Topic:
Evaluating Websites: Currency and Authority
Standard:
Information Literacy
Engage in the information literacy process: access, evaluate, and use information and ideas.
- Identify authority of URL and their potential for bias
- Identify authority of an author in online materials
- Analyze differences among various informational materials in terms of structure and purpose
Instructional Objective:
- Given a website, students will identify when it was last updated and determine if this information helps them decide if the website is credible.
- Given a website, students will identify the author of the website and determine his/her credibility.
Website to evaluate (click on the picture to get started):
