DADS DC- Website Reliability

What is DADS DC?

• The name of a database we can use to research

• Some weird words Mrs. Wakefield made up

• The letters of 6 criteria we can use to tell if a website is reliable.

• The letters of 6 criteria we can use to tell if our dads are visiting Washington DC.

What do the letters in DADS DC stand for?

• Donuts

  Always

  Deserve

  Sprinkles &

  Drizzled in

  Chocolate

• Database

  Author

  Date

  Sources

  Domain

  Conventions

• Domain

  Author

  Date

  Sources

  Design

  Conventions

• Domain

  Author

  Database

  Sources

  Design

  Conventions

When should you use DADS DC?

• To search for answers to questions you have.

• When a database isn't reliable.

• When your mom isn't giving you the answer you want.

• To tell whether a website is reliable.

Why is using reliable sources important?

• So the wrong people don't make money.

• To find other people who think like you do.

• So you can be sure you are providing true information.

• To prove that you're right and everyone who disagrees with you is wrong.

Where is the domain in a web address?

• at the end AFTER the dot

• at the beginning AFTER the www

• at the end BEFORE the dot

• at the beginning BEFORE the www

What domains are most reliable?

• .edu

  .org

• .true

  .real

• .edu

  .gov

  .org

• .edu

  .gov

If you can't find the author on a website, what should you do?

• Don't use it. It's not trustworthy!

• Look at the About Us section to see if the organization is reliable.

• Skip it and look for the next criteria in DADSDC

• Groan, roll your eyes, and then ask your teacher

Where is the date usually located on a web page or web article?

• At sunset, next to the roses

• At the very end

• At the top under the title

• At the bottom under the title

Where would an article cite it's sources?

• At the very end and/or linked throughout

• At the very beginning

• Article can't talk, silly!

• In links on the sides with the ads

If a website has a lot of ads, that means...

• It is making lots of money and is reliable

• It is may be trying to make money instead of giving reliable info.

• You should buy something by clicking on an ad

• It's very reliable.