what is your personal criteria for evaluating the validity of what you're reading online? Who/What do you trust? If you had to select the four or five most important criteria for evaluation, what would they be (and why? outline explicitly in your writing). In the last paragraph of your blog, link to an article you've recently read (no more than 10 days old) and share what criteria you used to KNOW the content was trustworthy. If you're looking for an article, check the left-hand side bar of this Moodle course, pop onto your Twitter feed, or look through your favorite news source.
when looking at what is valid and what is not online i start with these 5 rules. 1 Type the website's name into a search engine and review the results. 2 Look at the website's connection type. A website that has an "https" tag is usually more secure--and therefore more trustworthy--than a site using the more common "http" designation. 3 Check the site's security status in your browser's address bar. For most browsers, a "safe" website will display a green padlock icon to the left of the website's URL. 4 Evaluate the website's URL. A website's URL consists of the connection type ("http" or "https"), the domain name itself (e.g., "wikihow"), and the extension (".com", ".net", etc.). 5 Look for bad English on the site. If you notice a large number of poorly spelled (or missing) words, generally bad grammar, or awkward phrasing, you should question the site.
Peace talks ended between Russia and Ukraine, no breakthrough as shelling continues (nbcnews.com)
I picked this article due to the fact that it was a news source, and it met all the required steps above and it had great language was backed by a national news feed and many other valid sources.
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