Online Search and Citing Sources

What is a URL?

• Ultra Radioactive Light

• A made up acronym

• What the website's address is called

• Uber-researched-learner

Which extention is generally more trustworthy: .com, .edu, .org, or .net

• .com

• .edu

• .org

• .net

Pick the best answer: Why is it important to write the URL down when visiting a site for research?

• So you don't plagiarize

• In case the computer crashes

• To practice your copying skills

• It's not important to write the URL down

What is plagiarism?

• A type of research

• Letting others use your work

• Giving people the plague

• Copying someone else's work without giving credit

Where is the copyright date usually found?

• At the top of the page

• At the bottom of the page

• On the side of the page

• On a secret part of the page

What does verifiable mean?

• The information can be found in lots of other places

• The information can be found no where else

• The information isn't true

• The information might be true

When should you verify information?

• If you aren't sure if it is true or not

• If it seems unbelievable

• If it seems too good to be true

• All of the above

What should you do if you aren't sure if you can trust a website?

• Play eeny-meeny-miny-mo

• Don't trust it

• Ask your teacher or librarian

• Trust it anyways

What is the main purpose of a copyright? 

• To protect the user of a creative work
• To protect the buyer of a creative work
• To protect the creator of a creative work 
• To protect the copier of a creative work 

 If you find a great website as a source for your English project, which of the following is true? 

• You can copy and paste the text, but not the images, into your report
• You can't use any of the information on the site without permission 
• You can use information on the site as long as you cite it properly 
• You don't have to cite your source if you only use short quotations 

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