web page evaluation: can everything on the internet be trusted? next
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WEB PAGE EVALUATIO
N:CAN EVERYTHING
ON THE INTERNET
BE TRUSTED?
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The Inte
rnet
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TRUSTWORTHY
CAN’T BE TRUSTED
I. Evaluate the web address or URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
II. Check for Authority and Currency
III. Assess the Content
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View Part I → Evaluate the URL or web address
View Part II → Authority and Currency
View Part III → Content
Practice and Bibliography sites
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http://www.smithsonian.org/
World Wide Web equals the acronym www
PART I: Evaluate the URL (address)
Uniform Resource Locator
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http://www.smithsonian.org/
protocol
hypertext transfer protocol
https
secure
://
PART I: Evaluate the URL (address)
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http://www.smithsonian.org/
Domain Name Host Name
Server = Computer
dot very important
information
.org
.mil
.com
.us
.edu
.gov
= organization = education
= commercial = government
= United States = military
PART I: Evaluate the URL (address)
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PART I: Evaluate the URL (address)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/history
http://www.duke.edu/~de1/evaluate.html
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or F
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ash Another
Directory or Folder
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About the history of the White House
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PART I: Evaluate the URL (address)
http://www.duke.edu/~de1/evaluate.html
protocol
Domain Name Host Name
Server = Computer
directory path or file path
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PART II: Authority & Currency
Expert???
Reputable???Knowledgeable???
About
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PART II: Authority & Currency
Currency means the
copyright date or the “last
updated” date.
Does the link work by going to another web
site?
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PART II: Authority & Currency
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PART III: Content
A. Is the content arranged so that it is easy for you to use?
B. Is the primary purpose of the site to inform the reader, entertain the reader or to sell something to the reader?
C. Is the information you are reading on the web site accurate?
D. Is the information current?
E. Is the information on the web site objective and not biased?
F. Can the information be verified with other trustworthy sources?
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PART III: ContentA. Is the content arranged so that it is easy for you to use?
Table of Contents for
entire web site.
Table of Contents for
this web page.
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PART III: Content
B. Is the primary purpose of the site to inform the reader, entertain the reader or to sell something to the reader?
Educational
but has lots
of advertising.
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PART III: Content
C. Is the information you are reading on the web site accurate?
C. Is the information
you are reading
accurate?
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PART III: Content
D. Is the information current?
Always shows today’s date.
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PART III: Content
E. Is the information on the website objective and not biased?
Objective websites provide balanced
information.
Biased websites
DO NOT provide balanced
information.
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PART III: Content
F. Can the information be verified with other trustworthy sources?
Books
Encyclopedias and other
reference books
Reliable websites
Newspapers and magazines
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PART III: Content
A. Is the content arranged so that it is easy for you to use?
B. Is the primary purpose of the site to inform the reader, entertain the reader or to sell something to the reader?
C. Is the information you are reading on the web site accurate?
D. Is the information current?
E. Is the information on the web site objective and not biased?
F. Can the information be verified with other trustworthy sources?
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TRUSTWORTHY
CAN’T BE TRUSTED
I. Evaluate the web address or URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
II. Check for Authority and Currency
III. Assess the Content
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http://www.dhmo.org
http://www.rythospital.com
http://www.iditarod.com
Use these websites to practice your website evaluation skills.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
Use these websites to learn more about evaluating web sites.
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