WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

For each numbered question,

1. examine both websites to determine which website you would prefer to use for your class project
2. click on the green button of your choice
3. click on the other green button to compare choices

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1. Let's look for background information on CUBA!

Columbia Encyclopedia Online http://www.bartleby.com/65/cu/Cuba.html

OR

Cuba Fact Sheet http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/ americas/cuba/background/factsheet.html

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2. Let's look for a website with lots of information on ARGENTINA!

Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ ipa/A0107288.html

OR

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina

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3. Let's look for travel warnings about GUATEMALA!

travel.state.gov travel.state.gov/travel/ cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1129.html

OR

Travel Guide - virtualtourist.com http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/ Caribbean_and_Central_America/Guatemala/ Warnings_or_Dangers-Guatemala-BR-1.html

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4. What is there to see and do in Nicaragua?

nicaragua.com http://www.nicaragua.com

OR

Lonely Planet http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ worldguide/destinations/central-america/ nicaragua?a=facts

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5. Let's find a photo/image of VENEZUELA!

Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ Image:Mt_Roraima_in_Venezuela_001.JPG

OR

Google Images http://images.google.com

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Bonus question: URLs tell us a lot about a website. Why should a ~ in a URL cause you to pause? e.g., http://www.travel.com/~llindsay

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