3. Accuracy
• Is the information reliable and error free?
• Christopher Columbus
Remember• Anyone can publish anything on the Webunlike a book, no one checks what is
published on the Internet
4. Bias
• Is the site biased?
• Is it designed to sway your opinion?
• Are they only presenting one point of viewdoes this matter?
• Immigration US site
5. Date
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Does the site have a date?
When was the last update?
Why is this important?
Where do I find the date?
All about explorers- Christopher Columbus
6. Keys from the URL
Look at the URL- this is the address of the page
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/MidElem_Home.html
Ancient Egypt
What is the domain?
.edu
.gov
.com
.org
What country does it come from? Does this matter?
.au
.nz
No country?
7. Keys from the URL
http://www.columbia.edu/~user/filename.html
Is it a personal page?
Look for a personal name (e.g., jbarker or barker)
following a tilde ( ~ ), a percent sign
( % ), or or the words "users," "members," or "people."
• Harvard University
8. Keys from the URL
Is it trying to sell you something? (.com)
GIANTmicrobes | Health
9. What are the aims of the site?
• Sometimes web information is "just
for fun", a hoax, someone's personal
expression that may be of interest to
no one, or even outright silliness.
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10. Does the site have good links or
references?
• BBC History- Holocaust
13. What do I do now?
• Start your research
• Evaluate that site using ABCDES
• Add an image and a few sentences
summarising your findings to our Padlet
include your initials [not your name!]
• http://padlet.com/wall/CHarte
