Assignment #3

Evaluating Web Resources

For this assignment, you will need to go to each of the sites about Christopher Columbus linked below and evaluate them. Are they good sources for researching? Do they provide accurate information? Are they easy to read and understand?

Once you have looked at all of them, create a Table on MS Word. List the official title of each site on the rows going down, provide the site's main address, and create a Yes/No checklist in the columns across for Accuracy (Is it accurate? Is the information provided correct?), Accessibility (Can people read and understand it?), Usefulness (Can you use it for a research project?), and finally a column for a short description (about 2-3 sentences) about why a person should or should not use that site for a research project.

Columbus #1
Columbus #2
Columbus #3
Columbus #4
Columbus #5
Columbus #6
Columbus #7
Columbus #8
Columbus #9

Once you are done, print your table and turn it in to Ms. Shanahan.

Don't Forget! On your blog, post a couple of paragraphs about your experiences as you looked through these sites. What "A-ha!" moments did you get from it? How do you think this experience will affect your future research projects?