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a. What does CARRDSS stand for?

Creditability, Accuracy, Reliability, Relevance,


Date, Sources Behind the Text, Scope

b. What are the similarities and differences between the CARRDSS and BASIC forms? One difference is BASIC looks at the usability and design of a
website. One similarity is that CARRDSS and BASIC form both look at credibility and accuracy of the websites. c. How do you know if your website is reliable or not? One way to tell is if the article of information has a bias or not. Another way to tell is if the facts can be verified by other sites. d. How do you know if you should move on to another website? There are a few different ways you would know to move on to a different website, such as if the author is not credible or not stated at all. Another way would be if you understand the information being shared or if it even applies to what you are looking for. Also look to see if it is a personal page or ends in .gov, .edu, .net, .com.

e. How would you explain this to your classmates so they know if the website is credible? First make sure there is an author and that they have the knowledge to be writing
about this information. Also see if it is a personal page and if it is maybe try to find someone who has more backing or proper sponsors. Also to be sure that the author has cited their own sources.

Your website is:

Today your task is to determine if your website is an authentic website or not. Were going to judge it based on various criteria, then youll make your final decision.

1. Go to www.easywhois.com. Find out who is the owner of this page. Write it below. Search for information on the owner and write it below. Lyle Zapato, No information is given.

2. Look at the bottom of your webpage. Who is responsible for this site? What are their credentials? What makes them an expert? Lyle Zapato. He has written books and done research on the topic.

3. Are there sources cited for the information on the page? Where are the sources from? No I did not see any sources available on the website.

4. Are there spelling or grammar errors on the page? Doing a brief skim, there were no errors founds.

5. What is the domain name? (example: .com, .edu, .net, etc.) Is it a personal page? .net, personal page

6. Do the links on this site work correctly? Yes

7. Open google in another tab. Find out who else is linking to your site. In the search box, type link:webaddress (example: link:www.richmond.k12.mi.us). The sites linked to your site will pop up. Open these other sites. What are they saying about your site? One website said they enjoyed the site and taught a lesson about the topic.

8. Why was this site created (to inform, persuade, explain, sell, parody, etc.)? To inform the public.

9. Is there a bias? Is one side of the argument presented more than the other? Is there a hidden message? There is a bias. this website is trying to persuade us that the tree octopus is real. His opinion is only expressed and there is no hidden message.

10. Does this site contain facts or opinions? Give an example to support your answer. Yes contains both. He show "pictures" and share facts about the endangered animal.

11. Is the site clean and uncluttered? Is it easy to get the key information? Why or why not. Site is clean and uncluttered. Very easy to navigate and includes tabs that are useful for getting key information.

12. Is the information accurate? Does the site give enough information? Considering that this animal may not be real there is not a lot of information about the animal. It is hard to tell if the information is accurate. The site does give plenty of information about it.

13. When was this site last updated? 2013

14. Could you get better information about this topic in a book? Encyclopedia? Possibly, but I don't believe this real, there is not enough consistent visual information. This is also a man's opinion not fact.

15. Use common sense Is the topic of this website realistic? Do the facts make sense? Give examples why or why not. No. They are very inconsistent. The facts also compare to sasquatch which is not a real fact either.

Final Decision: ________This site is not credible. ________________________

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