Cloud Types: http:// www.theweatherprediction.com/clouds/

Student Name: Amy McRoberts Date of Evaluation: February 9, 2011
Name of the Website: Cloud Types
URL of the Website: http://www.theweatherprediction.com/clouds/
Accuracy of the Web Page Yes No Notes
1. Can you find the author of the page?
Hint: Scroll to the bottom of the page. It may be an institution. X Author Name: Jeff Haby
2. Can the author be contacted:
Hint: Look for an “About Us” or “Contact Link” X Author email: haby@genosci.msstate.edu
3. Do you think this person or institution is qualified to publish this webpage? X Why or why not? Jeff Haby is a meteorologist thus; he would know the many different types of clouds and can give an accurate definition of each.
Authority of the Web Page
1. Check the domain of the URL, particularly the extension.
Is this a commercial site? The URL can give clues to the authority. X What does the extension tell you? The URL is .com therefore it is a commercial site.
2. Are there credentials listed for the author(s)?
If not, try Googling the name of the author or the institution.
X What did you find? Mr. Haby received his bachelors of science in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma. He received his masters form the University of Mississippi in geoscience and broadcast meteorology. Since 1998 Mr. Haby has been an instructor at the University of Mississippi and has taught every meteorologist distance learning course.
Purpose of the Web Page
1. Read over the information on this website carefully. Can you determine the purpose of this web page? X Why is this web page on-line? Think critically about possible opinions or bias? To help beginners and advance forecasters predict the weather.

Currency of the Web Page
1. Can you find a publishing date? X When was it published?
2. Can you find the date it was last updated? X When was it updated?
3. Are the links working and current?
Click on some of the links to check. X What do you think about the links? I liked that you could download surface maps, radar images, satellites, and computer models / analysis for classroom use.
Looking at your answers, do you think this website would be a reliable, credible source of information? X Why or Why not? Looking at Mr. Haby’s credentials and clicking into all the different links.




I think this site will be helpful to me in my Final Unit Plan because it describes the different types of clouds and it explains how they are formed. This site also has a map page where you can download surface maps, radars, satellites, and computer models/ analysis. I think showing the children how clouds move on the computer will give them an understanding of clouds and help them in the class activity e.g. going outside and observing the clouds. Through seeing how clouds move and form on the computer they may grasp a better understanding and know what to look for to predict the weather. This site is for beginners and advance forecasters so I think it will work well for elementary children that are learning about weather and clouds. Another thing that this site had that I liked was bookmarks. I just found out what bookmarks are this week through doing delicious and I really like them a lot. I think it is a great way for teachers to share information.