Hi Lindsay.  Your blog post was well organized and was easy to read. I especially liked your first point, looking at the purpose of websites.  All too often I don’t think educators or students think about the purpose of the site.  In many instances the search revolves around the content; if the content matches the topic the search is done.  We do a good job of teaching author’s purpose in regards to literature, but what about in regards to the Internet?  This is a great way to tap into what students already know.  They know the Internet, yet we don’t teach them to apply many of the skills taught in language arts to the web.  In terms of websites reflecting current events, I agree with you.  More emphasis needs to be placed on reminding students to look for “last updated” information to see if what they are reading is still accurate.  This in turn can lead back to the author’s intent.  Too often students take what is on the web at face value.  We need to teach them how to determine if a site is fiction or nonfiction.  Your student rubric is a great place to begin.  Thanks for posting it.