What’s in a (website) name? Decoding a URL address Source : Where Am I, Anyway?

Where do you live? Where are you right now? Where are you right now? –Hamilton MS How would a stranger know how to find Hamilton? How would a stranger know how to find Hamilton? –You’d give him the address  8600 E. Dartmouth  Denver, CO A URL gives the same type of information A URL gives the same type of information

Where the URL address take you The suffix (.____) tells you the type of site you are visiting. Sometimes it tells the country where the website publisher is located. The suffix (.____) tells you the type of site you are visiting. Sometimes it tells the country where the website publisher is located. commercial commercial organization organization education education government government network network Canada Canada United Kingdom United Kingdom.com.com.org.org.edu.edu.gov.gov.net.net.ca.ca.uk.uk

What makes a reliable website? Who wrote/published the site? Are they a reliable authority? Who wrote/published the site? Are they a reliable authority? What does the author/publisher have to say about the site? Is it biased? What does the author/publisher have to say about the site? Is it biased? When was the site created and/or last updated? When was the site created and/or last updated? Where does the information come from? Where does the information come from?

Now it’s your turn Use one site that you found during your Search Engine exploration of your topic and complete the Website Evaluation Form. Use one site that you found during your Search Engine exploration of your topic and complete the Website Evaluation Form. –It is in Mrs. Count’s classes. –Make sure to file, save-as to your class folder.