Internet Researching Credible Websites

Pros and Cons PROS  Millions upon Millions of websites available  EVERY topic is covered  Easy to find information CONS  There are a lot of bad websites  Harmful  Bad information  No governing body

.com  =Commercial which means the website is there to make MONEY$$$$$  Make money by selling things to you  Example:  Make money by selling advertisements  Example:

.com = BE CAREFUL  Most bad websites are.com  Anyone can make a.com website  BE VERY CAREFUL and double check Everything!

.org .org= Organization  Examples may include museums  British Museum  U.S. Holocaust Museum  Examples may include charities  Salvation Army  Red Cross

.org continued  Examples can also include political organizations that are non-profit  LOOK OUT FOR BIAS!!!  National Organization for Women  National Rifle Association 

.edu .edu=Education  Used by educational institutions (Colleges)  Generally considered reliable  Not flashy  Can be outdated  Examples:

.gov .gov = government  VERY RELIABLE  All content is coming from government sources  Can be difficult to use  Examples: he-world-factbook/ he-world-factbook/ 

RELIABLITY Checklist  AUTHOR  LAST UPDATE  CONTENT ACCURATE  BIAS (FAVORTISM)  TYPE OF WEBSITE  LINKS WORK