Online learning part 3

Read between the lines

Make a judgment about the sites reliability based on your own analysis of the site and the information it contains. Here are some ways to do this

·         Look for facts you know or can check with a trusted source. If the site gets those facts right it’s more likely that the other facts on the site are also accurate.

·         Study the language used. It is angry, satiric or overly impassioned? This may indicate that the site is biased.

·         Consider whether the arguments are logical and backed up by the evidence and whether the site presents only on point of view.

·         Check the links to the sources that the author acknowledges scholar writing whether in print or online should include a bibliography.

   Choose the right!