Website Evaluation

All people may be created equal, but not all information is equal. Just because you find information on a website does not mean that it is reliable. In other words, just because you read it on the Internet does not mean that it is truthful enough to use in a paper, an argument, or in forming an opinion. When you use the Internet as a research tool, you need to be very careful about what information you use. Always evaluate websites and Internet documents before deciding to use the information found there.

Why Do I Need to Evaluate Internet Sources?

Just as you are careful with the information that you gather in us in your everyday life, you should also be careful with the information that you get from the Internet. Why? Access this interactivity to find out. Click each of the folder tabs to learn why you need to evaluate Internet sources. Click the player button to begin.

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Criteria for Website Evaluation

After you have performed your keyword search on a search engine and selected a website to browse, the real work begins. Your evaluation of the website should begin the moment you first open the link in your Internet browser. In the interactivity below, click on each of the numbers to learn the criteria to use in evaluating a website's reliability and validity. Click the player button to begin.

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Website Evaluation Review

Before you use a source that you have found on the Internet, it is important to evaluate whether or not it is reliable. In the non-graded activity below, determine if each statement is true or false, then click SUBMIT. Click the player button to get started.