Internet Research

A reliable source is...

• Biased
• Trusted
• Trying to sell you something
• Google

You can tell that a website is associated with 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 associated with what?

• a company
• a school
• a government agency
• a charitable organization

If you were doing research on the best dog breed for you and your family, which of the following websites would you think is the most credible?

• lovemypoochie.net

• dogbreedinfo.org

• pupsforlife.com

• buymeadog.biz

It is best to have at least 3 sources when doing even a small research project.

• True

• False

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

• He/she provides sources from their research.

• The author's job is a high school teacher.

• The author gives his/her opinion on the topic.

2. Which Boolean operator do you use to search for synonyms of a word (e.g. agriculture, farming, crops)?

• AND
• OR
• NOT

Use quotes around a phrase ("We the people") to search for websites where...

• those exact words inside the quotes appear in that exact order.
• those words are found in any order.
• those words are not found.

When using Google for research, what should you type?

• The whole question
• Specific and descriptive key words
• random words
• a single, unclear word

What is the main disadvantage of Wikipedia? 

• the articles are out of date
• topics are narrow or limited
• anyone can write or edit the articles
• the articles have political bias.