Today in class we learned how to know whether or not
websites are good. Some of the ways we learned to tell if a website is good or
not is, the ending in the url. If the website ends in .gov it’s a good and
reliable website but not all .com websites are reliable. Anyone can make a
website with .com as the ending so the information may not always be accurate
and could be written by anyone. We also learned that Wikipedia is a reliable
website to use but not as a primary source. With Wikipedia, there are people
whose job is to review the entries and make sure they’re accurate. Also, on
Wikipedia, the entries have to source on where they got their information,
which you can use as a primary source. Some of the credible websites that we
viewed in class was the CIA Factbook, NASA for kids, Wikipedia, and PBS. If a
website says “opinion,” it is not a reliable source unless you are doing a
persuasive essay. Sixth day of Human Geography is complete.
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