Weblist Checklist Sheet

Website Evaluation Checklist

Student Name:  Peaches Thurston                                                       Date of Evaluation:2-8-11

Name of the Website:  atozteacherstuff

URL of the Website:  http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Nursery_Rhymes/

Accuracy of the Web Page	Yes	No	Notes
1.  Can you find the author of the page? Hint:  Scroll to the bottom of the page.  It may be an institution.		X	Author Name:
2.  Can the author be contacted: Hint:  Look for an “About Us” or “Contact Link”	X		Author email: webmaster@atozteacherstuff.com
3.  Do you think this person or institution is qualified to publish this webpage?	X		Why or why not? Yes because they have copyrights on the pages or they reference their information properly.
Authority of the Web Page
1.  Check the domain of the URL, particularly the extension.       Is this a commercial site?   The URL can give clues to the authority.		X	What does the extension tell you?
2.     Are there credentials listed for the author(s)? If not, try Googling the name of the author or the institution.		X	What did you find? No because this site basically just sends you to other sites for your information.
Purpose of the Web Page
1.  Read over the information on this website carefully.  Can you determine the purpose of this web page?	X		Why is this web page on-line?  Think critically about possible opinions or bias? It’s an easy access websites for teachers to get ideas or printout for them to do activities with their kids.
Currency of the Web Page
1.  Can you find a publishing date?	X		When was it published? 1997-2011
2.  Can you find the date it was last updated?		X	When was it updated?
3.  Are the links working and current? Click on some of the links to check.	X		What do you think about the links? The links take you directly to the information that you need.
Looking at your answers, do you think this website would be a reliable, credible source of information?	X		Why or Why not?  Yes I think this website is a liable source of information. It is also very use friendly. It is a site made up of other links and websites that you can go to. It gives you printable, songs, and activities that you can do with your kids. It gives credit to all the sites that it uses as well.