Online learning

Part 1

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 fats right, its more likely that the other fats on the site are also accurate.

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

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

·       Check the links to the links to the sources that the author acknowledges, scholarly writing. Whether in print or online, should include a bibliography.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT