Evaluating Websites (OSLIS Video)

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1. What are the criteria to use when evaluating websites?

14 points

Timeliness

Author

Motivation

Evidence

2. Using current information matters the most for which topic?

10 points

World War II

Rising sea levels

Themes in Shakespeare plays

Systems of the human body

3. What are the requirements to publish on the internet?

10 points

You must have internet access.

You must be over 18 years old.

You must have a lot of money.

You must have a college degree.

4. Why is it important to find information about the author of an online source?

12 points

To determine if they are famous

To determine if they are an expert on the topic

To determine if they have a relevant point of view

To determine if they have a criminal record

5. What are some of the motivations people have to create a website?

15 points

Political purposes

Share knowledge

Make money

Humor and/or deception

6. What factors would make you question a source’s reliability?

13 points

Lack of citations

Broken links

Unverifiable information

Author is a known expert on the topic

7. An author's opinions, thoughts, and feelings in favor of or against a topic are called bias. When might an author’s bias affect the reliability of a source?

13 points

It is difficult to tell the difference between facts and the author's opinions.

The author’s main motivation is making money.

It is not clear that the author's website is actually supported by a group, organization, or company.

The author plainly states both sides of an argument.

8. You should be a skeptic and question information when you are evaluating online sources because ___________.

13 points

It helps you identify reliable sources.

It helps you determine an author’s bias.

It helps you meet your deadline.

It helps you see that some topics have multiple perspectives.

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