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(Colleges) Generally considered reliable Not flashy Can be outdated Examples: www.millersville.edu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