Credible Sources 1

If it's on the internet, you can trust the information.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A website the ends in .org is associated with:

• A Non-Profit agency

• An educational group

• The government

• The Military

Websites that end with .com are associated with:

• An Educational group

• The Military

• A Commercial group

• The government

A website the ends in .gov is associated with:

• An educational group

• The Military

• A Commercial group

• The Government

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When taking an exam of any kind, if the question asks you to "select the best" choice of answers, you can assume that:

• None of the answers provided can be correct

• All the answers provided can be correct

• It's a trick question

• There is a distractor answer

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Just like printed materials, webpages that provide citations of the sources used for the information makes the webpage more credible.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Select the best way you can check if a website has updated and current information.

• Scroll through the site until you find dates of last published information.

• Scroll to the bottom of the page which usually has a date of when the site was last edited

• Research when the information was first published

• Usually older websites that have not been updated look out of date and run less effectively.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Just like printed materials, webpages that provide citations of the sources used for the information makes the webpage more credible.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

An example of a reliable source is...

• google.com

• wikipedia.com

• a self published book online

• a printed or an online encyclopedia

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The best way to determine if a website source is credible is by checking...

• The author's cited name and reliability of that expertise.

• The author's qualifications are easily available.

• The author provided dates that prove that it is current information.

• The information is widely trusted by several people.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9