WEBSITE  EVALUATION IN 2 PARTS:             USE CTRL-F videos THEN apply CRAAP test

CRAAP Criteria Worksheet for Evaluating Resources

HOW TO SPOT FAKE NEWS
​(IFLA Poster)

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ProQuest:  How to Identify
​Fake News in 10 Steps

"FEARLESS
FACT FINDING"
(resource list)

Pros and Cons of Various Types of Resources

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Websites to Evaluate

• Burmese Mountain Dog​
• All About Explorers
• The Dog Island​
• Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
  

Examples of  Fact Checking / Media Bias Reporting Websites are listed below.   (You are encouraged to create your own list of trusted fact checking / bias reporting websites and news sources, etc.  Remember to re-evaluate these sites frequently.)

• Canada Fact Check
• FactCheck
• Snopes​

More Information on Evaluating Websites​
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• CBC Parody of Ted Talks
• 5W's of Website Evaluation
• Checklist for Evaluating Websites (University of Southern Maine)
• Critical Evaluation of a Website--Middle School Level
• Critical Evaluation of a Website--Secondary School Level
• Critical Evaluation--Kathy Shrock's Guide to Everything​
• Dahousie University - 6 Criteria for Websites
• Knowledge Quest - Journal of the American Association of School Librarians:  How to Spot Responsible Journalism - Fake News Frenzy of 2017
• Newcastle University - Evaluating Resources - Positives and Negatives of various resources
• News Wise
• POP! The First Male Pregnancy
• Queen's University Library CRAAP Criteria
• Read the Deadly Truth About Aspartame
• Stark State Digital Library - How to evaluate websites
• University of Edinburgh - How to Evaluate Website Content​​
• Use the CRAAP Test to Evaluate Your Sources
• Web Literacy for Student Fact Checkers

More effective searching

• Better searches, better results

Internet Privacy

• Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada - My Privacy, My Choice, My Life - Internet privacy test and tips on how to protect your online identity

Search Engines​

• Search engines such as Google, Ask or Yahoo
• Meta Search Engines such as Clusty or Dogpile
• Specialized search engines such as Google Scholar, Google France, Yahoo Quebec, or RefSeek​

Staying safe on the Internet

• Digital Tattoo - Find out what the Internet knows about you
• Stop strangers from contacting you on Facebook