1. Questioning Online Media How to evaluate a website

2. Question It! Each of these websites provides a strategy for evaluating websites: http://www.radcab.com/ Click on each letter to learn more.http://www.radcab.com/ http://kathyschrock.net/abceval/5ws.pdf http://vtdoenetworks.pbworks.com/f/CARRDSS.pdfhttp://vtdoenetworks.pbworks.com/f/CARRDSS.pdf Which one works for you?

3. Know Your ABCs A = author Who created the site? Are they an expert, reputable? B = bias What's the author's/creator's angle? Is it to sell something or educate? C = credibility How credible is the information? Can it be verified by at least two other good sources, such as online encyclopedias or databases or books from our library? This is another strategy you could use.

4. Which of these is the real site? http://descy.50megs.com/Emankato/mank ato.htmlhttp://descy.50megs.com/Emankato/mank ato.html http://www.ci.mankato.mn.us Think about the following: –Where is Mankato? –What is the current temperature? –What tourist activities are available? –Is the map correct?

5. Which of these sites would be better to use for a research project? http://chamaeleonidae.com/Home.html http://www.chameleonsonline.com/ Can you find who made the sites? Hint: Look at Contact Us and Biography.

6. True or false? Check out the websites on the following slides and see if you can figure out if they are about real things or not. What clues help you determine the validity of the site?

7. True or false? http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html about California's Velcro Crophttp://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus.html about the endangered "tree octopus"http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus.html http://www.thedogisland.com about Dog Island where all dogs can be freehttp://www.thedogisland.com http://www.dhmo.org/ reports on a "chemical threat to NJ"http://www.dhmo.org/ http://www.yogakitty.com Yoga videos for you and your cathttp://www.yogakitty.com http://funphone.com/old about free phone service through the internethttp://funphone.com/old http://www.buydehydratedwater.com about Dehydrated Waterhttp://www.buydehydratedwater.com

8. True or false? http://www.molossia.org/countryeng.html about the Republic of Molossiahttp://www.molossia.org/countryeng.html http://www.fertnel.com about the Fernel Snack Companyhttp://www.fertnel.com http://www.internetfirstpage.com shows the first page of the internethttp://www.internetfirstpage.com http://www.license.shorturl.com/ This site allows you to search over 220 million driver's licenses that have been scanned into a national database and made publicly available. Check out what the driver's license photos of all your friends look like.http://www.license.shorturl.com/ http://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htm about the Jackalope (legendary and FEARSOME species)http://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htm http://www.fvza.org about the Federal Vampire and Zombie Agencyhttp://www.fvza.org

9. True or false? http://www.fvza.org about the Federal Vampire and Zombie Agencyhttp://www.fvza.org http://www.brookview.karoo.net/Sellafield_Zoo/index.html The website of the Sellafield Zoo, located near the Sellafield Nuclear Power Plant. It boasts that it's the zoo "where the wildlife has a half- life."http://www.brookview.karoo.net/Sellafield_Zoo/index.html http://www.pmichaud.com/toast/ on how strawberry poptarts make exceptional blow torcheshttp://www.pmichaud.com/toast/ http://www.ninjaburger.com about a new type of fast food, Ninja Burgerhttp://www.ninjaburger.com http://zapatopi.net/bsa.html on the Bureau of Sasquatch (that's Bigfoot) affairshttp://zapatopi.net/bsa.html http://www.origamiboulder.com/ about the Origami Boulder Companyhttp://www.origamiboulder.com/ http://improbable.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html shows feline reactions to bearded menhttp://improbable.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html

10. True or false? http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/m ars.htmhttp://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/m ars.htm http://www.zapatopi.net/afdb.html http://www.saskschools.ca/~ischool/tisdale/integrated/wy siwyg/assignment_1.htm about an artist. Be sure to follow the “begin your research at this web site” link.http://www.saskschools.ca/~ischool/tisdale/integrated/wy siwyg/assignment_1.htm http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/ch ocolatesupplyexhausted.htm about mining for chocolate.http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/ch ocolatesupplyexhausted.htm http://www.zapatopi.net/afdb.html about aluminum foil deflection beanieshttp://www.zapatopi.net/afdb.html http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/mars.htmhttp://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/mars.htm about Mars. http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/bread.htmlhttp://www.geoffmetcalf.com/bread.html about the dangers of bread