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Spotting Phony Sites

Spotting Phony Sites. 5 th Graders. Julianne Zyla. Checklist. Author, Contact Information, “About Us”. Purpose and Content . Organization. Currency and External Links. Author and “About Us”. * Look for Author of Site. * Look for who Sponsors the Site .

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Spotting Phony Sites

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  1. Spotting Phony Sites 5th Graders Julianne Zyla

  2. Checklist Author, Contact Information, “About Us” Purposeand Content Organization Currency and External Links

  3. Author and “About Us” * Look for Author of Site * Look for who Sponsors the Site * Additional Information on Author(s) * “About Us” for supplementary details * WHOIS

  4. Contact Information * Email Address * Mailing address * Phone number * Fax number

  5. Purposeand Content * Does it provide expected information * Are they trying to sell things * Is the content on topic * Does topic lead off topic subjects

  6. Organization * Is the content clear * Does the page make sense * Spelling errors and page set up * Can you access and navigate easy

  7. Updates and Links * Last edits on page * Do external links work * Are external links real sites

  8. References * http://strange.corante.com/2009/09/01/how-to-spot-a-web-hoax * http://www.report-online-scams.com/how-to-spot-a-fake-website.html

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