Internet ResearchingCredible Websites

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

.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.com

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

Everything!

.org .org= Organization Examples may include museums

British Museum www.britishmuseum.org U.S. Holocaust Museum www.ushmm.org

Examples may include charities Salvation Army

www.salvationarmyusa.org Red Cross www.redcross.org

.org continued Examples can also include political

organizations that are non-profit LOOK OUT FOR BIAS!!! National Organization for Women

www.now.org National Rifle Association www.nra.org

.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(Colleges) Generally considered reliable Not flashy Can be outdated Examples: www.millersville.edu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/

.gov .gov = government VERY RELIABLE All content is coming from government

sources Can be difficult to use Examples:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

http://nationalatlas.gov/

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