Friday, December 7, 2007

Can you trust websites??

Don't you wish that you could believe everything you read on the Internet? That everyone who makes and Internet site truly want to education you with facts. Well unfortunately this is not the case. I did some research to help me find out which sites seem reliable.

http://www.ala.org/ala/als/greatwebsites/
greatwebsitesforkids/greatwebsites.htm

  • When visiting a website, sometimes in the web address, one can find out what kind of site it is. For Example: sites ending in .gov are from the federal government, .com are from commercial businesses, .edu are from colleges and universities, etc.
  • Look for the name of the Creator of the site
  • There should be sources for information where necessary
  • The Purpose of the site should be clearly stated
  • There should be limited Advertising
  • It should be easy to navigate the site
Another helpful website i found is

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/pdf/weval.pdf

3 comments:

Sandra said...

Laura, I love that you researched how to research on the internet correctly! You had some really good tips, thanks!

Amanda's Chem Blog said...

Your tips are very helpful! I really did not know much on how to see if a site was valid, so your post really expanded my horizens. It was a good idea to research on this topic too! Thanks!
~Amanda

gealina said...

I DO wish that! It seems like everyone's saying the same thing about the .edu, .gov, .com sites. I must agree! Thanks!