evaluating web content using digg

EVALUATING WEB CONTENT INFORMATION

Using Digg.com

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Let’s discuss:

Definition of Digital Information Literacy Five criteria for web evaluation Evaluation of Digg.com links

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Digital Information Literacy (DIF)

DIF is the ability to find, evaluate and use digital information (web content) effectively, efficiently, and ethically.

Resource: http://21cif.com/resources/difcore/

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Five criteria for evaluation

Authority – Author’s credentials Accuracy – Truth of information Objectivity – Goals met Currency – Updated or outdated Functionality – Free or no special

software

Resource: http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/webcrit.html

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Digg.com

Using the search term “reading comprehension,” we’ll evaluate the top four links.

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Digg.com

Here’s the search field

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Top Four Sites

A

B

C

D

Using Search term: Reading Comprehension

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A – Enhancing Looking at Comprehensive Capabilities

Authority – Maybe; Accuracy – Maybe; Objectivity – Yes; Currency – Yes; Functionality - Yes

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B – Theron Sheppard’s Site

Authority – Maybe; Accuracy – Maybe; Objectivity – Yes; Currency – Yes; Functionality - Yes

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C – TeachStreet.com

Article deletedAuthority – No; Accuracy – No; Objectivity – No;

Currency – No; Functionality - No

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D – Looking at Comprehension

Authority – Maybe; Accuracy – Maybe; Objectivity – Yes; Currency – Yes; Functionality - Yes

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What did you learn?

Send an evaluation - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B55GYXQ.

How can you use Digg.com as a social network resource?

Where else can you apply these search techniques?

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Now it’s you turn

Go to Digg.com Pick a search term(s) Use this online form to tally your results:

http://on.fb.me/tbGkWB

Learn to evaluate other sites athttp://on.fb.me/sS0LwQ

Links in this presentation from 2011 search.

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About Me

Judine Slaughter Master of Library and Information Science student at

Catholic University of America. Projected graduation in 2012.

Web Content Manager at Federal Aviation Administration since 2002.

Contact mePhone: 301-219-9378Email: 90slaughter@cardinalmail.cua.edu

© 2011