ESOL 1311 - Navarro

No one else will make sure you find credible/reliable information online except you, so be picky about it!

At the bare minimum, make sure you can identify the following things on a web site:

• the date it was posted/updated
• who wrote it (bonus points if you can Google that person/organization to see if they're a credible source of info)
• why the info on the site was written (is it opinion, persuasion, or just informative? Check he site's "about us" section)

Here are some more in-depth questions you can ask yourself to figure out whether you're looking at a high-quality web site:

This tutorial offers some general guidelines about how to treat information you find on the internet.