Trusting 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

• 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.

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

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

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.

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

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

• .org

• .edu

• .gov

• .net

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