Source Credibility

Reliable websites have which of the following:

• an author

• no author

• many authors who can edit whenever they want

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Information should be:

• from the 1990s

• published within the last 10 years

• published within the last 15 years

• from any time period

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following domains are the most reliable?

• .gov, .mil, .com

• .gov, .mil, .net

• .gov, .mil, .org

• .gov, .mil, .edu

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What sources should be avoided?

• blogs

• facebook

• .com sites

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Wikipedia is not considered a reliable source for academic research.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If a website has a lot of spelling errors, the website might be:

• unreliable and you should not use it

• reliable and you should use it

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When do you need to use a reliable source?

• When having a conversation with friends.

• For research.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A reliable source should not contain:

• commercials

• pop up ads

• any of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Information from a source should be

• biased

• Times New Roman size 12 font

• unbiased

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

While researching, the noise level in the room should be

• kept to a minimum (think library)

• loud (think lunch)