1. Credible or not? You decide…
Evaluating sources
Credible or not? You decide…

3. Why Databases?

4. How to Access the KCLS Databases:
Enter User name: 407 (7 digit student ID number)
(Example: )
PIN: last four digits of your student ID number
(Example: 5555)

5. how did you determine if the photo was authentic?
Share with an Elbow Partner

6. what makes a resource credible, appropriate, and legitimate?
Write down your response on a sticky note and place your response on the board.

7. Today’s Learning Target
I can evaluate information using the CRAAP criteria.

8. Category Sort: Evaluation criteria
In your table groups, match the evaluation criteria to the correct set of questions.
Check your answers against the criteria handout.

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10. Credible or Fake? Image 1
This photo was taken in 2001,and was awarded the “National Geographic Photo of the Year.”
It was taken by the Golden Gate Bridge, in San Francisco, CA.
The helicopter is a HH-60G Pave Hawk.
National Geographic, (2001). A shark in the San Francisco Bay area. Retrieved from

11. Fake: Image 1
This photo was circulated in 2001 with the claim that is had been chosen as the “National Geographic Photo of the Year.”
Compilation of two photos
Combining a photograph of a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter in front of the Golden Gate Bridge and a picture of a shark taken in False Bay, South Africa.
Photo Credits: Lance Cheung USAF & Charles Maxwell (South African Photographer).

12. Activator – Real or Fake? Image 2
This is the Sun Cruise Resort located in South Korea.
This resort has 211 guest rooms and multiple restaurants.
It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in South Korea
To Make Reservations:
Telephone:
Facebook Link:

13. Real: Image 2 This is the Sun Cruise Resort located in South Korea
This Resort has 211 guest rooms and six restaurants.
One of the most popular tourist attractions in South Korea.

14. Activator – Real or Fake? Image 3
The Crooked Forest is located in Poland.
The forest is made up of 400 pine trees that grow at a 90-degree angle.
"I've seen many wild and strange forests throughout Europe," Schoönberger said. "But this grove in Poland is unique.“ Credit: By Jack Sommer (photographer)
Sommer, J. (2015, Dec 03). There's a strange forest in poland that's filled with crooked trees -- and no one can explain how it got that way. The News HeraldRetrieved from

15. Real: Image 3
The “Crooked Forest” is located in West Pomerania, Poland
It consists of 400 pine trees that grow at a 90-degree angle. There have been many theories as to what caused it, but it is still somewhat unexplained by science.

16. Google tips…. Google Scholar: scholar.google.com
Google News: news.google.com
Advanced Search Techniques: Searching for specific domains : site:. (Example: Zelda Fitzgerald site:.edu) or specific sites (frogs site: popsci.com)
Advanced Search: Conduct search- Settings – Advanced Search
Currency: Conduct Search – Settings – Tools- Choose Date or Range

17. To WIKI or Not to wiki??

20. Suggested KCLS Databases
Access Video
Encyclopedia Britannica
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Newspapers
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
ProQuest Research Library
SIRS