SURFING THE WEB
3 Factors in Surfing the web
1. Most surfing sessions start with the
user-targeted keywords about the
subject into a search engine.
3. Always be cautious about the information
shared online and in visiting websites.
2. Good strategies for searching the
Web include writing research
questions; extracting keywords from
the questions and typing them into a
search engine using synonyms if the
keywords do not bring up desired
results; keeping track of keywords
and synonyms used; and recording
the results of search
 Assessing credibility
Different websites accessible on
the Web can make the job of
researchers very challenging.
Carefully evaluate the information
searched online. Consider the
credibility, or trustworthiness and
reliability of the content before
taking it.
 TWO TYPES OF WEBSITES

Commercial websites
Informational websites
present inaccurate
usually strive to offer
information in order to see
credible content to users
something
 Checklist of credibility criteria
The first step in evaluating the credibility of
websites is to review several important aspects
of the site.

Fact
Author vs.
Date
Opinion

URL
Purpose Contact
 Common credible URLS
Websites Websites Websites
Find the top- ending in ending
ending in
level domain .gov in .org
.edu

(i.e. www.whitehouse.gov.) Provide websites websites

credible of of
statistical educational organizations
information institutions
Recognition of information sources
Similar to the
information in print
sources, the use of
online sources must be
given credit to the
authors. This can be
done by applying proper
referencing and citation
procedures that would
get rid of risks,
consequences and legal
implications because of
the copyright issue,
which means that the
ideas and words used
belong to the author.
Citation
Each entry in
the bibliography is called
a citation.
Proper citation must be
applied or included for every
source used,
whether it is a website,
a newspaper,
or a book.
Online sources are
cited differently
because they are
different from
traditional print sources.
There are different formats
used to cite the sources.