My+Web+Page+Evaluations

For each B. AWARE criterion listed below, write a paragraph addressing all questions for that criterion listed on the Ida B. AWARE webpage. Give evidence to support your answers, i.e. what do you base your conclusions on? Use the Website Evaluation Checklist to ensure you have addressed all required components of the assignment.

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 * Part 1: Martin Luther King Website Assessment**
 * URL:**

Bias: Based on the article, //Truth about King//, Communists rewrote our history, and Martin Luther King Jr. was no saint. The information is biased and leans toward the racist, white power point of view.

Author: Stormfront- David Black

When and where: Friday, January 15, 2010, 8:52pm

Accuracy: Not at all accurate. Most information is based off of opinions and views of people and there is no hard evidence or it is taken out of context.

Readability: Very easy to read, and written well. Everything is very organized.

Educational Value: It has no educational value since it is false information about MLK Jr.; the only educational value it has is to gain knowledge of what Stormfront, a white pride organization, believes in.


 * Part 2: Educational Website Assessment**


 * Website 1:**

Content Area and Grade Level: Mythology- Juniors and seniors in High school Website Name: Fact Monster: from Information Please Website URL: [] Website Description: A research data base to learn any subject relating to education.

Bias: No bias, only problem is there are no full copies of the stories, only segments. It has all information on all different types of stories.

Author: Part of Family Education Network, Pearson Education

When and where: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 10:21 AM

Accuracy: From my previous study, everything on the website is very accurate to the recordings of most myths. Also, it gives a brief description of each character in the myths and you can click on links to find further information on that topic.

Readability: Everything is readable and easy to read. It is brief and gets to the point. There are also no grammatical errors. It is organized into specific categories and it is simple to navigate around the page.

Educational Value: This is definitely educational because it tells student what and who the gods in each mythology is, and it also has many cultural aspects so they can learn about different cultures such as, Egyptian culture, or Ancient Greek culture and how and what people believed in those days.


 * Website 2:**

Content Area and Grade Level: Mythology: Juniors and seniors in high school Website Name: Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts Website URL: [] Website Description: From folklores, fairytales, to myths of different cultures, you can look up stories and read them right off the computer.

Bias: There is no bias because the author uses many sources and translations to tell the stories.

Author: Professor D.L. Ashliman from University of Pittsburgh

When and where: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 3:24 PM

Accuracy: Even though it is a personal web page, I believe that this site is accurate. Reading some of the myths I already know, the author’s translations are accurate and specific. The author also lists viable sources to where he got the text and also has links to related sites on that specific topic or story.

Readability: It is easy to read. There are no grammatical errors, and the spacing of the text helps to know who is talking and what is going on. Topics and stories are categorized in alphabetical order and it is easy to locate what you are looking for.

Educational Value: This is very educational because it has myths from all sorts of backgrounds and cultures, even some I haven’t studied. It also has many versions so students can see the difference between these myths. And again, this website will teach students about different cultures, and how these cultures dealt with everyday life, what stories they told for entertainment, and what they believed in.

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