Website Evaluation Terminology
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| Internet | A network of many different computers connected together
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| Links | instantly connect to another page
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| Homepage of a Website | the starting point of a website
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| URL | Uniform Resource Locator
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| URL | contains the domain name, also known web address, is the same as an IP address, but easier to remember than a list of numbers.
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| Domain names | include extensions, can sometimes tell you about the website, and may be designed to fool you about the actual website content. Domain names are purchased.
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| Truncate | in web address bar- remove levels of the web address until you get to the domain name, helps find the home page of the website, can find out more information about a website, helps to navigate through the website, helps tell if the website is valid.
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| CARS | ust because information is located on the internet does not mean that it is valid/true. The acronym CARS will help you remember how to evaluate a website to check its validity.
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| Domain Extension .edu | education
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| Domain Extension .k12 | Kindergarten through 12th grade school
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| Domain Extension .org | organization
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| Domain Extension .gov | government
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| Domain Extension .mil | military
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| .com | commercial
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| Domain Extension .net | network
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| Domain Extension .ac | academic institutions
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| CARS C=Credibility | author listed, credentials, contact information, FAQs
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| CARS A=Accuracy | current date of site, reliable information, grammar/spelling check, dead links, facts checked
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| CARS R=Responsibility | - information fair and objective, who wrote the information, when was site created, is site current, are links maintained
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| CARS S=Support | support provided for information, sources listed, resources given, contact information (phone, address, email), easy to find way around site, long time to load
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| WEBSITE Menu | located at the top of the screen, it has drop down menus that complete specific tasks
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| WEBSITE PARTS Web Browser | The name of the application used to view/see web pages on a computer (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari)
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| WEBSITE PARTS Close/Minimize/Maximize Buttons | Click on these buttons to make a web browser window close, disappear, or become full screen
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| WEBSITE PARTS Back/Forward Arrows | Arrows will take you to previous web pages that you have looked at or show the next page
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| WEBSITE PARTS Web Address/URL | Displays the Internet address of the page that is being displayed by the browser
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| WEBSITE PARTS Tab | Each web page is on a separate tab
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| WEBSITE PARTS Favorites | Saved bookmarks
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| WEBSITE PARTS Refresh | Click this icon to see up-to-date information on the web page that you are on
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| WEBSITE PARTS Search | The place where you can look for information on the Internet
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| WEBSITE PARTS Home Icon | Will bring you back to your homepage
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