Verifying Sources

Verifying Sources

Draw

Draw how you are feeling?

Open Ended

If there was a zombie apocalypse, what are some things that you would do in order to survive?

Multiple Choice

Which of these MUST you do to determine if a source is reliable?

• checking to see if you like the website

• make sure the site looks legit

• verify the author's expertise

• make sure the domain is .edu

Multiple Choice

An example of a reliable source is

• a print or an online encyclopedia.

• wikipedia.com.

• google.com.

• a book published online.

Multiple Choice

Which of these are usually considered reliable?

• .com 
• .edu
• .net
• none of the above

Multiple Choice

A website is trustworthy if

• the author's name is cited.
• the date the author originally provided the information is present.
• the author's job or qualification is available.
• all of the above.

Multiple Choice

.com means the webpage is run by...

• An educational group
• A commercial group
• The military
• The government

Multiple Choice

Web pages that provide citations of the sources used to create the site makes the web page more credible.

• True 
• False
• Only if the citations are verified by your teacher.
• This is never necessary.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of a personal website?

• a newspaper article
• a Tumblr blog
• a YouTube video
• a SnapChat photo

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.org means the page is associated with

• A non-profit agency
• The government
• An educational group
• The Military

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You are researching space exploration and you find a website that details all of the Apollo space missions.  In evaluating the legitimacy of the site, you examine where links go from the site.  Which types of links would most add to the site's credibility?

• Links to an astronaut's Instagram page
• Links to www.Nasa.com
• Links to the move Apollo 13
• Links to www.Nasa.gov

Multiple Choice

You can tell that a website is associated with a college or university if the URL ends with...

• .com
• .gov
• .edu
• .org

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.gov means the webpage is run by...

• An educational group
• A commercial group
• The military
• The government

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A reliable source is

• biased.

• trusted.

• promoting a product.

• google.

Multiple Choice

Which question helps you evaluate whether a source is accurate?

• Do you know who the author/organization is? 
• Are there references? Where does the information come from?
• Is the website's url of the form: example.com.website/?

Multiple Choice

Which question helps you evaluate a source's purpose?

• Is there bias?
• When was it published?
• Was the domain .mil?
• Are there spelling errors?

Multiple Choice

Wikipedia is not a trusted source because

• most of the information there  is false.
• anyone can add to or edit it.
• your teacher says you can't use it.
• the information might be outdated.