Website Reviews
February 3, 2014
For my two websites I choose ‘The Power of Persuasion’ and ‘100 Years of Parcels, Packages, and Packets, Oh My!’
The Power of Persuasion – (http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion_intro.html)
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This website is an archive site for posters from World War II (WWII). It has been put together by the national archives, which makes the content credible. The main content of the site is images of the posters and propaganda from WWII. The exhibit was on display in 1995, so as for its current information, it hasn’t been updated for years. This makes the navigation a little clunky and although easy to use they could better optimize their technology. There is not a whole lot of broad data here, but if you are looking for specific images relating to WWII then this may be a place to look. I found the site entertaining, but didn’t learn very much from my looking around. |
100 Years of Parcels, Packages, and Packets, Oh My! – (http://npm.si.edu/parcelpost100/index.html)
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This website is a topical historical website about the history of the postal system in the United States. It is put on my the Smithsonian Institute, and from the looks of the content, it looks well kept and credible. It could definitely be used as an accurate site for information. It is a site that is easy to navigate and read and gives you almost everything you need to know about the postal service and its beginnings. This site contains mostly paragraph form history of the service, but has links to additional and original resources. It also has images intertwined to show the old ways of sending mail. This website would be great for a lesson in the technology of communication. |
2 Responses to “Website Reviews”
February 3rd, 2014 at 10:12 pm
Hannah,
Great job evaluating the websites. One question I have for you: why do you consider the National Archives credible? I think you’re absolutely right, but I’d be interested to hear your thoughts. Also, I think it’s great that you evaluated the way this website was designed and shared that you didn’t really learn much from it. What could the website have done to help you learn? What did you want to learn? Answering these questions may help you with your own project going forward.
– Claire