Types of Website Domains

The Start of the World Wide Web The World Wide Web is a collection of text pages, digital images, music files, video, and animation that you access using the Internet.

Why is it important to verify the content that you find on the web? Discussion Why is it important to verify the content that you find on the web? Anyone can post content to a Web site Avoid false and outdated information Use content from a trustworthy website Make sure the content is current Start this lesson with a discussion before revealing the answers.

Reviewing Websites A good Website has information you can trust. Decide if the site is a reliable source of information.

Authority Considerations: Contact information Domain name (.edu, and .gov) Anyone can make a Website and claim to be an expert on a subject. Look for evidence that the website is trustworthy.

Bias Considerations: Personal opinions Advertisements Bias is presenting information to promote a specific point of view without including alternate views. On a Web site, distorted data, missing or incomplete information, emotional arguments, and personal attacks are examples of bias.

What is a URL? Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a unique address so that any computer can locate information stored on any Web server. Think of URLs as street addresses for the Internet.

The extension classifies the type of web site. Domain Extensions The domain extension is an easy way to classify and identify who controls the web resource. .net .edu .com Education (College websites) Computer Network Commercial (Amazon, eBay) .org .gov Have students guess the answers before revealing. .mil Government Agency (house.gov) Nonprofit Organization Military The extension classifies the type of web site. For example, all U.S. government web sites all have the extension .gov.

Domain Extensions for Countries

Citing Sources Copy and paste the URL Example: I got this information from: https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/num/domains.htm

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