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

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

3. 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Do not cite Wikipedia or similar user-edited sites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?

4. 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

5. 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!