Reliable Website Sources

What does it mean to evaluate something?

• read it 
• share it
• think critically about it
• learn it

Evaluating content on the Web is important because...

• Web authors are always less professional
• Web authors are always biased
• Anyone can publish on the Web.  There's no gurantee that what you're reading is reliable.
• Printed information is always more accurate then information found on the Web

What is the main disadvantage of Wikipedia?

• The articles are out of date.

• Topics are narrow or limited.

• Anyone can write or edit the articles.

• The articles have a political bias.

When we say that a website is a reliable source we mean:

• the source is unbelievable and fantastic

• it is unreliable and false

• the source is appropriate for a business report

• it is believable and trustworthy

Reliable sources are always the first Google result.

• True
• False

Only experts can post information on the internet.

• True
• False

How can you verify whether information from a website is accurate?

• send the author an email to ask if the information is reliable

• only trust information with unknown authors

• check how many followers the organization has on social media

• the same facts can be verified from other sources

When using a webpage for a research paper or report, you want to use one whose purpose is to ...

• Persuade

• Sell a product

• Inform

• Share a hobby

Which of the following is NOT an important part of evaluating a website?

• expert author

• current information

• how many people use the website

• it is relevant to the topic of my research

Which of the following is a clue that the source is NOT reliable? 

• expert author
• misspelled words
• current information
• giving facts, not opinions