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"Uniform Resource
Locator" (URL) is another term for "web address."
(URL) Extensions
What does each of the 3 letter extensions mean? Write the
meaning in the blank box to the right of the extension.
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.gov |
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.mil |
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.com |
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.org |
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.edu |
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.k12.xx.us |
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Read the
information on this
web evaluation page from the Multnomah County Library in Oregon.
Visit the Kentucky Virtual Library's "How to Do Research
"True or
Bogus" page.
After completing that activity,
evaluate the following snowy websites (or
any website) by answering the questions in the chart below:
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/default.htm
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/primer/winter/ww_basics.html
http://snow.usace.army.mil/mobility/index.html
http://www.bentley.sciencebuff.org/
http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/ZES/weathersites/default.htm
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What are the title and URL of the site you are investigating? |
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Who wrote the information on the site? What makes you think the website author is an expert?
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What sort of group sponsors the site? (Look at the URL!) |
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When was the information written or last updated?
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Can you understand the written material or is it too
difficult? (If it’s too difficult, it’s not a good site for you.) |
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Look for some “red flags.” Do you notice a lot of
misspellings? Too many advertisements? |
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What other features did you
notice that lead you to trust or not trust this site? |
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