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Evaluating Internet Web Sites(INFORMATION LITERACY)
Created by Pam Kopf
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• 67% of teens take no steps to confirm the accuracy and validity of information found on the Internet
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• “Our students are growing up in a world saturated with media messages, messages that fill the bulk of their leisure time…yet, they receive little or no training in the skills of analyzing these messages, many of which make use of language, moving images, music, sound effects, special visual effects, and other technologies that powerfully affect our emotional response.”
• Renee Hobbs in the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, February 2004
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Why Evaluate?
• Rumors• Hoaxes• Falsehoods• Exaggerations• Gossip• Skams• Fraud
80%-85% of all information is INCORRECT AND INACCURATE
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“The World Wide Web is a lot like a flea market: there’s a vast selection of sites to choose from but not a lot of order to it. Some sites are offered by reputable “dealers” and some from individuals who want to show off their personal favorite items. Sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s hidden treasure, what’s worth taking a look at, and what’s a waste of time.”
( ALA’s Children and Technology Committee)
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HOAX or SPOOF?
http://www.geocities.com/lakemichiganwhales
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The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
(Endangered)
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About The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus Rare photo of the elusive tree octopus The Pacific Northwest tree octopus (Octopus paxarbolis) can
http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus.html
HOAX OR SPOOF?
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• You've seen it on TV, heard it on the radio, and read it in your local newspapers, "Our Public Water Supply Is Polluted and Dangerous!"
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http://zapatopi.net/afdb/
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HOAX OR SPOOF?• http://arachnophiliac.co.uk/hoax/Giant_Cat.
htm
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Fake Awards
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WALKING STICKS
• • The British Stick Insect Foundation • • Welcome to the British Stick Insect Foundation website, where discussion and views concerning Phasmidae (Stick
Insects) are shared for the benefit of members and public in the UK and worldwide. • News and events - December 2000• National Beauty Contest• As the 14th December closing date approaches, members and friends are urged to enter their Stick Insects for the
annual Beauty Contest to be judged in the New Year. Please send photocopies of your insects to the usual address.• European Law Change• After intense lobbying, the European Union has finally agreed to recognise Pashmids as insects instead of the previous
classification as fruits. This ends decades of misunderstanding.• PM doesn’t “hate insects”• The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, doesn’t “hate insects” as previously reported here. An analysis of seven years’
parliamentary debates has shown that he never once used that phrase in the context implied.• Stick Insects for the Blind approved• The Royal Nation Institute for the Blind (RNIB) has approved the use of Stick Insects for the partially-sighted and
visually impaired, although their use as replacements for guide dogs is not being recommended until questions regarding their training can be addressed.
• Stick Insect murder investigation
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What to Evaluate---CAPS
• Content/ Currency
• Authority
• Purpose
• Structure
• Critical thinking skills should be used to evaluate all Internet sites
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Using the web is like becoming a detective. You must learn to check the web site for clues that tell you if the site is good or bad. A good detective will know how to look for these clues.
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Evaluation Criteria #1
• CONTENT AND CURRENCY– Is information clearly understood and accurate?
– Is content error free?
– Fact or opinion?
– Biased or prejudiced?
– Is date of creation given?
– Has site been updated?
– Are links working?
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Content/currency example site
• http://www.thekingcenter.org/
• http://www.martinlutherking.org
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Evaluation Criteria #2
• AUTHORITY– Who published this page?– Is an email or postal address given?– Is biographical information given?
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Locating URL
• The address is the URL
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Clues For Evaluating Authority
• Examine URL– gov– edu– com– net– org– k12
– ~ tilde
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• Truncate URL– Stop before each / to determine who is
responsible or linked to this site– Delete one / at a time
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Link Search
• Using Google or Altavista type into the search box link:URL
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Authority example sites
http://ww.quick.org.uk/menu.htm
http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/butz.asp?LEARN_Cat=Extremism&LEARN_SubCat=Extremism_in_America&xpicked=2&item=butz
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Evaluation Criteria # 3
• PURPOSE
• Persuade?• Entertain?• Educate?• Advertise?
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PERSUADE?
• http://h2o2hydrogenperoxide.com/
• http://www.whymilk.com/
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ENTERTAIN?
• http://city-mankato.us• http://descy.50megs.co
m/mankato/martha.html
• http://www.hampsterdance2.com/hampton.html
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EDUCATE?
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
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ADVERTISE?
• http://www.tide.com
• http://www.all-natural.com/add.html
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Evaluation Criteria # 4
• STRUCTURE
– Site loads rapidly– Easy to navigate and user friendly– Visually appealing– Balance between graphics and text– Contains site map, index, or table of contents– Minimal advertising
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Conclusion
• With over 550 billion documents on the Internet it is vital to find the most factual, accurate and reputable information available. Being able to effectively evaluate the information you find is an important skill, one which will be used throughout your lifetime.