Becoming an Expert in Searching the Internet What makes an Internet source credible?

Domain Extensions O Do you remember the five domain extensions? O In order of credibility: 1..gov (government) 2..edu (education 3..org (organization) 4..net (network) 5..com (commercial)

Is this a credible source? O Ask yourself these questions: O Who? Who made this site? O What? What is the purpose of this site? O When? When was this site last updated? O Where? Where did this info come from? Country? O Why? Why should I use this site as opposed to all the other sites on this topic?

Tricks to Searching the Internet? O When searching in Google: 1. Add site: with domain extension O i.e. concussions site:.edu O Your results will only include educational sites on the topic of concussions 2. Add quotations around phrases to search for those words together O i.e. “concussions football” site:.edu O Your results will only include educational sites that discuss concussions in football

Tricks to Searching the Internet? O When searching in Google: 3. Use Google Scholar to find journal and book sources (scholar.google.com). 4. Narrow your search by “time”

How to Use Wikipedia? O External links: O “See also” for other browsing terms:

Now, go search, you experts!