Part 2: Evaluating Websites
First, read all the pages in Criteria for Evaluating a Website. Then answer the questions below:
- What are the 5 main questions you should ask when evaluating a website?
- Can we be sure that all information on the internet is checked by editors or fact-checkers? What questions can you ask yourself to be confident a site has accurate information?
- If a site does not have a date showing when the information was posted or has a lot of broken links, would it be a good site to use for research?
- How can the site’s extension help us decide if the site is valid for research?
- Use this pdf guide to answer the questions to determine credibility for these sites: a. The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
b. Drug Busts = Jim Crow