For Evaluating Websites
Here are some guidelines for evaluating if websites are credible to use for research:
- What type of web address is it?
- .gov, .edu, .org are more reliable than .com websites.
- Does the website look well organized?
- Does it look cluttered?
- Are the pictures, articles and text on the page aligned?
- Are there any errors in grammar or spelling?
- Did the author on the website cite their resources?
- Did they tell you what kind of research they have to back up their information?
- Did they reference other cites they got their information from?
- Do links of the website work?
- If the links do not work, it may mean they were fake links or they have not updated their website recently.
- Does the pictures support what the author is trying to convey?
- If the picture/s do not enhance what you are trying to learn about from their article, then it may be not be a credible resource.
Guidelines taken from 21ThingsforTeachers.net powerpoint at http://www.21things4teachers.net/downloads/search_strategies/bogus_websites_20140508_143242_26.pdf
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