Credible Sources Assessment

What does ACCESS stand for?

• Accessible

  Currency

  Credible

  Editable

  Situations

  Services

• Accurate

  Credible

  Current

  Easy

  Situations

  Supported

• Authority

  Care

  Community

  Educational

  Social

  Supported

• Automated

  Command

  Control

  Executive

  System

  Situations

Which websites are reliable sources?

• Sites that end in .com and .net,

• All websites are reliable

• Sites that end in .edu, .org, and .gov

• Sites that end in .ca and .abc

Reliable sources are unbiased

• True

• False

How can you verify whether information from a website is accurate?

• the same facts can be verified from other sources

• send the author an email to ask if the information is reliable

• check how many followers the organization has on social media

• only trust information with unknown authors

Why is evaluating reliability of sources critical both in and out of school?

• We have to use credible sources to stay up to date on politics

• We need to use research skills in order to write a good research paper in english

• We encounter many different sources of information, and we need to be able to judge if we can trust them.

• We need to know truthful information so we can present it to the class

What is one (1) importance of reliable sources?

• to only know one side of a topic

• to know everything about the author's personal information

• to prevent the spread of false information

• to get biased information

All of these are possible consequences of being unable to identify whether a source is reliable EXCEPT...

• being misinformed about a topic

• having a clear understanding of only the author's view

• being tricked or receiving rumors

• having a clear understanding of all sides of a topic

Which is recognizable as unbiased?

• The author presents highly selected facts that lead to a certain outcome

• The author presents conflicting ideas, but does not try to convince the reader that one side is right

• The author uses extreme and inappropriate language

• The author offers their opinion on the topic

Which are the best sources to look for when finding a reliable source?

• peer reviewed books, newspaper articles, magazines, a government website

• Google, safari, Wikipedia

• Instagram, snapchat, twitter

Which two of the things below help you decide if the information on a website comes from good authority? (choose 2)

• who created the information

• the information was verified from another source

• colorful pictures are present

• there are links to youtube videos that are related to the topic