This site would be a fantastic resource for high school students learning to distinguish websites as credible or bogus. It covers 5 major topics for evaluating web pages: (1) authority, (2) purpose/intended audience, (3) currency, (4) objectivity, and (5) support. Each section includes a set of questions to consider when looking at websites. But even better, I think, is the inclusion of tips and ideas to help the student really think through these questions. So not only does it ask the student "Who's the author?", the site instructs students on where to find this information, what to do if it isn't listed on the site, and how to verify credentials of an author or organization.
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