Research Website Credibility and Effective Searches

Wikipedia can be used as a valid source in a speech.

• True
• False

One of the important areas to pay attention to when researching online is...

• author of the information
• where the author was born
• domain address

Where can you find the publication of a website? 

• Top by Topic of Webpage
• Middle by the article
• Bottom near the company info
• I don't know

Which website can be considered most credible?

• .net
• .com
• .int
• .edu

Which words are associated with credibility?

• trustworthiness
• believing
• reliablility
• all of the above

Which of the following is the best indicator that a Web site is reliable? 

• The author of the site tells you the information is reliable. 
• The author of the site provides contact information and his or her qualifications. 
• The author links to his or her favorite Web sites. 
• The author states in bold letters that the site was proofread by a librarian. 

How can you determine a source's credibility?

• A. By checking how many others have accessed the information.
• B. By checking whether or not the information is easy to understand.
• C. By checking how transparent the source's author is.
• D. By checking whether the source is easily accessible.

If you want to search for an exact phrase what do you do?

• Use parenthesis (brown bears)
• Just type in brown bears
• Use quotes "brown bears"
• define:  brown bears

____________________ are the most important words related to a subject. You type these into a search engine to find the information you want.

• Passwords
• Keywords
• Crosswords

True or False: With most websites, you don't have to read the entire page to find what you're looking for. You can just skim the page instead.

• True
• False

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