Transcript Website Evaluation

Web Page Evaluation
Why is it necessary to
proceed with caution when
accessing information on
the Internet?
Standards
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Standard 1.8.5 Students gather
information from a variety of sources,
analyzing and evaluating the quality
of information they obtain to answer
research questions.
Standard 1.9 Students use technology to
locate, evaluate, and collect information
from a variety of sources for a variety of
purposes.
The Internet provides all the right
answers and accurate information.
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The Internet provides experts, editors
and reviewers to verify all content.
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Internet users need to be taught skills
to use the Internet successfully.
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The Internet is NOT a library…
Stein, Ed. "It's A Library Honey." Cartoon. Rocky Mountain News, NEA [Denver].
Subscription Databases
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SIRS
World Book Online
CultureGrams
What is the important thing about a:
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Subscription database
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paid for
pre-selected material
reliable
published magazines, reports,
documents, newspapers, books,
images, etc.
The Important thing about a
subscription database is that:
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But the most important
thing about a
subscription database
is that:
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Domain Names
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Some common domain suffixes are
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.com - commercial
.edu – educational institutions
.gov – government agencies
.k12 – school districts
.mil - military
.org – non-profit organizations
.net – generic, all-purpose
What is the important thing about:
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Domain names
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are part of the web site URL
point to one or more IP address
sometimes indicate the following about
a web site:
type of site
 where the site resides on the web
 the sponsor of the web site
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The Important thing about a web site
domain is that:
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But the most important
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subscription database
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Without training, using the Internet can
be like going on a trip with no road map
The ABCs of Website Evaluation
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Authority
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Bias
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Who is the author?
What is the author’s area of expertise?
What is the purpose of the site?
Where does the information come from?
Credibility, content and currency
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When was the site created or updated?
Why is the information valuable?
Remember:
Looks Can Be Deceiving…
What do you think?
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Why is it necessary to proceed with
caution when accessing information on
the Internet?
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Why is the critical evaluation of a web site
important?
Since no one is out there fact-checking the
Web for you, who has to do it?
What is the important thing about the critical
evaluation of web page information?
The Important thing about the critical
evaluation of Web page information is:
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But the most important
thing about the critical
evaluation of Web
page information is:
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