Lesson 7: Locating and evaluating Internet Resources
Evaluating Resources
Now that we know how to find sources, we need to be able to select resources from our results, and asses sources that we choose to consider for our research.
TIPS for selecting online sources:
Watch the following video on Evaluating a Website:
Now that we know how to find sources, we need to be able to select resources from our results, and asses sources that we choose to consider for our research.
TIPS for selecting online sources:
- Do NOT only click on the first result you see on the search screen. Check the first one, and if it does not have what you need then continue on to the next source given. This goes for Google Searches as well as Database searches.
- Do NOT believe that a website has accurate or reliable information because it was found by Google.
Watch the following video on Evaluating a Website:
Remember the A, B, C, Ds of Website Evaluation!
A: Authority
B: Bias
C: Currency
D: Documentation
Complete Lesson 7 in the packet.
Online resources:
BBC Schools - World War I
British Library - World War I
National Archives Military Resources
A: Authority
B: Bias
C: Currency
D: Documentation
Complete Lesson 7 in the packet.
Online resources:
BBC Schools - World War I
British Library - World War I
National Archives Military Resources
Citing an Internet Source:
Use Noodle Tools Express
Internet Source
Author, if present. "Title of Article or Page."Name of Website. Copyright holder or
Sponsor of Website. Inverted Date of Posting or Last Updated Date. Web. Inverted Date of Access. <Optional root URL>.
Example:
Lucciano, Matthew. Pros and Cons of the Death Penalty. Citizens for Clear Thinking. Sept. 2002. Web. 5 Nov. 2009. <http://www.citizens.com>.
Use Noodle Tools Express
Internet Source
Author, if present. "Title of Article or Page."Name of Website. Copyright holder or
Sponsor of Website. Inverted Date of Posting or Last Updated Date. Web. Inverted Date of Access. <Optional root URL>.
Example:
Lucciano, Matthew. Pros and Cons of the Death Penalty. Citizens for Clear Thinking. Sept. 2002. Web. 5 Nov. 2009. <http://www.citizens.com>.