Researching Online

What website is okay for quick general research but users need to be cautious because its information can be edited?

• Britannica
• Infoplease
• Gale
• Wikipedia

A difference between a "story" and an "article" is:

• they are the same thing - both mean writing
• a story is longer than an article
• a story may be fiction; an article is non-fiction
• a story is shorter than an article

If I paraphrase or summarize information from a work, I do not have to use a citation.

• True
• False

Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:

• citations
• friendship
• research
• plagiarism 

Places where you find  information for your research:

• authors
• sources
• publishers
• online databases

A webpage that ends in '.edu' means:

• It's a government website
• It's a non-profit organization
• It's a commercial site that could be used for business
• It's published by a university or college

It is important to evaluate a website since .  .  .

• anyone can publish a website
• because everyone wants to do more work
• the Internet has so many sites
• only professionals create websites

When evaluating a website it is important to consider how it looks, who is the author or publisher, and the date of publication.

• true
• false
• maybe

What is plagiarism?

• stealing someone else's ideas or words and using them as your own
• a condition where there is a lot of plaque buildup on your teeth
• something you should do in your writing

When looking at the reliability of a source, what question should you NOT ask yourself?

• Is this current?
• Who is the author?
• Is this published?
• Does it look nice?