 3 4 5      A news report on the future of the U.S. Air Force... Air Force 2025

6)   1 2 3 4 5      A news report on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr...Martin Luther King Jr. - An Historical Examination

7)   1 2 3 4 5     A news report on an endangered species... Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus.

8)   1 2 3 4 5      A news report on a medieval artist... Jacopo di Poggibonsi, Painter, 1418-1449

9)   1 2 3 4 5      A news report on the gun control issue... About Women Against Gun Control 

10) 1 2 3 4 5      A news report of world news today... The New American Magazine 

11) 1 2 3 4 5      A news report on dangerous foods... The Dangers of Bread 

12) 1 2 3 4 5      A news report on genital herpes... Famvir.com Genital Herpes 

13) 1 2 3 4 5      A news report on earthquakes... Center for Earthquake Research and Information 

14) 1 2 3 4 5      A news report on effective population control... VHEMT 

15) 1 2 3 4 5      A news report on the search for extraterrestrial life... SETI Institute.

16) 1 2 3 4 5      A news report on the state of the Rupublican party today... Republican National Committee 

17) 1 2 3 4 5      A news report on tourism in Mankato, MN... Mankato, MN web site 

18) 1 2 3 4 5      A news report on the Holocaust... Institute for Historical Review

19) 1 2 3 4 5      A news report on AIDS... Little known facts about women and AIDS 

20) 1 2 3 4 5      A news report on the town of New Hartford, MN… New Hartford, MN web site  

21) 1 2 3 4 5      A news report on cloning... Clones-R-Us


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