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Evaluating Websites

How do we decide if a website is reliable?

EvaluatingWebsitesHow do we decide if a website is reliable?
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What was the last thing you searched on the Internet?

Thinking about the last website you search for, discuss with your group the following questions:


  • What website did you go to?
  • What was the purpose of the search? Personal knowledge? School project?
  • Did you pay attention to the author of the website? Was that important for your purposes? Why or why not?

How to know if a website is reliable How to know if a website is reliable

Watch the video below and look for one new thing you didn't know and be ready to share with your group.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_EAxomGhNY

C.A.R.S. Method for Evaluating Websites C.A.R.S. Method for Evaluating Websites

C.A.R.S. Checklist for Evaluating Websites

Evaluate the following websites using the C.A.R.S. method Evaluate the following websites using the C.A.R.S. method

You and a partner will click on or scan the QR code you have been assigned. Complete the graphic organizer together with evidence of each part of CARS you find in the source. Is your source reliable?
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Explain why the source you evaluated was or was not a reliable and valid source.

Click the link below and use your device to record a Flipgrid of you and your partner responding to the following statement:

Explain why the source you evaluated was or was not a reliable and valid source.

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