The Alamo a tale of two web sites

1. The Alamo
A tale of two
web sites

2. • http://www.thealamo.org/
• http://visitsanantonio.com/english/Explore-San-
Antonio/Only-in-San-Antonio/The-Alamo

3. A Comparison of Authority
Thealamo.org
• This is a non-profit
organization that solicits
members
• They are associated with
The Daughters of the
Republic of Texas which is a
state-wide organization to
preserve Texas heritage and
traditions
Visitsanantonio.com
• This site is owned by the
San Antonio Convention
and Visitors Bureau.

4. A Comparison of Accuracy
Thealamo.org
• The history given is based
on The University of Texas
at Austin department of
History
Visitsanantonio.com
• The information appears to
be correct based on my
knowledge of the Alamo
since I grew up in Texas and
the Alamo was part of our
Texas history class.
• However I could not find
any sources for the
information.

5. A Comparison of Currency
Thealamo.org
• This site offers a calendar of
activities for all of 2014.
• There are workshops
offered to educators in
August 2014.
Visitsanantonio.com
• Since this is a tourism page,
it offers a variety of
activities from dining to
entertainment.
• It does offer an IMAX video
about the Alamo

6. A Comparison of Objectivity
Thealamo.org
• This web site offers
information from the
historic standpoint.
• It is meant to inform and
education the audience.
• It should be noted that this
is a non-profit organization
so they are interested in
individuals financially
supporting them.
Visitsanantonio.com
• This web site is part of the
Convention Bureau for San
Antonio.
• Given that information all of
the information presented
is designed to make you
want to visit San Antonio
and of course the Alamo.

7. Which web site will he choose?

8. The winner is….
It’s a tie!
If I my students were doing something
about the history of the Alamo I would
use thealamo.org
However if I we were doing a travel
project where the kids would have to
plan a trip then I would use
vistissanantonio.com

9. Works Sited
• Bureau, S. A. (2014). The Alamo
and Missions. Retrieved July 17,
2014, from San Antonio Deep In
The Heart:
http://visitsanantonio.com/englis
h/Explore-San-Antonio/Only-in-
San-Antonio/The-Alamo
• The Alamo. (2014). Retrieved July
17, 2014, from thealamo.com:
http://www.thealamo.com