Website Analysis
1. This website is fake because it is filled with misinformation. I used this website to help me decide: http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/piper.htm. A person named Lyle Zapato made this website. I do not think anything on this website is credible. I think most middle and high school students and middle school students would agree with me because they would immediately realize that the website is filled with misinformation.
2. This website is real. I used the same website from number one to evaluate this site. After I googled banana guard, many people are buying an identical product. The website also has a privacy policy and terms of use. The information on this website is credible. I think that most students would agree with me because you can buy their product online.
3. This website is fake because it redirects to other product websites and has no content. This website is a product site. This website helped in this determination: …show more content…
http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/piper.htm I was unable to determine who created this website. There is no content on this website at all. I believe all students 6-12 would agree with me.
4. This website is fake and humorous in nature. It is about a robot that served in the army I searched for ‘Boiler plate soldier’ on the internet and found many websites explaining that it was a hoax and I also found an interview with the creator of the website, Paul Guinan (http://www.newsarama.com/4054-a-robot-from-an-alternate-history-visits-our-world.html). I believe that not all middle school students would agree with me because they would think that the robot was real. All high school students would agree with me because they know more history and aren’t as gullible.
5. This website is fake. I used this website for assistance: http://lib.nmsu.edu/depts/reference/documents/WebEvaluationCriteria.pdf. The website discusses the health dangers of dihydrogen monoxide commonly known as water and proposes a ban on the substance. This website was created and copyrighted by a man named Tom Way. I believe most students would disagree with me because of the terminology and the professional qualities of the site.
6.
This website is a hoax and is humorous in intent. This web evaluation tool was used: http://lib.nmsu.edu/depts/reference/documents/WebEvaluationCriteria.pdf. I was not able to find who made the website. Most middle and high school students would agree with me because of the fictitious nature of the pictures on the website.
7. This website is fake. There is no content on the website.
8. This website is real it is a product site. I used this site to help in this determination: http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/piper.htm. A person named Burton Silver created and copyrighted this website. I believe some students would agree with me because they would realize that the website is real and is trying to sell a product.
9. This website is a hoax site. I used this website to help determine this: http://lib.nmsu.edu/depts/reference/documents/WebEvaluationCriteria.pdf. I could not determine who copyrighted or created this website. Most students would agree with me because the website is very ridiculous and is obviously a
hoax.
10. This website is fake because it spreads misinformation about the World War 2 era. This website helped me determine that it was a counterfeit site: http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/piper.htm. I could not determine if the website was copyrighted but I could determine who wrote the only article on the page, a man named Arthur R. Butz. I believe most middle and high school students would agree with me because most are familiar with the events of the holocaust.
11. This website is fake because it has no content.
12. This website is fake because it is intended to be humorous. The website has a disclaimer that says this. I used this site to determine that it was a humorous hoax: http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/piper.htm. I think few students 6-8 would agree with me because they would not explore the site long enough to find the disclaimer. Most high school students would agree with me because they would find the disclaimer before they left the site.
2. This website is real. I used the same website from number one to evaluate this site. After I googled banana guard, many people are buying an identical product. The website also has a privacy policy and terms of use. The information on this website is credible. I think that most students would agree with me because you can buy their product online.
3. This website is fake because it redirects to other product websites and has no content. This website is a product site. This website helped in this determination: …show more content…
http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/piper.htm I was unable to determine who created this website. There is no content on this website at all. I believe all students 6-12 would agree with me.
4. This website is fake and humorous in nature. It is about a robot that served in the army I searched for ‘Boiler plate soldier’ on the internet and found many websites explaining that it was a hoax and I also found an interview with the creator of the website, Paul Guinan (http://www.newsarama.com/4054-a-robot-from-an-alternate-history-visits-our-world.html). I believe that not all middle school students would agree with me because they would think that the robot was real. All high school students would agree with me because they know more history and aren’t as gullible.
5. This website is fake. I used this website for assistance: http://lib.nmsu.edu/depts/reference/documents/WebEvaluationCriteria.pdf. The website discusses the health dangers of dihydrogen monoxide commonly known as water and proposes a ban on the substance. This website was created and copyrighted by a man named Tom Way. I believe most students would disagree with me because of the terminology and the professional qualities of the site.
6.
This website is a hoax and is humorous in intent. This web evaluation tool was used: http://lib.nmsu.edu/depts/reference/documents/WebEvaluationCriteria.pdf. I was not able to find who made the website. Most middle and high school students would agree with me because of the fictitious nature of the pictures on the website.
7. This website is fake. There is no content on the website.
8. This website is real it is a product site. I used this site to help in this determination: http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/piper.htm. A person named Burton Silver created and copyrighted this website. I believe some students would agree with me because they would realize that the website is real and is trying to sell a product.
9. This website is a hoax site. I used this website to help determine this: http://lib.nmsu.edu/depts/reference/documents/WebEvaluationCriteria.pdf. I could not determine who copyrighted or created this website. Most students would agree with me because the website is very ridiculous and is obviously a
hoax.
10. This website is fake because it spreads misinformation about the World War 2 era. This website helped me determine that it was a counterfeit site: http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/piper.htm. I could not determine if the website was copyrighted but I could determine who wrote the only article on the page, a man named Arthur R. Butz. I believe most middle and high school students would agree with me because most are familiar with the events of the holocaust.
11. This website is fake because it has no content.
12. This website is fake because it is intended to be humorous. The website has a disclaimer that says this. I used this site to determine that it was a humorous hoax: http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/piper.htm. I think few students 6-8 would agree with me because they would not explore the site long enough to find the disclaimer. Most high school students would agree with me because they would find the disclaimer before they left the site.