R-Mr+T-Surfin+Sistas--My+Page+Evaluation+&+Example

R-Mr T-Surfin Sistas--My Page Evaluation & Example

Megan Wolf, 5th and 6th Name of Site: Pop! The First Human Male Pregnancy - Mr. Lee Mingwei Truth or Trash? Trash  Who  **Is there an author and can you find out more about the site’s starting point?** There is no stated author at the website's starting point.  Is there information that you know to be true or false? Logic would tell you that a man can't be pregnant and that it is not possible. **Is there a date on the site to show that it is current? ** No  This website is VERY misleading. When I first got on this site, I thought that it was real because of the many features that are on the site. It appears to be very real. They have a pregnancy journal, a way to follow Mr. Lee’s story, clear statistics on how it is possible, and it all appears to come from a reputable hospital. One of the most interesting things that I found is when I typed the name of the hospital in Google a website popped up called “about us”. When I clicked on it, there was a disclaimer. It said: “ The information on RYT Hospital-Dwayne Medical Center's web site is provided as a general reference; it is not to be used or relied upon for any medical decisions, diagnostic purposes, or medical treatments. This information is not intended to be patient education, and it does not create any patient-physician relationship. This site should not be used as a substitute for diagnosis and treatment by a medical professional. Please consult your physician before making any healthcare decisions or for guidance about a specific medical condition. RYT Hospital-Dwayne Medical Center expressly disclaims responsibility, and shall have no liability, for any damages, loss, injury, or liability whatsoever suffered as a result of your reliance on the information contained in this site. RYT Hospital-Dwayne Medical Center does not endorse specifically any test, treatment, or procedure mentioned on this site. By visiting this site you agree to the foregoing terms and conditions, which may from time to time be changed by RYT Hospital-Dwayne Medical Center. If you do not agree to the foregoing terms and conditions, please [|leave] this site immediately.” After reading this I kept investigating further. I found that there are NO references to RYT hospital or Dwayne medical center on Google. Cross-referencing is impossible, and is a big tip of as to why this site is not real. I also found that the website has some very interesting things on it. If you click on Patient Care at the top of the page there are things that anyone would know is not possible. In the box, one of the things that appears is this:    **Transplantation Surgical Services ** Face Transplantation Foot Transplantation Hand Transplantation [|Head Transplantation] Heart Transplantation Ilet Cell Transplantation Kidney Transplantation Lung Transplantation Pancreas Transplantation [|Tongue Transplantation] It is amazing to me that this site can appear so incredibly real, but with a little investigating, there is no possible way that this could be real. Also, when you click on the pregnancy journal (which I did three days in a row), it always says that it is temporarily unavailable but will be back shortly. This is definitely a trash site and I would love to know who has this much time! Amy Gandee, 5th
 * Url: **[|**http://www.malepregnancy.com/**]
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 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">What is the purpose of the site? **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;"> The purpose of the site is to give you information and facts about the first male pregnancy. It also has opinions, other references, information about the pregnancy and the man involved.
 * Does the title of the site tell you what it is about?** Yes, it is clearly about a male pregnancy.
 * Is he or she stating fact or opinion?** It appears to be fact.
 * Is the information meant to be silly or funny**? It appears to be serious. <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
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 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">Where does the information come from and is it copyrighted? **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;"> It is copyrighted from RYT Hospital – Dwayne Medical Center.
 * Does the information come from a school, business, government or company site? (Check the URL)** It comes from a company – it is a .com website. <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
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 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">Is this information useful for my purpose? Does it inform, instruct, persuade, or sell? **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;"> The website is probably not useful for any purpose for an elementary student. The website it meant to inform.
 * Is the site well organized and presented in a way that is easy to use? Does it include a site map? Is it visually friendly?** The website is well organized. It is visually easy to use. There is a site map included at the top of the page.
 * Do the pictures and photographs help you learn?** There are no real photographs on the main site that help you learn, you have to navigate through the site to find more pictures to help you learn.
 * Is this website appropriate for someone my age?** Not appropriate for an elementary student.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; text-align: center; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni; msobidifontfamily: Aharoni;">Criteria for Web Evaluation Completed By Amy of Merino <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Name of Site – General Delivery University Welcome to America's only Genuine Diploma Mill. URL - http://www.bandersnatch.com/guide.htm <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"> Is there an author and can you find out more about the site’s starting point? Hugh Holub is the author. It looks as if the site’s starting point is the Frumious Bandersnatch which is a site of satirical newspapers and parodies. What is the purpose of the site? The purpose is to take you to various fictitious sites that are supposedly going to teach something about the ways of the world so that you can receive a fabricated “diploma”. Each link is disguised as a different university. Does the title of the site tell you what it is about? The title says that the site is the home of the genuine diploma mill. Is there information that you know to be true or false? There are numerous areas on the site that allude to the fact that these “diplomas” aren’t genuine, and Is he or she stating fact or opinion? The information may be useful in some respects but is all opinion. Is the information meant to be silly or funny? The information is meant to be silly. Is there a date on the site to show that it is current? Yes, the last update was in 2008. Where does the information come from and is it copyrighted. The information does have a series of copyright dates and comes from Hugh Holub. Does the information come from a school, business, government or company site (Check the URL) The url ends in html. Which means it does not come from the above sources. ** Why ** ==<span style="font-weight: normal; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; msobidifontweight: bold; msothemecolor: text1;">Is this information useful for my purpose? Does it inform, instruct, persuade, or sell? The information is useful if one is learning strictly about parody. I suppose it could inform or persuade and it does have a book for sale. Here are the product details from Amazon.com. ==
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[|Be the first.] <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In-Print Editions: **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> [|Kindle Edition] (Kindle Book) | [|All Editions] <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Would you like to ** [|update product info] ** or ** [|give feedback on images] **? Is the site well organized and presented in a way that is easy to use? Does it include a site map? Is it visually friendly? It is easy to use but does not include a site map. It is visually friendly.

Do the pictures and photographs help you learn? No, the pictures are just logos. Is this website appropriate for someone my age? It is appropriate for an adult but not a child.

After implementing the evaluation rubric that we designed in the last class, I have found that the site is indeed trash. It is possible that my high level readers in fifth grade may be able to determine the authenticity of the page by reading a few of the link descriptions. I would hesitate to use this site for kids younger than fifth grade as an example of a bogus site. It would definately work for HS age kids and one could let them peruse the site and make their recommendations. It just has so much wording that I think my kids would be confused because they don't have the background knowledge nor the vocabulary to make this exercise worth their while.

Jen Stutzman, 3rd <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Criteria for Web Evaluation <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Completed by Jen Stutzman – Merino <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Name of Site – The Sellafield Zoo – Where the Wildlife has a Half-Life <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">URL - http://www.brookview.karoo.net/Sellafield_Zoo/index.html <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Mr. Travis Beauchamps is noted as the author of this site. The site states that Mr. Beauchamps is the director and medical consultant of the zoo. You are unable to find out more about the site’s starting point because it states that this page no longer exists. The purpose of this site is to entertain readers. Students that encounter this website would think it is about real zoo animals. After reading the first sentence stated on the site an adult and many children would know the information in the article is false. The first line states, “The creation of Nuclear Power Plant at Sellafield (formerly known as Windscale) was a bonus for the local zoo, as large tracts of land were made available and cheap by the people moving away or dying.” **Is he or she stating fact or opinion? **The author is definitely stating opinion. **Is the information meant to be silly or funny? **The information is definitely meant to be entertaining. **Is there a date on the site to show that it is current?** There is not a date posted on this website. **Where does the information come from and is it copyrighted?** The information is not copyrighted and there is no indication as to where it comes from. The URL ends in .net so this indicates that the information comes from a network, internet service provider, or organization. **Is this information useful for my purpose? Does it inform, instruct, persuade, or sell?** This information would not be useful to the children if they were researching animals. The site was created for entertainment purposes only. It is showing the hypothetical mutations of animals that have come in contact with nuclear waste. **Is the site well organized and presented in a way that is easy to use?** **Does it include a site map? Is it visually friendly? **This site actually does offer a site map and visually friendly as well. The students would enjoy looking at some of the pictures presented on the site. **Do the pictures and photographs help you learn?** There are lifelike pictures of animals on this site, but they are not real and I am not sure that students would realize this without reading and thinking about all of the information. This website is appropriate for third grade students. I would use this site in my classroom to show students that not all of the information that is available online is factual. In starting the lesson, I would first walk students through the pictures on the site and watch for their reactions. I can’t image the discussion that would go on about the six footed panda bear. Then I would ask the students if they thought that the pictures on this website were real. I would then explain that they were not real, and explain to the class that all of the information on this website is trash or fictional. Then, I would introduce the website evaluation criteria to the class and together we would walk through the questions and find clues that lead us to believe that the website does not tell factual information. I would then explain to my students the importance of looking closely at websites to see if they are telling the truth or if they are trash.
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Denise Everhart, Lib Site Name: Penguin Warehouse** <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">[] I chose this site to evaluate, as our students do penquin research. This site claimed to be "<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> the most respected, domesticated penguin dealer on the Internet! ...you can find information on our company, our products, and what goes into the care of a penguin. Penguin Warehouse, Inc. sells certified purebred penguins, useful penguin books, and many other items to make you and your new pet happy" <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Web Evaluation Is there an author and can you find out more about the site’s starting point? There is not an author and no information given to find its starting point. The only information given is that it is powered by Amazon. I cross-referenced the site and found information about it being a hoax on [] There were a few other sites which solidified that the site description is a hoax The cross referencing lead me to think that in the past the site actually seemed to market live penguins, which of course its not possible, legally or logistically. It doesn't market them now, only stuffed animals. What is the purpose of the site? The purpose at this point is to sell stuffed toy penquins and some games, even though the site description sounded as if you could order a live penguin. According to Snoopes, originally it offered real penguins, but the very bottom line said you could not order them online. Does the title of the site tell you what it is about? No the title, Penguin Warehouse, does not tell you what it is about. It gives no indication that the sites purpose is to sell real penguins or stuffed animals. Is there information that you know to be true or false? There is no information given on the site about penguins, only info about their toys. I checked Amazon.com for this company and I found some of the individual toys offered, but never in conjunction with the Penguin Warehouse name. The check out process seemed legitimate, but of course I did not go so far as to enter my card number. The check out on this site actually took you to Amazon.com to buy the toy. Is he or she stating fact or opinion? No facts are stated. Is the information meant to be silly or funny? At this point, It appears to legitimately be selling stuffed animals. Is there a date on the site to show that it is current? There is no date on the site. Where does the information come from and is it copyrighted. No information available as to where the site comes from, or how to contact the company. Does the information come from a school, business, government or company site (Check the URL) It is a .com commercial site. Is this information useful for my purpose? Does it inform, instruct, persuade, or sell? No, this information is not useful for my purposes. It does not inform, instruct, persuade. It does sell, but not live penquins, only stuffed. I would not buy from this site although it does actually link to Amazon, as I think you may not get the merchandise and there is no one to contact. Is the site well organized and presented in a way that is easy to use? It seems organized and easy to use. Does it include a site map? No site map included. Is it visually friendly? It is visually friendly, except so simple, it puts up a red flag. Do the pictures and photographs help you learn? No, not anything about penguins. Is this website appropriate for someone my age? I suppose anyone could order stuffed animals. It certainly is not helpful for my students doing penguin research and I would not even consider it reliable, for ordering the toys.
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The most important step I took in evaluation was to cross reference. I believe our evaluation tool needs that component added to it. I would like to re-word and tweak our Evaluation Tool before actually adopting it for our elementary school.