Savvy Internet Searching

Who can publish information on the web?

• Professionals

• People who pay lots of money

• Anyone

• Adults

Many people can make a page look very ____________, even if it isn't ___________.

• lawful; true

• professional; true

• professional; nice

• lawful; nice

Who can appear to be an expert?

• Anyone and everyone

• Only professionals

• Teachers

• Law force agents

Who governs/controls what is put on the internet?

• a robot

• no one

• the search engine

• a volunteer

What does altruistic mean?

• selfish

• unselfish

• selfless

• narcistic

Not everyone who publishes has __________ motives.

• alterior

• surperior

• altruistic

• selfish

Websites contain incorrect information simply because it is ___________, or an honest mistake has been made.

• constantly updated

• outdated

• mean

• not loading

Why do some authors deliberately post bogus information?

• entertainment

• educational use

• more sinister reasons

• to show off their knowledge

The internet is not so great for __________ if you don't know what to look for or trust all that you see

• communication

• research

• entertainment

• GPS or mapping

what means "anyone can edit?"

• wiki

• .gov

• .org

• .com