1. Internet Researching Credible Websites

2. 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

3. .com  =Commercial which means the website is there to make MONEY$$$$$  Make money by selling things to you  Example: www.amazon.com, www.walmart.com  Make money by selling advertisements  Example: www.merriam-webster.com, www.cnn.comwww.merriam-webster.com www.cnn.com

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

5. .org .org= Organization  Examples may include museums  British Museum www.britishmuseum.orgwww.britishmuseum.org  U.S. Holocaust Museum www.ushmm.orgwww.ushmm.org  Examples may include charities  Salvation Army www.salvationarmyusa.orgwww.salvationarmyusa.org  Red Cross www.redcross.orgwww.redcross.org

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

7. .edu .edu=Education  Used by educational institutions (Colleges)  Generally considered reliable  Not flashy  Can be outdated  Examples: www.millersville.edu http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/www.millersville.edu http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/

8. .gov .gov = government  VERY RELIABLE  All content is coming from government sources  Can be difficult to use  Examples: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/t he-world-factbook/ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/t he-world-factbook/  http://nationalatlas.gov/ http://nationalatlas.gov/

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