USING WEBSITES - Evaluating websites

1) Positive and Negative Effects Of Technology On Our Lives - Impacts. (2013, September 10). Retrieved from http://mydailyalerts.com/positive-negative-effects-technology-lives 

• Accuracy: The site presents contents which are based on information generally available to the public from sources believed to be reliable. Therefore, it depends on the teacher to decide if the content is reliable and useful. 
• Currency: The site is up-to-date. The last post in the site was published in July 2018. The article I intend to use was published in September 2013. However, the information is not likely to be changed.
• Content: The content is very clear and organized in subtitles. Easy-reading for teenagers.
• Functionality: The website works well.

2) What are the positive and negative effects of technology ? (2018, April 09). Retrieved from https://www.online-sciences.com/technology/what-are-the-positive-and-negative-effects-of-technology/

• Accuracy: The author of the site is a telecommunication engineer and all the articles on the website are written by him. It is reasonable to assume that he is an expert in the subject matter
• Currency: The content is up-to-date. The article was published in May 2015 and updated in April 2018.
• Content: The content is clear and understandable for learners of a second language. The information is well-organized.
• Functionality: The site works properly. The article is full of hyperlinks and they work well, too.

3) Orben, A. (2018, February 23). The trouble knowing how much screen time is 'too much'. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42907037

• Accuracy: A reliable online newspaper.
• Currency: The article was published in February, 2018. The content is up-to-date.
• Content: This article contains a lot of information written in a very formal style so students may find it difficult to read it without guidance.
• Functionality: The site works well

4) Are we addicted to technology? (n.d.). Retrieved from http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/magazine/science-and-technology/are-we-addicted-technology

• Accuracy: A very reliable educational website
• Currency: The content of the website is generally up-to-date. 
• Content: The article was written for 2nd language learners (and teenagers) so the vocabulary and the grammar used is likely to be understood by these students.
• Functionality: The site works well

5) Ducharme, J. (2018, March 29). What Is Phubbing? Why It's Bad for Relationships and Mental Health. Retrieved from http://time.com/5216853/what-is-phubbing/

• Accuracy: The TIME Magazine provides accurate and reliable information to its readers. The writer of the article is a daily news reporter for TIME magazine. She writes and edits stories about health so she is expected to be an expert in the subject matter.
• Currency: The site and the content are up-to-date. The article was published in March 2018.
• Content: The content is clear and well-organized. There are subtitles that can help students find what they want quickly.
• Functionality: The site works properly. The article contains some hyperlinks and they work fine, too.

6) Mailonline, D. D. (2017, June 18). Phubbing could be ruining your relationship, study finds. Retrieved from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4598938/Phubbing-ruining-relationship-study-finds.html

• Accuracy: Daily Mail online is a very reliable online newspaper in the UK.
• Currency: The article was published and updated in June, 2017. However, the content of the article is not likely to be different in the near future.
• Content: The article is not that long and it offers clear information.
• Functionality: The site works well

7) (n.d.). Retrieved from http://stopphubbing.com/

• Accuracy: The website is a campaign against phubbing and the author is Alex Haugh, a 23-year old Australian. The site does not provide information about the sources from where the content is retrieved. However, the information and facts presented can be checked online and they are real.
• Currency: The website was created in 2012. There’s no way to see the last time it was updated.
• Content: The webpage is very interactive and interesting. 
• Functionality: The site works well.