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Search Mastery

Learn more about how search engines work and how to navigate search pages, tailor searches and search terms, and evaluate the information you find.

Top-level domains

While you're practicing click restraint, you might be tempted to select—or avoid—websites based on their top-level domain (.org, .edu, .gov, etc.). Watch this short video for an overview of what you can and can't learn from top-level domains. 

As you watch, consider the following question: 

  • What have you learned in the past about top-level domains? How does that align with the information in this video? 

This video was created by UMD College of Education professor Sarah McGrew.