Source Credbility

Checking for bias ties into which of the five CRAAP criteria?

• Currrency

• Relability

• Authority

• Purpose

Checking an author's credentials is a part of which CRAAP criteria?

• Currenct

• Reliability

• Authority

• Purpose

What is a warning sign that a website might NOT have trustworthy information?

• The author is an expert

• The information comes from a well know newspaper

• It's not clear who the author is

• The information is current

One way to check the accuracy of the content is...

• Check Wikipedia

• Cross the check the information with other credible sources

• Ask a friend if it looks right

What source isn't credible?

• A webpage with an unidentified author or affiliation

• A webpage from a college or university

• A government webpage

• A peer reviewed article

Which is not a place you would look to find the author of a webpage?

• Top

• Bottom

• Sidebar

• Middle of the page

Choose the most credible source

• Prezi

• The New York Times

• Weebly

• Wikipedia

Choose one that is not a reliable source

• Newspaper

• Book

• Organization Website

• Customer Review

When using a webpage, you want to use one whose purpose is to:

• Persuade

• Sell a produce

• Share a hobby

• Inform

How can you tell if an author is credible?

• They have a college degree

• They publish their credentials (qualifications)

• They have their own website

• There is no way to tell this information