Can I Trust This Web Stie?

Can I Trust….: 

Can I Trust…. this website?

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Domain Names One way to find out about a source is to look at the domain name. The domain name is the part of the URL address that comes after http://www. example: http://www.cmcss.net domain is cmcss.net Look at these web addresses and see if you can guess what the site is about. Then click on the name to see the actual site. http://www.sandiegozoo.org http://www.fordvehicles.com/ http://www.nba.com/ http://www.olympic.org http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ http://www.nhl.com/

Extensions(not for your hair): 

Extensions (not for your hair) Extensions are what comes at the very end of a web address. Examples: .com .org .edu .sch .gov .gov .edu .net .org .com .k12 Click here to continue with show.

.org: 

.org Any organization Level of reliability depends on the organization.

.net: 

.net Part of a network Information may, or may not be dependable.

.edu: 

.edu Website is part of an educational institution. Information is very reliable in most cases.

.com: 

.com Website is for commercial purposes. (for making money) Information from a .com site should be looked at carefully for accuracy.

.gov: 

.gov Website is made by a government agency. Information at .gov sites is very reliable.

.k12: 

.k12 Website is created by a school in the US. (not all US schools use .k12) Information at these sites is usually pretty reliable.

Personal Websites: 

Personal Websites Web sites can also be created by an individual. These sites can often be identified by looking closely at the URL. http://www.cmcss.net/~HoltJulieN Click on the colored part of this URL to learn about it.

~: 

~ This symbol is called a Tilde. It is found to the left on the ‘1’ key on the keyboard. It signifies the website belongs to an individual who has space associated with the domain before the tilde.

http://pubweb.northwestern.edu/~abutz/di/intro.html: 

http://pubweb.northwestern.edu/~abutz/di/intro.html What type of organization (extension) is this site from? government educational

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Sorry, Try Again. Take me back to the question

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That’s Right. You are a genius! Take me to the next question

http://pubweb.northwestern.edu/~abutz/di/intro.html: 

http://pubweb.northwestern.edu/~abutz/di/intro.html What does the ~ symbol tell you about this site. That it was made by an individual That it was made by an organization

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Sorry, Try Again. Take me back to the question

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That’s Right. You are a genius! Take me to the next slide

http://pubweb.northwestern.edu/~abutz/di/intro.html: 

http://pubweb.northwestern.edu/~abutz/di/intro.html This site was created by a professor at Northwestern University. The site is no longer available at this location because he created this site to intentionally mislead people about what really happened to the Jews in Germany during WWII. This is a perfect example of inaccurate information being published by an individual with their own agenda. Fortunately, the university removed his site from theirs. Unfortunately, he can still put his information out there using a different URL. Source: http://novemberlearning.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=...

So how can I trust anything…: 

So how can I trust anything… I find online. Do an External Links Check Do a History of the Website check

External Links Check: 

External Links Check This is a way to check who is creating links to this page from their own web page. Finding out who visits this site and wants to promote it through their own site is one way to learn about the information given. Click here to learn how to Check a web sites external links.

Go to www.altavista.com, then type link:http://www.cmcss.netin the search box.: 

Go to www.altavista.com, then type link:http://www.cmcss.net in the search box. Find out who is creating links to our school system web site.

History of the Website Check: 

History of the Website Check Checking the History of a website gives you information about how the site has changed since it was made. Go to www.archive.org then enter the URL for the site you are researching into the Wayback Machine and click ‘take me back.’

Test Your Skills: 

Test Your Skills Visit the sites listed below. Using the skills you now have, decide whether each site is factual or not. http://www.allaboutexplorers.com/ http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html http://www.dhmo.org/ http://improbable.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ http://www.bigredhair.com/robots/index.html

Open an Excel Document: 

Open an Excel Document Copy the links to the sites listed in this powerpoint into the document. Create an organizational chart that shows which sites are reliable and which are not. Include information about some of the sites that have external links to CMCSS website.