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Using the 5 W's by Kathy Schrock and the teacher made checklist, make sure each website is valid and reliable.  Be sure you can answer each question before relying on a website!

Who?

Who wrote the pages and who is the expert?

Is a biography of the author included?

How can I find out more about the author?

 

 

 

What?

What does the author say is the purpose of the site?

What else might the author have in mind for the site?

What makes the site easy to use?

What information in included and does the information differ from other sites?

 

 

 
When?

When was the site created?

When was the site last updated?

 

 

 

Where? 

Where does the information come from?

Where can I look up more information on the sponsor of the site?

 

 

 

Why?

Why is this information useful for my purpose?

Why should I use this information?

Why is this page better than another?

 

 

 

 

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