1. How trustworthy is the internet?you be the judge!

2. Not everything you read on the Internet is true or relevant
Use the WWW technique!
When looking at a website ask yourself the "three Ws":
Who : author
Where: URL
When: Time

3. This lesson we will be learning some important terms to navigate and evaluate the WWW.
Learning Intention: Students will become familiar with internet terminology when researching websites.
Success Criteria: Students will be able to correctly define key terms by using the google search engine.

4. Your Task: in a word document create a table with these terms and use a search engine to find the meanings of the below terms. Save your work in your student file please.
WWW
World Wide Web
URL
.COM
.EDU
.ORG
.GOV
DOMAIN
HYPERLINK
IP ADDRESS
TAGS

5. Complete this quiz- Highlight your answer in a different colour
Which of the following is NOT an example of a
URL (website) extension?
A) .gov
B) .edu
C) .npr
D) .com

6. Which of the following is the best indicator
that a Web site is reliable?
A) The author of the site tells you the information is
reliable.
B) The author of the site provides contact
information and his or her qualifications.
C) The author links to his or her favorite Web sites.
D) The author states in bold letters that the site was
proofread by a librarian.

7. What does this URL tell you about the source? http://vos.ucsb.edu
A) It is associated with an educational
institution.
B) It is an English teacher’s personal home
page.
C) It is an article from a magazine.
D) It is from a government site.

8. Evaluating content on the Web is important because:
A) Web authors are always less professional.
B) Web authors are always biased.
C) Anyone can publish on the Web. There’s no guarantee that what you’re reading is
reliable.
D) Printed information is always more
accurate than information found on the
Web.

9. publication. What do you do?
You found a site that seems to have credible information, but there is no date of
publication. What do you do?
A) Panic.
B) Make up your own information.
C) Use the information anyway. You don’t have time
to keep searching.
D) Try to find a site that has quality information AND
a date of publication. Most reputable sites will
have a copyright date.

10. You are on a .gov site, but you can’t find an
author. Can you use this site?
A) No because a site must have an author to be
credible.
B) No because .gov sites are not reliable.
C) Yes because most .gov sites can be trusted. They
are only published by the U.S. government.
D) Yes because you are in a rush and don’t have
time to look elsewhere.

11. Author: Which site to choose?
Highlight the correct answer when evaluating this question about Author. Add a reason why you chose this answer
Author:
Which site to choose?
Suppose you are researching the best study
strategies for your learning style.
Which site would you choose based on author?
• DoYourHomework.com, a blog by Joey Jones,
businessman
• LearnIt.com, a learning strategy site by Dr. Susan
Strouse, current superintendent of schools
• HomeworkMaster.net, no author information
available

12. Website WHICH SITE TO CHOOSE
Website WHICH SITE TO CHOOSE? Highlight the correct answer when evaluating this question about Author. Add a reason why you chose this answer
Suppose you are doing research on smoking prevention. Based on the URLs, which sites would probably have the most reliable information?
(American Lung Association)
Reason:________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

13. CONTENT: Which site to choose
CONTENT: Which site to choose? Visit these two websites by pressing control click . evaluate these websites. What is different about these websites? Highlight your answer and give a reason for your answer. •
Reason _____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

14. Well done- We will mark this next week.

15. Over to you evaluating websites task.
Learning Intention: Students will be able to use an evaluation criteria to evaluate websites
Success Criteria: Students will be able to successfully evaluate websites and record their findings. They will be able to reflect on the process of evaluation by referring to their information in their table.

16. You will now create this table below in a word document
You will now create this table below in a word document. You will then need to save it into your student file to use to evaluate the websites on the next slide. If you are unsure how to create this table ask your teacher 
We will now use the below evaluating websites criteria to practice our skills.
You will need to create a table the same as the one in the next slide in the Word program please. If you find this difficult ask your teacher for help.

17. Websites to evaluate Acid Rain : https://www.epa.gov/acidrain
Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus :
How We Know Global Warming is Real :

18. After you have finished the table add a new slide and answer the reflection questions
Which of these sites do you think is the most credible? Explain your process in coming to this conclusion. (Hint you need to apply your information from your table to answer this question)
How might you use this process in the future? Think of a scenario (outside of school research) in which website evaluation might be important.

19. Assessment Rubric for evaluating websites task
Assessment Criteria Rubric Evaluating Websites
Above Standard
At Standard
Working Towards Standard
Below Standard
Student will use critical-thinking skills to evaluate websites for accuracy,
credibility, and reliability
Student accurately evaluates all three sources.
Student has made an attempt to evaluate all three sources but there are some inaccuracies
Student has made some attempt to answer a source but with inaccuracies
Student has made little or no attempt to complete task
Student will use critical thinking to reflect on the process of evaluating websites.
Student is able to critically reflect on the process of evaluating websites and suggest an appropriate scenario where internet evaluation is needed
Student has shown an understanding of the evaluation process in their reflection and scenario.
Student has made some attempt to reflect on the process of evaluating websites
Student has not attempted to reflect on the process of evaluating websites.

20. Assessment Rubric