Notes

What can the URL can tell you? Is it someones personal page? -Look for personal names that follow a title(~) -A percent sign -The words user, members, or people -What type of domain does it come from -edu, org, com, gov -What are the implications? -Investigate further to find out

Scan the perimeter of the page and look for answers to the following: -Links that say the following: -"About us", "philosophy", "background", "biography -Last updated  -Who create the page  -Email address or other contact information

Look for indicators of quality information: -Links off of the site -Others resourses -"Additional sites", "related links" - keywords -Links referring to other documentation -Footnotes, evidence of research -All reproduced information BEWARE

Does it all add up? -Why was the page put on the web? -Inform, give facts, give data -Explain, persuade -Sell -Share -Might it be irony, satire, or a parody? -Tone, outrage, exaggeration