Evaluatingwebsites

Evaluatingwebsites

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  Evaluating Web Sites What isreliable?
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  How do Iknow if a site is reliable? Look for these things . . . 1. Author? 2. Information accurate? 3. Bias? 4. Date?
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  Author  Checkat bottom of page for author, editor or “About us” link  Is there an email address? (Of course, it could be fake!)  Does the email work? Does author reply?  Address? Phone?  Is author named? Is it an expert?  Is it a trusted organization?  .gov is government  .edu is educational  .org is organization  .com is commercial  .net is network Visit the following websites. Which one is the author probably reliable? Moon Real Estate NASA for Kids
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  Accurate Information?  Howdo you know the author is an expert?  Are there references and information about where the content of the page came from?  Government agencies and well-known companies are more reliable than an individual  Compare information from several sites to double-check reliability Visit the following websites. Which one is more likely to have accurate information? National Geographic Kids Tree Octopus
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  Bias  What isthe purpose of the site?  Buy a product?  Convince you to agree with them?  Do they want to make money? Which of the following sites is non-biased? Buy an Ancester Geneology Services NC Library
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  Date  Look forlast update  Statistics should be current  Links should work Visit the following sites. Which is probably the most accurate? CIA Google Technology