CYBER LITERACY CHAPTER 7 EXPLORING THE INTERNET: RESEARCHING AND EVALUATING THE WEB *YOU MAY EITHER WRITE OR TYPE YOUR NOTES AND ACTIVITIES
We’ll learn strategies for effective online research, assessing credibility, and how to avoid plagiarism OVERVIEW
Credibility Bias Top-level domain .gov .edu .org Sources TERMS TO KNOW Copyrighted Bibliography Citation MLA Works cited page Plagiarize
Search Strategy Safety REMEMBER THE 3 KEY FACTORS
Don’t believe everything you read Credibility- trustworthiness and reliability of content Credibility video Credibility video ASSESSING CREDIBILITY
Is the author qualified? Look at credentials/ qualifications Is the website up to date? Look for copyright information What is the purpose of the website? To sell, inform, discuss?More on next slide… CHECK IT
Is contact information available? Telephone number, , or mailing address Is the website biased? Bias- a prejudice for or against something Is it an opinion? CHECK IT
Top-level domain- the letters that appear after the “dot” (.com,.org…) .gov- government-related .edu- educational institutions, usually from universities .org- organizational CREDIBLE URLS
. gov: usa.gov, census.gov .edu: mit.edu, umass.edu .org: redcross.org, idealist.org URL EXAMPLES
.biz .com .net These sites are usually corporate, but may have some valuable information WATCH OUT FOR…
Sources- websites that provide the information you use Copyrighted- the ideas and words belong to the author Bibliography- a list on the last page of the sources you’ve used more on next slide… CITATIONS
Citation- each entry in a bibliography MLA- Modern Language Association, a format used to cite sources Works Cited Page- MLA style bibliography page In-text citation – citing the source within your paper CITATIONS
Plagiarize- the act of taking someone else’s work and presenting it as your own It’s considered plagiarizing if you: Use a source’s exact words/ change a few words “Borrow” the structure Present a source’s ideas as your own Plagiarism Plagiarism HELPFUL RESEARCH TIPS
To avoid plagiarism: Record citations: which information goes with which source Write down your websites Read your sources then put them aside to synthesize (put in your own words) HELPFUL RESEARCH TIPS