Evaluating Online Sources

Evaluating Online Sources

11th Grade · Technology · 30 min· Determine Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Tone, And Credibility Of Digital Sources

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Learning Objective

I can figure out if stuff I see online is trustworthy by checking who made it, why they made it, and if they know what they're talking about.

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    The CARP method is an acronym that can help you determine if a source is credible or not.

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    The 'A' in CARP stands for author, and it's important to check the author's qualifications to see if they are an authority on the topic.

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    The 'R' in CARP stands for reliability, and you can determine a website's reliability by looking at its top level domain, such as .com, .org, .edu, or .gov.