Evaluating Online Sources

True or False: There is a "one-size-fits-all" approach that you can use to evaluate every website, every time.

• True

• False

Which domain is used for educational organizations?

• .edu

• .gov

• .k12

• .net

Which domain is used for non-profit organizations?

• .com

• .net

• .non

• .org

If words like “.wordpress” or “blogger” are in the domain that usually signifies it’s a ___________ rather than a news source.

When evaluating a site, you should check out the author and publisher and any information listed on the site's...

• Wikipedia page

• "About Us" or "Contact Us" section

• email address

• Directory

documents, images or artifacts that provide firsthand testimony or direct evidence concerning an historical topic under research investigation.

• Eyewitness Account

• Expert Testimony

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

What are the three types of author's purpose?

• To excite

• To inform

• To persuade

• To entertain

If a source is heavily opinionated or one-sided, only presents facts that support a specific conclusion, or uses extreme language, that source might be showing signs of...

True or False: It is okay to use a site that is clearly biased.

• True

• False

If you do want to use a site that has clear bias, you should also...

• Get rid of any other sources that don't agree with that one.

• Find another site that provides a different perspective.

• Change your claim so that it aligns with that site's opinions.

• Be up-front and warn your reader that the source has clear bias.