How to Evaluate Websites

Which domain names are 99% safe to use for research because they are valid sources?

• .edu, .mil, .gov
• .com, .net, .org
• .edu, .com, .org
• .mil, .net, .org

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• This graphic would benefit a student who was doing research.
• This graphic would benefit teacher reading an online book.
• This graphic would benefit a parent checking PowerSchool for grades.
• This graphic would benefit anyone looking up how to spell a word.

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Which source would best help a student writing a research paper on Sir Edmund Hillary's journey to the top of Mt. Everest?

• Mountains Around the World

• Hillary: The Regal History of a Name

• Life at the Top: Hillary's Biography

• Mt. Everest and its Sherpa Guides

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Finding information that is up-to-date is important in research. What can you look for on a website to let you know how current the information is?

• title of the website

• author of the website

• date last updated

• works cited

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Finding a website for research that has valid, reliable information can be hard. How do you know the author of a website has the authority to put the facts out on the web?

• They have a high school education or higher.

• They have a camera that takes super photo of their topic.

• They have some basic experience or training in the subject about which they are writing.

• Visuals, primary sources, a table of contents and glossary are available.

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Sometimes it is hard to tell why information has been published on the web. What might distract you from getting the information you need?

• date last updated

• a mission statement explaining why the website was created

• ads or pop-ups

• links to additional information

Knowing domain names like .edu can help you determine if a website is reliable. What does .edu mean?

• the site is not reliable

• the site is owned and managed by a college or university

• the website belongs to your school

• the site will contain no mistakes

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You can tell that a website is probably associated with our government if the URL ends with ___________.

• .org

• .edu

• .gov

• .net

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What does .net in a URL stand for?

• entity involved in Internet infrastructure

• U.S. military

• college-level educational institution

• commercial enterprise

What does .com stand for in a URL?

• entity involved in net infrastructure

• U. S. Military

• commercial enterprise

• U. S. government