Evaluating Websites - Burgettstown Area School …...Pros -and- Cons Free, unlimited access to information on virtually any topic Acts as an encyclopedia (almost) as accurate as many

Evaluating WebsitesLibrary Class

Pros -and- Cons● Free, unlimited access to

information on virtually any topic

● Acts as an encyclopedia (almost) as accurate as many others

● You can use Wikipedia as a jumping point to other more trustworthy sources

● Wikipedia authors and editors are largely anonymous and do not have to provide credentials

● Current affairs and disputed topics are less reliable

● Mistakes can linger for years

Top 10 Websites

1. Google2. Facebook3. YouTube4. Baidu (China)5. Amazon

6. Wikipedia7. Twitter8. WindowsLive9. LinkedIn

10. eBay

Battle of the Schools

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_panda

● http://www.thedogisland.com/● http://allaboutexplorers.com/ ● http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

● Dihydrogen Monoxide

Example Websites

http://www.thedogisland.com/

http://www.thedogisland.com/

http://allaboutexplorers.com/

http://allaboutexplorers.com/

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

http://descy.50megs.com/descy/webcred/webcred/dhmo.html

http://descy.50megs.com/descy/webcred/webcred/dhmo.html

● http://www.flatstanleyproject.com/● http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ ● http://www.wave.net/upg/immigration/flags.html

Explore These Websites: Project on Origin

http://www.flatstanleyproject.com/

http://www.flatstanleyproject.com/

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/

http://www.wave.net/upg/immigration/flags.html

http://www.wave.net/upg/immigration/flags.html

Evaluating Websites - Burgettstown Area School …...Pros -and- Cons Free, unlimited access to information on virtually any topic Acts as an encyclopedia (almost) as accurate as many

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