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WEB PAGE NAME/TITLE_______________________________________________________________ URL (ADDRESS):______________________________________________________________________

AUTHORITY Is the author's/creator's name available on the site? Is there any way to contact them personally? (email address, phone #) Does the author have credibility in the field? (ex: Ph.D., professor) Is the site related to or sponsored by a larger organization? CONTENT Does the content fit my purposes or answer my questions? Can the content be verified elsewhere on the internet or in books? Is it written in language I can understand? Does it appear biased in any way? (especially if it is a sponsored site) ACCURACY & RELIABILITY Is the site current (updated within the last few months)? Do the links work? Is the site original (not cut and pasted from another site)? Are the sources cited? Are spelling and grammar around the site correct? NAVIGATION & DESIGN Is it easy to find information on this site? Can you navigate from one part to another and return to the home page easily from all pages on the site? Is the design attractive? Is the font easy to read? Do the sound a/o animations work? Do the pages load quickly? TOTAL OF EACH COLUMN Other items I am taking into consideration:

YES

NO

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Use your judgment to determine if there are enough yes answers to make this a reliable site. Keep in mind that for several questions, a NO response may be the preferred answer (*) Adapted from Guide for Developing and Evaluating School Library Programs, 7th edition, pages 127-129. .

WEBSITE EVALUATION FORM WEB PAGE NAME/TITLE_____Phil's World War II Pages________________________________________________

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URL (ADDRESS)_______________http://secondworldwar.co.uk/_____________________________________

AUTHORITY Is the author's/creator's name available on the site? Is there any way to contact them personally? (email address, phone #) Does the author have credibility in the field? (ex: Ph.D., professor) Is the site related to or sponsored by a larger organization?* CONTENT Does the content fit my purposes or answer my questions? Can the content be verified elsewhere on the internet or in books? Is it written in language I can understand? Does it appear biased in any way? (especially if it is a sponsored site)* ACCURACY & RELIABILITY Is the site current (updated within the last few months)? Do the links work? Is the site original (not cut and pasted from another site)? Are the sources cited? Are spelling and grammar around the site correct? NAVIGATION & DESIGN Is it easy to find information on this site? Can you navigate from one part to another and return to the home page easily from all pages on the site? Is the design attractive? Is the font easy to read? Do the sound a/o animations work? Do the pages load quickly? TOTAL OF EACH COLUMN Other items I am taking into consideration:

YES X X

NO

NA X

NA X X X

X X X

X X some X some X

X X X X NA X 10//12 4//6

Use your judgment to determine if there are enough yes answers to make this a reliable site. Keep in mind that for several questions, a NO response may be the preferred answer (*) Adapted from Guide for Developing and Evaluating School Library Programs, 7th edition, pages 127-129.

I would use this site as a 2nd or 3rd resort in my research.

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WEB PAGE NAME/TITLE____Teachers' Guide to High Quality Educational Materials on Climate Change and Global Warming URL (ADDRESS)_______http://hdgc.epp.cmu.edu/teachersguide/teachersguide.htm_________ AUTHORITY Is the author's/creator's name available on the site? Is there any way to contact them personally? (email address, phone #) Does the author have credibility in the field? (ex: Ph.D., professor) Is the site related to or sponsored by a larger organization? CONTENT Does the content fit my purposes or answer my questions? Can the content be verified elsewhere on the internet or in books? Is it written in language I can understand? Does it appear biased in any way? (especially if it is a sponsored site) ACCURACY & RELIABILITY Is the site current (updated within the last few months)? Do the links work? Is the site original (not cut and pasted from another site)? Are the sources cited? Are spelling and grammar around the site correct? NAVIGATION & DESIGN Is it easy to find information on this site? Can you navigate from one part to another and return to the home page easily from all pages on the site? Is the design attractive? Is the font easy to read? Do the sound a/o animations work? Do the pages load quickly? TOTAL OF EACH COLUMN Other items I am taking into consideration: recommended by SciLinks, NSTA, a prof. org. I belong to, but last updated in '02 I would use some of the links but not necessarily this site Use your judgment to determine if there are enough yes answers to make this a reliable site. Keep in mind that for several questions, a NO response may be the preferred answer (*) Adapted from Guide for Developing and Evaluating School Library Programs, 7th edition, pages 127-129. YES NO X X X (other contributors) X (Carnegie Mellon U.)

X X X

X X X

X X some X

X X X X NA X 15 3

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WEB PAGE NAME/TITLE____Teachers' Guide to High Quality Educational Materials on Climate Change and Global Warming URL (ADDRESS)_______http://hdgc.epp.cmu.edu/teachersguide/teachersguide.htm_________

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WEB PAGE NAME/TITLE_______SlimeKids School Library Media Kids______________ URL (ADDRESS)_________http://www.slimekids.com/about.html_____________________

AUTHORITY Is the author's/creator's name available on the site? Is there any way to contact them personally? (email address, phone #) Does the author have credibility in the field? (ex: Ph.D., professor) Is the site related to or sponsored by a larger organization? CONTENT Does the content fit my purposes or answer my questions? Can the content be verified elsewhere on the internet or in books? Is it written in language I can understand? Does it appear biased in any way? (especially if it is a sponsored site) ACCURACY & RELIABILITY Is the site current (updated within the last few months)? Do the links work? Is the site original (not cut and pasted from another site)? Are the sources cited? Are spelling and grammar around the site correct?

YES X X X

NO

X X X X

X X X NA X

NAVIGATION & DESIGN Is it easy to find information on this site? X Can you navigate from one part to another and return to the home page easily from all pages on the site? NO HOME PAGE Is the design attractive? X Is the font easy to read? X Do the sound a/o animations work? X Do the pages load quickly? X TOTAL OF EACH COLUMN Other items I am taking into consideration: Kid-appropriate listings, book trailers that don't require YouTube, nonviolent games Use your judgment to determine if there are enough yes answers to make this a reliable site. Keep in mind that for several questions, a NO response may be the preferred answer (*) Adapted from Guide for Developing and Evaluating School Library Programs, 7th edition, pages 127-129. . 15 2

RESOUNDING YES!!

WEBSITE EVALUATION FORM WEB PAGE NAME/TITLE _______ Science Toys You Can Make With Your Kids____ URL (ADDRESS)_______________http://scitoys.com/______________________________

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AUTHORITY Is the author's/creator's name available on the site? Is there any way to contact them personally? (email address, phone #) Does the author have credibility in the field? (ex: Ph.D., professor) Is the site related to or sponsored by a larger organization? CONTENT Does the content fit my purposes or answer my questions? Can the content be verified elsewhere on the internet or in books? Is it written in language I can understand? Does it appear biased in any way? (especially if it is a sponsored site) ACCURACY & RELIABILITY Is the site current (updated within the last few months)? Do the links work? Is the site original (not cut and pasted from another site)? Are the sources cited? Are spelling and grammar around the site correct? NAVIGATION & DESIGN Is it easy to find information on this site? Can you navigate from one part to another and return to the home page easily from all pages on the site? Is the design attractive? Is the font easy to read? Do the sound a/o animations work? Do the pages load quickly? TOTAL OF EACH COLUMN Other items I am taking into consideration: way too many google ads, lots of good experiments w/explanations,

YES X X X lots of ads

NO

X (sci fair) X X X

X (says Y but no dates X X not seen X X

X X X X NA X 15 3

Use your judgment to determine if there are enough yes answers to make this a I would send students reliable site. Keep in mind that for several questions, a NO response may be the to this page for preferred answer (*) science fair ideas. Adapted from Guide for Developing and Evaluating School Library Programs, 7th edition, pages 127-129. .