🥇Website evaluations🥇

Olympics Official Website 

Olympics | Olympic Games, medals, results & latest news. (s. f.). https://olympics.com/

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Accuracy: The page is managed by the official olympics social media management teams, therefore we can consider it to be the most reliable.

Currency: The content of this page is constantly updated (around once an hour) and passes cross-referencing against other sources.

Content: The site is fairly easy to navigate and easy to read. However, one must know what they are looking for in order to find it quickly. The content is interesting, but maybe not presented in the most streamlined way.

Functionality: The site works as intended and there are no animations or big files for it to load. It does include videos which are taken from the official youtube page.

Paralympics Official Website 

IPC - Paralympics News, Sports and Results. (s. f.). International Paralympic Committee. https://www.paralympic.org/

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Accuracy: The page is managed by the official Paralympics social media management teams, therefore we can consider it to be the most reliable on the topic.

Currency: The content of this page is constantly updated (around once a day at least) and passes cross-referencing against other sources.

Content: It works as both a database of information as well as a news site. The site is fairly easy to navigate and easy to read. However, one must know what they are looking for in order to find it quickly. The content is interesting, and there are acomppanying images that help guide the reading.

Functionality: The site works as intended and there are no animations or big files for it to load. It does include videos which are taken from the official youtube page.

Penn Museum on the Olympics' history

Introduction | The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games - Penn Museum. (s. f.). https://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicintro.shtml

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Accuracy: The page comes from a reputable museum and passes cross-checking with encyclopedias on the topic. Sources are properly sited and real.

Currency: The content of this page is historical in nature, so it doesn't require much updating. 

Content: The site is not visually attractive but it's easy to navigate. The content itself is appealing to the intended students. 

Functionality: The site works as intended and there are no animations or big files for it to load. There are some issues with a top bar that might cover information on the wrong zoom level. All hyperlinked sites work.

BBC article "The history of the Olympic Games"

The history of the Olympic Games - BBC Bitesize. (2023, 20 october). BBC Bitesize. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4q3bqt

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Accuracy: The page comes from a reputable news broadcast site. However, possible biases should be taken iinto account.

Currency: The content of this page is historical in nature, so it doesn't require much updating.  

Content: The site is visually attractive and easy to navigate. The content itself is appealing to the intended students.  It includes FAQs and many current topics. This content is graded and includes many drawings that accompany the text. 

Functionality: The site works as intended and there are no animations or big files for it to load. All hyperlinked sites work. It also has jump points for easy navigation.

Kids National Geographic

Boatner, K. (2021, 23 july). Let the Games Begin: The First Olympics. History. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/first-olympics

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Accuracy: The page passes cross-checking with encyclopedias on the topic. Sources are properly sited and real.

Currency: The content of this page is historical in nature, so it doesn't require much updating. 

Content: The site is visually attractive and easy to navigate. The content itself is appealing to the intended students. This content is graded and includes many drawings that accompany the text. It should be noted there are multiple adds that might distract from its intended use.

Functionality: The site works as intended and there are no animations or big files for it to load. All hyperlinked sites work. 

Promova vocabulary guide for Olympic terms

A Comprehensive Guide to Olympic Words and Terms. (2024, 9 may). https://promova.com/english-vocabulary/olympics-words-and-definitions

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Accuracy: The page passes cross-checking with encyclopedias on the topic.  It comes from an EFL website, and has clear economic interest with adds.

Currency: The content of this page is similar to that of a dictionary, so it doesn't require much updating.  Nevertheless, all the terms and definitions are up to date.

Content: The site is easy to navigate. The content itself is probably unappealing to the intended students. The website is quite concise and lacking in pictures or jump points.

Functionality: The site works as intended and there are no animations or big files for it to load. All hyperlinked sites work. 

Topend Sports

Olympic Sports List. (s. f.). https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/sports/index.htm

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Accuracy: The page is not professionally managed but seems to be generally recommended in online forums. It is managed by Rob Wood. 

Currency: The content of this page seems to be up to date. It includes information on this year's new sports, therefore it has been updated in the last few weeks at minimum. 

Content: The site is easy to navigate. It is visually lacking but the content itself might be of interest. There are many ads.

Functionality: The site works as intended and there are no animations or big files for it to load. All hyperlinked sites work.