MULTICULTURALISM AND THE INTERNET: A CHECKLIST FOR EVALUATING MULTICULTURAL
SITES
This useful Website provides information to evaluate a Website from a
multicultural perspective. It includes a checklist for evaluating Websites according to
these criteria: compatibility, content, and educational value.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural/net/comps/model.htm/
WIDENER UNIVERSITY WEB PAGE EVALUATION SITES
Checklist for an Advocacy Web Page
http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/advoc.htm
Checklist for a Business/Marketing Web Page
http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/busmark.htm
Checklist for an Informational Web Page
http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/inform.htm
Checklist for a News Web Page
http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/news.htm
Checklist for a Personal Home Page
http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/perspg.htm
ANYBODY CAN PUT ANYTHING ON THE INTERNET
http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/~techman/eval.html
EVALUATING INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
http://milton.mse.jhu.edu:8001/research/education/net.html
Use the five criteria we've presented in the chapter to evaluate the next Website you use (accountability, accuracy, objectivity, recency, and presentation. Ask yourself these questions about Websites you use:
1 . To whom are the developers of the site accountable?
2. How accurate is the information on the site? Are sources of information documented? Can the information be verified by other sources?
3. How objective is the site? Who is financially supporting the Website.
4. How recent is the information in the site? When was the site last updated?
5. What is the overall visual appearance of the site? Has the Website been developed with care and precision?
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