---Find information about the author's background to prove that they are an expert or know what their talking about or if their trustworthy.
---Look for the author's email address to make sure that they respond or that it doesn't "bounce back" to make sure the email is accurate.
---Look for the authors work address or phone number.
---Check if the websites address ends with ( .gov - government) ( .edu - education) ( .org - organization) ( .com - commercial) ( .net - network) to see if that resource comes from some type of organization.
---Check for a tilde (~) in the websites address which can tell you if the website is official or not.
STEP 2: make your own definition for the words in purple.
Information - Knowledge about what you need.
Organization - The act of being prepared with everything in order.
Government - A person or people who have the power to make rules, enforce them and are in a real position of power.
University - A school that you can attend after high school or college that helps you specify in a particular job that you would like to do in the future.
Official - When something is real and important.
Expert - When you specialize in something and know a lot about it.
STEP 3: Find out which website is more trustworthy and in a paragraph prove why you think so.
I think that Website #1 The Dollars and Sense: Fundamental Facts About US Money, is the more trustworthy website because it clearly shows what company it belongs to in the name, it proves to look more professional and it has lots of information sources with lots of information, updates, other news, and links.You can try contacting them on Facebook and/or Twitter.It also clearly shows their resources as they have a category that you can check out. That is why i think that The Dollars and Sense: Fundamental facts About US Money is the website you should trust.
QUESTION #2: Is this information accurate?
STEP 1:
Make 5 notes about what you just read.
---Look for sources or references to see where the information came from.
---Check other sources to compare and make sure they both have the same information.
---People and places you trust are more likely to have the more accurate information.
---Kids sometimes make websites for example on Weebly and most of the time don't know as much or have information that is as accurate as an expert would.
---Ask questions like "who wrote this site?" and "would someone who works for that organization give out information that you should trust ?"
STEP 2:
Make your own definition of the words in purple.
Accurate - when something is close or has the proper information with nothing wrong as in no mistakes.
References - the source of where the author or writer found the information.
STEP 3: Look at the following two websites.
Both are sites for children about animals. Young children created one of the sites.The other site was created by National Geographic. If you found information on one of the sites that was not the same as the information on the other site, which one would you trust? Why? Write a paragraph about it.
I trust Website #2: Creature Feature because it looks accurate enough, it has pictures and games with crafts recipes and contests which proves to be organized, it also has many videos and links it looked like it had a lot of information and it clearly shows that the site belongs to National Geographic and they are definitely people i would trust when it comes to animals.The other site was not as professional and didn't contain as much information as the other and for a project I'd rather take information from.
QUESTION 3: Is there bias?
STEP 1: Make 5 notes about what you just read.
Think about if there trying to sell you something an idea or a product? Do they want to gain money?
---Check if there is a ".com" at the end of the website address to see if they are "commercial".
---Look to see if there are advertising logo's or a catalog with prices.
---Make sure that the author of the site is not showing their opinion and trying to convince you of their point.
---Is there a Mission Statement or something in the About Us that may help you decide my the website might have been created in the first place.
STEP 2: Make your own definition of the words in purple.
Purpose - A reason that something might want something. Some sort of goal or something to live for.
Commercial - A type of add that you might see on T.V normally advertising something that it wants you to buy.
Advertising - When you see for example a commercial and it is "advertising" by broadcasting what it wants you to buy.
Catalog - A list on a website or magazine that allows you to see what it is exactly that they are trying to sell with an opportunity to buy/order it.
Viewpoint - Someones perspective on something or someone.
STEP 3: Which one has information that you trust? Why? You don't always have to read every word on a website to decide whether or not to believe it. That would take a long time and some of the words might be too difficult for you to read. Ask yourself all of the questions that are listed above. Write a paragraph about it.
I trust Website #1: JPL Missions because it contains a lot more information than the other one NASTA. NASTA was trying to sell you stuff and trying to get you to 'book your flight' which was obviously becoming the purpose of the website. So I trust JPL because it shows pictures and public events and lets you see the About US which proves to have information accurate enough with lots of details and links to prove that JPL is the right site to get your information from.
QUESTION 4: When was the Website made?
STEP 1: make 5 notes about what you just read.
---When something takes place a long time ago the information on a Website that was created in 1999 might be just as accurate as a site that was made in 2001.
---If you wanted to find out the information on something recent you'll need to make sure that your Website was updated recently.
---Look for a date on the site. you might find one on the bottom of the page.
---Look for the word 'updated' because it means that the site was changed recently.
---Do the links work? Do you get a lot of error messages when you click on links? Or does nothing happen when you click on a link? That proves that people have not been on the site for quite some time so the information might not be as accurate.
STEP 2: Make your own definitions of the words in purple.
Statistics - Something showing a list of numbers and facts to help prove some information.
Revised - Means it was looked over and changed to information more currant.
Error - A mistake that you made.
STEP 3: Which one has statistics that are the most current? Write a paragraph about whichever one you decide.
I would trust Website #2 : Compensation and working conditions online more than i would trust ' I don't believe it!' because this Website on the adults proves to have more information than the other and it has more links and looks a lot more professional in comparison to the other site which only has 1 page that you can view and even then the information does not seem to be as accurate as the other one even just by estimating and thinking about what might be true and not true. Even though website #2 doesn't appear to be that updated as it might be preferable but I don't think that this information would change drastically within the last couple of years.