Is the information you find credible? Can you trust it?
REMEMBER: Anyone can put a site on the Web, and it is NOT illegal to put incorrect information on the Web.
Using the Internet is like becoming a detective. You must learn to check out websites for clues that will tell you if the site is a great one, an O.K. one, or a poor one. A good detective must know where the author is coming from or what their purpose is (the author's point of view). Sites are often written for the following purposes: to sell something, to educate, to sound off, or to organize for or support a cause.
A good web site has information you can trust.
A good detective will know how to look for clues to determine what type of site they are looking at.
These are some characteristics of a good website:
Extremely good websites are all of these things.
Using the Internet is like becoming a detective. You must learn to check out websites for clues that will tell you if the site is a great one, an O.K. one, or a poor one. A good detective must know where the author is coming from or what their purpose is (the author's point of view). Sites are often written for the following purposes: to sell something, to educate, to sound off, or to organize for or support a cause.
A good web site has information you can trust.
A good detective will know how to look for clues to determine what type of site they are looking at.
These are some characteristics of a good website:
- You can easily find who wrote or sponsors the site.
- There is an e-mail or postal address for the author.
- The site loads easily, works the way it's supposed, and has links that are all active.
- The information is easy to read.
- The site is interesting and fun to spend time on.
- There is a date that shows when the site was made or updated.
Extremely good websites are all of these things.