Evaluating Information

Evaluating Your Resources

Time to evaluate.  Now that you have gathered the resources for your information, it is time to determine if they are credible websites to use.  Follow the guidelines and tools offered here to determine if the website you intend to use is fishy.

Evaluating Resources - Teacher Lesson

Evaluating Websites - Quick Guide

Test your Evaluation Skills

Click on the links below to engage in activities that will test your evaluation skills. Can you spot the reliable resources from the unreliable resources?

Recognizing Relevant Information Tutorial

Website Evaluation Tool

Use this chart to evaluate each of the websites you intend to use to support and refute your argument.

Website Address (URL)

 

C urrency

 

A uthority

 

R eliability

 

P urpose

 

Detecting Bias Tutorial

Test Your Knowledge

What should you look for when evaluating a website?
Authority: 1 votes (6.25%)
Reliability: 0 votes (0%)
Currency: 1 votes (6.25%)
Purpose: 0 votes (0%)
All of the above: 14 votes (87.5%)
Total Votes: 16