In order to have a successful and reliable website, you should have proper appearance, good content, correct grammar, and it should function properly. Some things you should come across while looking over a website is first, an updated date. You need to look for this feature because it will tell you if it is recent or new. When you use a website as a resource, you should always find a date to get the most recent answer or solution. Dates in websites come in very handy for a work cited page or any assignment that you need to complete. You should also look for a nice big title with sub headings (etc.) because it will make readers know what kind of perspective the author is writing about. In addition, having a font that looks professional where you can see the words properly, will be another reason why it is reliable. Content is important with reliable websites because it is important that you know what you are reading/listening to. Next, having good grammar in a website shows you that it is reliable and that authors are taking the time to go over the information. Last, if you have a hard time following directions on the website, it would be considered an unreliable resource. In conclusion, listening to these rules will help make your website a better one.

By: Ben M, Gianna G, Shaya R, and Netta M

We learned that when evaluating websites you have to do many things. For example, reliable websites are usually have a professional appearance. First, they are organized, which means the information isn't thrown in random places, but that the information is labeled correctly and neatly. Second, to look professional they usually have a logo to represent their website. Lastly, the website should have few to no ads. 

We also learned that when you evaluate a website is fully updated to the right time. This means that the website is current, 2016-2017, and not from 10 years ago. The website should also have the right credits for authors. This means that the authors or company’s names must be states and they should be professionals on the topic the website is talking about. Next, you should check the suffix of the website. For instance, most reliable websites have suffixes like, .gov, .edu, or .org. You can tell a website is good if you recognize the domain. Lastly, you should be able to find the same facts in other websites, so you know that it is the right information.

Not all websites are reliable, so if you see any of the following in a website it isn’t reliable.  First, you can tell if a website is bad it the tone of the writing is very emotional. This means that the text is probably filled with opinion and bias instead of reliable facts. You can also tell if a website is bias if it only talks about one side of a topic instead of having arguments for both sides. You can also tell if a website isn’t reliable if it is a blog writing gossip or an angry rant that is all based on opinion. 

Gianna- I learned to never trust a website if it looks unofficial. SUch as the website Dog island it has information like how many dogs are there the climate and why you should bring your dog there. But, they don’t support their own evidence which is interesting due to in the writing it says 2,500 dogs live there when the statistics say there are 1,570 dogs. Also, it is very unofficial due to there was no cited author. It is very important to not listen to a website that has incorrect information because if using for report can lead to bad grade due to wrong or incorrect information.  I think if the website was more official, supported it’s own writing and it had an author it would be a reliable source. 

Matty Freeman: There has been a lot that I learned from all of these websites. One thing is that if the end of the link in Edu,Org or Gov you can trust it. If they have an author on it and an about the author look up the author and if they are real or a trustworthy person then you will know that 

the source is real.

On the website “All About Explorers,” I learned that it wasn’t a good website. For example, the information was emotional. What I mean by this, is the author gave his/her opinion. The author stated “The voyage was so much easier than sailing east.”  Also the author never stated his/her name. Because of this, we weren’t able to figure out if the author knew what he/she was talking about. I learned that you have to check the suffix. What this means is that you can’t use websites that don’t have the suffix: gov, org, edu(most of the time). I also learned that you have to check if the website looks professional, and that the logo is professional. Also wikipedia can’t be used. This can’t be used, because the website can be edited. But some of the resources wiki uses can be used, because they are valid. 

When evaluating a website, it is important to look for certain details. First, you must pay attention to the suffix on the link:. If it ends in .edu, .gov,, it is reliable. However, if it ends in .net or .com, it might not be reliable. Another thing that you should do is see when the website was last updated. The more recent, the better. Also, it helps to do some quick research on the author of the website. If the website is on George Washington and the author is a history professor, you can most likely trust the website. However, if the author’s only identification is a name and a sketch, like it is on Zapatopi.net’s article on the Northwest Tree Octopus, it would classify as an unreliable resource. A helpful hint is to try and stay away from Wikipedia. After all, anybody with an account can try and change the content and information; the website has no firm rules. It is also helpful to check if the website contains opinions or is bias. If it is bias, you are most likely not getting both sides and all facts possible. Plus,, if it contains words like “i, we, my etc.,” it is unprofessional.  Finally, you should try to avoid websites with ads swarming the whole page. If a website follows these rules, it is a reliable source.

By: Ariel Goldberg

In order to have a successful and reliable website, you should have proper appearance, good content, correct grammar, and it should function properly. Some things you should come across while looking over a website is first, an updated date. You need to look for this feature because it will tell you if it is recent or new. When you use a website as a resource, you should always find a date to get the most recent answer or solution. Dates in websites come in very handy for a work cited page or any assignment that you need to complete. You should also look for a nice big title with sub headings (etc.) because it will make readers know what kind of perspective the author is writing about. In addition, having a font that looks professional where you can see the words properly, will be another reason why it is reliable. Content is important with reliable websites because it is important that you know what you are reading/listening to. Next, having good grammar in a website shows you that it is reliable and that authors are taking the time to go over the information. Last, if you have a hard time following directions on the website, it would be considered an unreliable resource. In conclusion, listening to these rules will help make your website a better one.

By: Rohit Jain

There are many things to look out for in a bad website. These things are things you can’t let fool you. For example, bad websites will most likely have made up information and that is something that looks real. Many people fall for that and use that website for research. That is one of the many things that you should not fall for in a bad website. Secondly, many bad websites have misspelled text or they talk like they are texting. For example, a if a website was to say “for example,” sometimes they would say “4 x ample”. Those are two things that you should not fall for in a bad website.

By Alexandra Infanti

When trying to get a good website, you have to look for many things. You have to make sure that the website ends in something like edu or org or gov. That shows that it is education or government. You also have to look for the publicing and edit date. If it wasn't edited from 1982 maybe you shouldn't use it. You have to look to see if there are ads. A lot of ads means that it isn't a reliable website. Also, if the spelling or grammar is off, then that alone is a little sketchy. You wouldn't expect bad grammar to be on a website that people go on the get information. If you don't believe it enough, go to the author’s name and search them up. If he or she is a garbage worker, probably don't use their website about being a doctor. Bad decision if you did. If you look on the title and it looks like “the tree octopus” maybe don't use that website. There is no such thing as a tree octopus. So you shouldn't use that resource.

By: Allen Lee

When trying to look for a trustworthy website, you should look for many features. For example, you should look to see if there is a way to contact the author. If there is no way to contact the author, then it probably isn’t credible. Also, if the url ends in com, it probably isn’t credible. It should end in edu, gov, or org. In addition, if the page was last edited 20 years ago, then it probably isn’t credible. We would have found new facts that would replace the old and false facts. For instance, Wikipedia isn’t a credible source. People can edit and add false facts. People can use those false facts or opinions in their essay and it would be wrong. Another feature the tone. If the article sounds bias, then it probably isn’t all facts. Most of it is probably opinions because the author is bias. Finally, you should look to see if it look professional. Look at the website and see if it has many ads and very little description. That probably means it isn’t professional. You should also look for a logo. Usually, websites that don’t have a logo, the author was just trying to put up something fake on the internet.