evaluating websites: spoof, spam, and spite marsha lustigman, m.a., m.l.s librarian, bialik high...
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Evaluating Websites: Spoof, Spam, and Spite
Marsha Lustigman, M.A., M.L.SLibrarian, Bialik High School, MontrealMarch 17, 2009
Teaching Information Literacy
Media literacy(curriculum reform) To ‘google’ or not to ‘google’ Using the internet as the world’s
library: pros and cons Proliferation of opinion as fact on
Web2.0
Spoof & Spam on the Web:‘Just because it’s out there, doesn’t mean it’s good!’
Social Studies: Create a Travel Brochure Mankato, MN
Media: New York Times
Technology: The Search Engine How does Google work?
Evaluation Criteria: Authority
Who wrote it? .com, .edu, .org., gov? Professional publisher? Commercial vendor? Amateur or individual author? Educational organization? NGO?
Evaluation Criteria: Accuracy
Have you compared this information with other websites on the same topic?
Are there links to other sources? Is there a bibliography of print or
other media sources? Verify! Verify! Verify!
Evaluation Criteria: Currency
Is the information up-to-date?
How do you find out?
Medical & scientific information
Historical information
Evaluation Criteria: Content
Is the text well-written or are there spelling and grammatical errors?
Is the text too academic or difficult to understand or is the text too simple?
Are there many pictures or photos on the topic versus text?
Is the layout designed by a professional or academic organization versus an amateur or commercial organization?
Just because it’s on the Internet does not mean its for real!
Real Mankato Mn. website:http://www.ci.mankato.mn.us/ Fake Mankato Mn. website:http://descy.50megs.com/mankato/
mankato.html
Evaluation Forms to LEARN about critical thinking
The Research Path: 7 steps to success (Bialik Library Guide)
Information Skills for Lifelong Learning – the MELS reform (Quebec, CA)
How to Evaluate an Internet Site: Guides for Educators
Bialik Library Internet Guide
Internet Public Library: A + Writing & Research Guide
All About Explorers
Using Evaluation Forms to Teach Critical Thinking
Schrock Evaluation Guide for High School Students
Berkeley Library Guide
How to Evaluate Websites: Recommended Guides for Students
and Educators
Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/aplus/infosearch.htm
Berkeley Library Evaluation Formhttp://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm.pdf
Bialik Library Evaluation Informationhttp://www.jppsbialik.ca/en/bialik/leo-roskies-libraryKathy Schrock’s Guides
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/eval.html
November Learning www.novemberlearning.com/resources/information-
literacy-resources