Credible Sources

Checking an author's credentials is a part of which CRAAP criteria?

• Currency

• Reliability

• Authoritiy

• Purpose

Checking for bias ties into which of the five CRAAP criteria?

• Currency

• Reliability

• Authority

• Purpose

What is a warning sign that a website might NOT have trustworthy information? 

• the author is an expert
• the information comes from a well-known newspaper
• It is not clear who the author is
• the information is current

One way to check the accuracy of the content is to 

• Check wikipedia 
• Cross check the information with other credible sources 
• Ask a friend if it looks right 

What source isn't credible?

• A webpage with an unidentified author or affiliation

• A webpage from a college or university

• A government webpage

• A peer reviewed article

Choose the most credible source.

• New York Times

• Weebly

• Prezi

Choose the one that is NOT a reliable source.

• Newspaper

• Book

• Organization website

• Customer review

When using a webpage, you want to use one whose purpose is to:

• Persuade

• Sell a product

• Share a hobby

• Inform

How can you tell if an author is credible?

• They have a college degree.

• They publish their credentials (qualifications)

• They have their own website.

• There is no way to tell this information.

Which of the following is a clue that the source is NOT reliable?

• date of last update is given
• .gov
• author is listed
• lots of advertising