Internet Research

What is research?

• When you are given the answers

• When you use resources to find information

• When you copy someone else's work

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

If I can find it online it must be true?

• True

• False

When should you worry about whether the information you find online can be trusted?

• Only when I don't know the website

• Only when information is shared by someone I don't know

• Only when the information is unbelieveable

• I should always check to make sure the information I find is true

A reliable source is...

• Biased with opinions

• Trusted to have facts

• Trying to sell you something

• Wikipedia

An example of a reliable source is...

• An online newspaper like the Washington Post.

• wikipedia.com.

• google.com.

• yahoo.com.

The domain of a commercial (private) website is

• .net

• .co.jp

• A and B

• Neither A nor B

You can tell that a website is for a college or university if the URL ends with...

• .com

• .gov

• .edu

• .org

A web URL that ends with ".gov" means that the website is connected to what?

• a company

• a school

• a government agency

• a non-profit organization

If you were doing research on the best kind of dog for you, which of the following websites would you trust the most?

• lovemypoochie.net

• dogbreedinfo.org

• pupsforlife.com

• buymeadog.biz

How can you ensure the author of a webpage is knowledgeable and trustworthy?

• He/she provides sources from research to support their ideas

• You can search for the author and find more information about the author and what she has been researching.

• The author gives his/her reason for writing the website.

• A and B