Good vs. Bad Sources
Don't trust just anybody!
Warning: Not everything you read is TRUE
Think R.E.A.L.R = Read the URL
.org/.gov/.edu vs. blog/.com/~
E = Examine the site's content
reliable? current?
A = Ask about the author/publisher
L = Look at the links
Do they link out or are they linked to?
Some of the sites below are real, and some are fake. Can you tell the difference?
Go here first: http://www.thedogisland.com/working.html
Now in small groups, go to your group's assigned website below:
Group A http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
Group B http://www.elephantseal.org/
Group D http://www.bluevoice.org/
You can trust databases.
1. Find a magazine article.
2. Find a video in Britannica.
3. Find a book.
Think a website is really fishy?
Type in the Google bar
linkto:
THEFISHYSITE'SURL
That will tell you who
owns the site.