Do Now What does it mean to have credible information? How do you know if information you researched is credible?

Credible Information is… Non-biased Factual Supported by evidence Articles, books, research reviewed by a scholarly community peer reviewed by scholarly community

Evaluate the website Evaluate the author/creator Who is providing the information? Avoid businesses, corporations, etc What do you know about the author and their credentials? Does the author have other work published? Unbiased Review the “about us” section (at the bottom of the website) Make sure website is up to date .edu, .gov sites are supported by established scholarly communities Avoid citing commercial websites (.com) Website should cite their sources Do not cite Wikipedia or similar user-edited sites Avoid PowerPoints created by other people Why was this page created?

Primary vs Secondary Sources Primary source: Direct/1st hand evidence about an event, object, person Historical, legal documents, eyewitness accounts, results of experiments, data, photographs, diary entries, newspapers from that time period, etc. Can be biased, but in the context of the event Secondary source: Created later by someone who did not experience 1st hand, did not participate in event you are researching Generally scholarly books, articles, videos More susceptible to being revised for a modern/personal bias

Check Your Facts Check multiple sources Identify the type of page Look for bibliography Check the date Confirm in snopes.com Spot known errors Think: Use your common sense!