Activity 3.

3: Evaluating Websites: Checklist

This activity is adapted from the University of Maryland: Evaluating Web Sites: A
Checklist www.lib.umd.edu/tl/guides/evaluating-checklist Directions:
1. Using the Internet, research on topics under CoVid-19 in the Philippines.
2. Read through the checklist and answer each question in your notebook.
3. Attach a printout of the web site you are evaluating and paste in your
notebook:

1. What is the URL or web address of the web site you are evaluating?
https://www.covid19.gov.ph/

2. What is the title of the web site?

COVID-19 Dashboard LAGING HANDA
AUTHORITY AND ACCURACY
I couldn’t tell

∕ The author is: clearly shows on the website the complete information you
need about Covid-19 in the Philippines.

Who is the author of the web site?

The author of the website is Department of Information and Communications
Technology (DICT Philippines), in collaboration with Dashboard Philippines.

What authorship clues did the URL (web address) provide? Check all that
apply:
∕
company (.com) country-specific site (e.g., .uk)
non-profit organization (.org) military site (.mil)
academic institution (.edu) network of computer (.net)

∕ government agency (.gov) other? Please describe:

personal web page (e.g., www.jamieoliver.com)

PURPOSE AND CONTENT

What is the purpose of the web page or site? Check all that apply:
A personal web page
A company or organization web site

∕ A forum for educational/public service information

∕ A forum for scholarly/research information

For entertainment
An advertisement or electronic commerce

∕ A forum for ideas, opinions, or points of view

Other – please explain:
In your own words, briefly describe the purpose of the web site:
The purpose of the website is to deliver the most relevant COVID-19
information to the Filipino people.

What does the web site provide? Check one:

∕ Balanced, objective or factual information

Biased, subjective or opinionated statements

∕ Are the arguments well supported? __∕__ Yes ____ No

∕ Both objective and subjective information

I couldn’t tell
Other – please explain:

Does the web site provide any contact information or means of communicating
with the author or webmaster? __∕__ Yes _____ No

CURRENCY
I couldn’t tell

∕ It was updated on: Updated at: 2:51 pm - 30 October 2021

When was the web site last revised, modified, or updated?

The last revised, modified or updated the website is on October 30, 2021 at
2:51pm

Is the site well maintained?

I couldn’t tell

∕ Yes
No