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How do you know if it’s a R E A L website?

How do you know if it’s a R E A L website?. R ead the URL E xamine the site’s content A sk about the author L ook at the links. R ead the URL. The parts of a URL: www.formanschool.org. Extension. Domain. You can learn a lot from the extension. Some types of extensions:

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How do you know if it’s a R E A L website?

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  1. How do you know if it’s a REALwebsite? Read the URL Examine the site’s content Ask about the author Look at the links

  2. Read the URL The parts of a URL: www.formanschool.org Extension Domain You can learn a lot from the extension Some types of extensions: .edu: Higher Ed .k12: US school site (not all US schools use this) .net:  was Network, now unrestricted .com: was commercial, now unrestricted .mil: military .gov: government .org: organization .uk, .ca, .za (and many others): Country Codes

  3. Read the URL • Are you on a personal page? Look for these clues: • a name or username (ex. jdoe) in the URL • a ~ (tilde) or %

  4. Examine the site’s content Questions to consider: • Is the information useful to you? • Are additional resources and links provided? Do the links work? • Is the site current? Do you know when it was last updated? • Do you think the information is accurate? • Does the information contradict information you have found elsewhere?

  5. Ask about the author Where do you find author information? • Look at the top and the bottom of the webpage for an author • Look for an “About the author” or “Contact Us” link Can’t find author information on the site? Not sure who’s responsible for the information? TryeasyWhois at http://www.easywhois.com

  6. Ask about the author If you have a long website address, you’ll need to truncate it to just the domain name. For example: • easyWhois tells you: • When the site was created • Contact names and addresses • Information about the organization

  7. Look at the linksJudge the website by the company it keeps Forward links: What sites does the site you’re looking at link to? • What are the URLs? • Do the domain names change? • Is there a variety of domain names? • If many of the domain names stay the same, there is little variety in sources • What are the extensions (.com, .org, .edu) of the forward links? • Are the links biased? • If the author links to sites that only support his/her viewpoint, or links to sites you know to be untrustworthy, you may not want to trust the site.

  8. Look at the links External Links: Who links to the site you’re looking at? • Look at who is linking the site • How? Do a Google search for link: + the site you’re looking at • Example: link:www.formanschool.org (no spaces) • For best results, truncate the URL down to the main page • For example: formanschool.org • Once you have the results, ask yourself: • Who is linking to the website? • Look at the URL extension (.com, .org, .edu) • Why are they linking to the website? • What do other sites say about the information on the site?

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