Notes

Is it someone's personal page? -look for personal names following a tilde -a percent sign -the words, users. members or people

What type of domain does it come from? educational (edu.) nonprofit (org) commercial, government (gov.)

What are the implications? -investigate further to find out

Scan the perimeter of the page and look for answers to the following: -links that say the following "about us", "philosophy" , "background" -last updated -who created the page -e-mail address or other form of contact

Look for indicators of quality information -links off of the site -other resources -"additional sites", related links" key words Links referring to other documentation -footnotes, evidence of research -all reproduced information

Does it all add up? Why was the page put on the web? -inform, give facts, give data -explain, persuade -sell -share Might it be irony, satire or a parody? -tone, outrage, exaggeration