1. TYPES OF WEBSITES

2. Types of Websites Websites can be categorized according to their purpose There are basically 7 different types of websites

3. Business/Marketing Sites Websites whose purpose it is to advertise a business (and ultimately sell their product or service)

4. Examples of Business/Marketing Sites www.homedepot.ca www.bestbuy.ca www.adidas.com

5. Reference/Informational Sites Websites whose purpose it is to inform or educate the visitor about a particular topic

6. Examples of Reference/Informational Sites www.webopedia.com www.dictionary.com www.wikipedia.org www.socialmoms.net

7. Professional Sites Maintained by institutions/organizations for their members, but often also include public access components containing articles, research, fact sheets, etc.

8. Examples of Professional Sites www.oct.ca www.cica.ca www.cpso.on.ca ona.org

9. Entertainment Sites Websites whose purpose it is to entertain the visitors

10. Examples of Entertainment Sites www.rubberfaces.com www.optillusions.com www.candystand.com www.coolmath-games.com

11. News Sites Websites whose purpose it is to provide information about local, national and international news events

12. Examples of News Sites www.thestar.com www.torontosun.com www.cbc.ca

13. Advocacy Sites Websites whose purpose it is to support a certain cause

14. Examples of Advocacy Sites www.peta.org www.povnet.org www.aidslaw.ca www.terryfox.org

15. Personal Websites Websites that are maintained by individuals from anywhere in the world for a variety of reasons

16. Examples of Personal Sites Are numerous and varied www.freewebs.com www.weebly.com

17. Evaluating Web Resources Search engines often yield hundreds of results Your particular results can can include such varied findings as; people’s personal websites or websites published by experts and scholars

18. Evaluating Web Resources Remember, anyone can publish information to the web There is no system in place prevent unwanted or erroneous information In the “old days”, people mostly referred to traditional print resources when searching for information

19. Evaluating Web Resources Magazines, newspapers, book publishers (e.g. encyclopedias), journals, etc. are common examples These types of publications made use of editors, fact-checkers and peer- reviewers to help ensure accuracy

20. Evaluating Web Resources When you went to the library to retrieve one of these resources, there was no real question as to the validity of the resources Because of the nature of the Internet, you cannot always rely on what you are reading

21. Evaluating Web Resources As a results you must become familiar with various things to look for when evaluating the quality of a web resources