C.A.R.S. Evaluate Digital Resources

Boolean Operators: Connecting terms that give instructions to the computer using

• AND

• OR

• NOT

• all of the above

Boolean Operators should always be in capitals.

• True

• False

Boolean operators: OR allows you to search for similar terms when you add quotation marks around the additional words you want to include in your search

• True

• False

Boolean Operators: AND is a limiting search. It Combine terms in your search with AND and quotation marks

• True

• False

.com, .net, .biz are the most trustworthy sites to find information.

• True

• False

Use the C.A.R.S method to evaluate the page. C.A.R.S stands for

• Credibility, Accuracy, Rate, Statistics

• Creator, Alliance, Reasonableness, Support

• Credibility, Alliance Reasonableness, Statistics

• Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, Support

Credibility is looking for things such as

• author’s credentials

• author provided contact information

• Appearance of site – looks professional, pictures and/or graphics, organized, neat

• all of the above

When accessing accuracy on should consider

• When was this material compiled or created, and when was it presented? Is it recent?

• When was this material compiled or created, and when was it presented? Is it recent?

• Out-of-date or undated information, expired links, inaccurate or overly generalized information, biased information

• What are the author’s credentials – experience, education, training – in the field related to this information

Reasonableness you ask yourself the question "Is the material presented objectively, or is it slanted and bias? "

• True

• False

If a website Lacks of documentation of claims, information that contradicts other reliable sources of information, positions on issues that you already know to be faulty, it lacks

• Credibility

• Accuracy

• Reasonableness

• Support