Final Website Eval

1. Web Page Evaluations
By: Ashley Westhoven
PBS
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/sacagawea.htm
BIO
http://www.biography.com/people/sacagawea-9468731

2. PBS
Authority
Is it clear who is responsible for the contents of the page? Yes, PBS.
Is there a way of verifying the legitimacy of the organization, group, company or individual? Yes, they are a relevant TV station currently today.
Is there any indication of the author's qualifications for writing on a particular topic? No
Is the information from sources known to be reliable? Unsure of this because no reference is made to the sources that the information came from.
Accuracy
Are the sources for factual information clearly listed so they can be verified in another source? No
Is the information free of grammatical, spelling, and other typographical errors? Yes
Currency
Are there dates on the page to indicate when the page was written, when the page was first placed on the Web, or when the page was last revised? No
Objectivity
Does the content appear to contain any evidence of bias? No
Is there a link to a page describing the goals or purpose of the sponsoring organization or company? Yes
If there is any advertising on the page, is it clearly differentiated from the informational content? No

3. bio.
Authority
Is it clear who is responsible for the contents of the page? Yes
Is there a way of verifying the legitimacy of the organization, group, company or individual? Yes
Is there any indication of the author's qualifications for writing on a particular topic? Links are provided to the editors at the bottom of the page
Is the information from sources known to be reliable? Yes
Accuracy
Are the sources for factual information clearly listed so they can be verified in another source? No
Is the information free of grammatical, spelling, and other typographical errors? Yes
Currency
Are there dates on the page to indicate when the page was written, when the page was first placed on the Web, or when the page was last
revised? No
Objectivity
Does the content appear to contain any evidence of bias? No
Is there a link to a page describing the goals or purpose of the sponsoring organization or company? Yes
If there is any advertising on the page, is it clearly differentiated from the informational content? No advertising

4. Trustworthy???
Indicate which Website you would trust/prefer
as a resource for information for you and/or
your students and why?
I do believe that I would trust both websites as having credible information
although I was shocked at the lack of sources provided on the pages for where
the information was provided from. With that being said, I think that the Bio
website was easier to navigate through because of the subtitles, which would be
easier for my students to use and seemed to be more trustworthy out of the
two.

5. Credits
"Sacagawea." PBS- The West- Sacagawea. PBS, 2001. Google. Web. 15 July 2014.
<http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/sacagawea.htm>.
Sacagawea. (2014). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 12:27, Jul 15, 2014, from
http://www.biography.com/people/sacagawea-9468731.