Website Evaluation

These websites would work best for a fourth grade social studies lesson

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/globaltrek/

This websites allows students to plan a trip to another country then gives them facts about the destination they chose.

Currency - all the links work, it also has current information on the countries based on the landscape or current lifestyle of its inhabitants.  
Relevance - Everything on this website is very easy to find, you just put in the country you want to"visit" and a new window pops up with information as well as an option for a question and answer with someone that lives there. All of the content seemed to be grammatically correct and I did not see any spelling mistakes. 
Authority - this website is a part of Scholastic.com which is a pretty well known website for teachers that releases a lot of educational content. Although it is a .com website I still believe that it is a reliable site because it is backed by scholastic. 
Accuracy - The history facts that are written about each country are all backed up and seem to align with one another. They also post further sites at the bottom of the window with other websites that can help students further research the country.  
Purpose - The information is presented as factual in a secondary origin because the author is re explaining the history and facts of each country. There is no evidence of any sponsorship nor extreme language. The obvious purpose of this website is to educate. It is provided on scholastic.com under "Teacher Activity Guide"  so its therefore meant for teachers to use in his or her classroom. 

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/index.html

Currency - This site was created in 2000, all of the links work. The information is all about history of other states or presidents so the information is not current but it is not meant to be.
Relevance - This website is very easy to use. The homepage is very clean and has 5 options to click on: Meet amazing Americans, Jump back in time, explore the states, etc. It is tailored for young students to read and the vocabulary is not confusing. I did not notice any mistakes and the topics have to do with different history topics.  
Authority - This website was created by the Library of Congress in Washington D.C., the largest library in the United States. At the bottom of the site there is an "about this site" where it further explains the purpose, legal notices, and site credits. There is a spot on the site where you can contact a librarian that takes you to an online reference service. The domain of the website is .gov. 
Accuracy - The website states that all of the information is backed by the sources in at the Library of Congress. Everything seems well researched and there is no evidence of any grey area. This site has many historical documents, photographs and even recordings as resources that are from accurate other federal agencies websites. 
Purpose - the information presented is factual in secondary origin. The website even has a disclaimer that states "any linking does not constitute the Library's endorsement of the content of their Web sites of their policies or products." further showing it is not sponsored. The purpose of the website is to educate. It is to provide history information to children in a presentable, easy to read manner. They take the information presented in historical documents and explain it in easy vocabulary for children to understand.