Web 1.0 website evaluation

• Topic: Social Media, friend or foe?
• Course: 3rd year
• School: Public High School
• Level: Intermediate
• Number of students: 20
• Duration of each class: 40 minutes
• Location: School Facilities / Computer Lab

1) Busby, M. (2019, January). Madonna: Instagram designed to make peple feel bad. Retrieved from:   https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jun/15/madonna-becomes-latest-artist-to-call-out-instagram

Accuracy: The page was written by a freelance journalist called Mattha Busby. She tends to publish a plenty of content in this well-known and realiable newspaper. Currency: The site is up to date and its content was submitted in January, 2019. Content: In this webpage visitors can find other articles related (or not) to the main one. This webage also allows visitors to become members by subscribing and it has a forum with an option in which visitors can contribute (donate money). Functionality: It works properly and all the links lead visitors to internal web pages.

2) Sharkley, L. (2019, February 10th). Can social media really cause depression? Retrieved from: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324372.php

Accuracy: This interesting article was written by Lauren Sharkley, a journalist and speaker. The information in the article is expanded through hyperlinks and related articles which are equally realible and interesting. Currency: Article posted on February 10, 2019. Content: The content is very clear and easy-reading for teenagers. The information is well-organized and there are many other articles related at the end of the page. Functionality: The site works perfectly well. There are many words hyperlinked in the text which work fine and contribute to the undertanding of it.
3) Kellogg, K. (2019, January 11th). The 7 Biggest Social Media Sites in 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/biggest-social-media-sites/308897/#close

Accuracy: This attractive and easy-reading article was edited by Kristi Kellogg, a CEO and founder at dazzling digital. It is a search engine journal launched in 2003 and all of its contributed articles come from real online marketing experts, both independent and in-house. There is an "about us" section to explore. Currency: The content was last updated in January 11th, 2019. Content: It is stimulating and interesting for all kinds of people (kids, teenagers, adults, etc). The journal contains a lot of articles and options to naviagte. Functionality: The site works well and there are no broken links.
4) Clarke, D. (2018, October 30th). Is Social Media Good or Bad for your Health? Retrieved from: https://www.cyberradio.com/2018/10/is-social-media-good-or-bad-for-your-health/ Accuracy: Cyber radio brings together articles, blogs and news that make Cyber Security more appealing to ordinary people. Cyber radio seeks to increase the knowldege of ordinary citizens to allow them to operate online in a more secure manner. This article was written by Daniel Clarke. Currency: The information is up to date, more precisely uploaded in 2018, October the 30th. Content: The layout is very interesting and stimulation with pictures, hyperlinks and a nice variety of topics to keep on reading or investigating. Visitors can subscribe, become a member and share the webpage. Functionality: There are no broken links and all of them lead visitors to internal web pages or different ones.
5) Gordon, S. (2019, June 19th). 5 Ways Social Media Affects Teen Mental Health. Retrieved from: https://www.verywellfamily.com/ways-social-media-affects-teen-mental-health-4144769 Accuracy: This article was written by Sherri Gordon, a bullying prevention advocate, former editor of Columbus Parent magazine and the author of nearly 20 books for teens and tweens. The site in which the article is published complies with the HONcode standard for trustworhty health information. Currency: Updated June 19, 2019. Content: Interesting in relation to the topic and easy to navigate. It allows visitors to send e-mails for advice. Functionality: It works properly and provides links to go to pages related to the topic.
6) Orben, A. (2018, February 23rd). The trouble knwing how much screen time is "too much". Retrieved from: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42907037 Accuracy: The article was written by Amy Orben, a psycological researcher at the university of Oxford. At the very end of the page there is a hyperlink on why you can trust BBC News. Currency: The site and content are up to date. Last submission was in February 23rd, 2018. Content: In this webpage visitors can find many other articles related (or not) to the main one. This webpage also allows visitors to become members by subscribing. Functionality: The site works well, there are no broken links and there are options for the reader to share the web page and to receive any notifications of the BBC News to the one´s email, etc.
7) Laffrey, A. (2019, February). Nine in ten young adults in Argentina use social media, new study finds. Retrieved from: https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/nine-in-ten-young-adults-in-argentina-use-social-media-new-study-finds.phtml Accuracy: The article was written by Anna Laffrey, a reporter who works for the Buenos Aires Times, Argentina´s only English language newspaper. The online newspaper is reliable as well as the information which is taken from public sources and experts on the subject matter. Currency: The site is up to date and its content was submitted in February, 2019. Content: The content is clear and understandable for learners of a second language. The information is well organized and the page interactive. Functionality: There are no broken links and the site works perfectly well.