Credible+Sources+Checklist

ü Check for an author ü Check the URL (address) ü Can usually trust ü Use primary sources as often as possible ü Are there a lot of spelling errors? ü When was it last updated? ü Who has access to changes? Just because it is on the Internet does not make it true!!
 * How do you know if you can trust a site? **
 * Search the author, can you trust them?
 * Can you contact them?
 * If it is a company, are they trustworthy?
 * Can usually trust
 * .edu, gov, .org (organizations, not always trusted)
 * Magazines, Journals, News sites
 * DON’T use Wikipedia!!!
 * Examples:
 * Feline Reactions to Bearded Men
 * California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge
 * The Money Tree