Evaluating Internet Sources & Sites

Information on the Internet, particularly the World Wide Web, seems to be exploding with each passing day. Just as we don't believe everything we hear on the radio, read in a newspaper, or see on T.V., we can't believe everything on the Internet. There are five basic criteria that you can use to evaluate Internet sites, which are very similar to the criteria used for evaluating other resources.

• Accuracy
• Authority
• Objectivity
• Currency
• Coverage

This brief tutorial highlights the above criteria for evaluating sources and sites on the Internet and Web. Please read through each section and follow the directions. Please print out Supplement Worksheet and turn in on Thursday as homework 4.2