Transcript Evaluating Websites

GET “R.E.A.L.”
Website Evaluation
in 4 easy steps
Not all websites are
created equal…
So, before you use
a website,
You need to get
R.E.A.L.
Read the URL…
•Look for the owning entity (person, company, or
organization) in the website address (URL).
•Are they an authority on the subject
•Identify the domain:
• .gov, .com, .mil, .edu, .org, .net
•Government, commercial, military, education,
organization, network
https://prezi.com/ihqvgvgyzwii/effects-of-drugs-on-the-brain/
https://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih2/addiction/activities/lesson4.html
Read the URL…
•Are they trying to sell you something?
•
Are you on a personal page?
•
Note: an ~ before a name in the URL means
that you are on a personal webpage
https://~bmccormick.com/ihqvgvgyzwii/effects-of-drugs-on-the-brain/
Examine the content…
•Does the site clearly tell where they got their
information?
•Is the site current and updated?
(look for a date, often at the bottom of the webpage)
• Are the facts different from any other source?
Ask about the author or
owner…
•Who wrote it?
•Is there a “contact us” or “about us” link
•Does the author have any credentials?
•Are there spelling or grammar errors?
Look at the links…
•Are additional links and resources provided?
•Do the links work?
•Click on the links to other websites.
•Are the links credible?
Look at the links…
•Click on the links to other websites.
•Are the links credible?
•FORWARD LINKS
• What are the URL’s of the forward links?
•Do the domains change?
•Is the information biased?
Look at the links…
•BACK LINKS
• Who is linked to this website?
•Why are they linked?
•What do other sites say about the
information on the site?
•Wayback Machine – see the history of a
website
Be a smart and
responsible researcher…
R.E.A.L.
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Web Sites and Had Enough Time Left Over to Go
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