As a future educator, there are websites that need to be evaluated before sharing them with the students as a resource tool.
FAIR: The website, "About FAIR" is much more of a reliable source than the website "FAIR". "About FAIR" provides information about an organization and is up to date. Another reason that this link can be considered useful is because of the ".org" at the end of the web address. This means that the website could be charitable, religious, or of a lobbying group. I would use this website as a way to help define what "FAIR" is. It can be a source for a debate or contrasting project/paper.
Immigration Blog: If I were to need to use a blog as an example or source of information about immigration, I would choose the "About and Disclaimer" website over the general "Home" page. The "About and Disclaimer" page is unbiased and provides an overview about certain immigration topics. It is up to date and discusses interesting topics. However, it does not claim who the author is which can question the credibility of the source. I would most likely use a blog in the classroom if it were among the students to provide a sense of community and have different opinions/aspects of a topic be shared.
America.gov: When comparing the "About Us" and the "Immigration History" website, the "About Us" page is more credible. The "Immigration History" site is not up to date and based on opinion, not the American government's policies. I may use the "About Us" just to show that the source states the IIP's documentations are based on interests.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service: The "Home Page" is more credible than the "About Us" page because it is up to date and considered a government agency site. The Home page is a search engine full of information about immigration services. As a teacher, I could use the home page to have students discover more about government policies on immigration.
News from the Onions: When reviewing the Onion Website, it would be safer to use the "Privacy Policy" than the original website. However, the Onion is a parody of a new source and should be used carefully. It is not age appropriate for students under 13 and can pertain to vulgar remarks. If I were to use the Onion, it would be merely for fun and not for an educational purpose.
