Authenticating Content 1.02 Understand how to validate, authenticate, and legally use information from the Internet. 1.02 Authenticating Content

Information Literacy The ability to evaluate information across a range of media; recognize when information is needed; locate, synthesize, and use information effectively; and accomplish these functions using technology, communication networks, and electronic resources. 1.02 Understand how to validate, authenticate, and legally use information from the Interent. 1.02 Authenticating Content

Content Criteria When validating information obtained from the Internet, we need to look at two major areas: the URL and the content. Since we already know about the URL, what do you think we need to know about the content? 1.02 Understand how to validate, authenticate, and legally use information from the Interent. 1.02 Authenticating Content

What does validate mean? In layman’s terms: To validate means to verify or prove that something is what it says it is or that something does what it says it’s supposed to do. For example, the statement, “The sun rises in the East and sets in the West,” is valid because it has proven to be true. 1.02 Understand how to validate, authenticate, and legally use information from the Interent. 1.02 Authenticating Content

Validation Criteria - Content Who created the page? Look for the author’s name and the name of the organization http://www.easywhois.com/ provides the registration information of the domain name owner. What’s the date of creation? Has the page been recently updated? Is the page copyrighted? 1.02 Understand how to validate, authenticate, and legally use information from the Interent. 1.02 Authenticating Content

Validation Criteria – Content (continued) Does the page title match the content and do the images relate as well? (relevance) Does the page contain obvious spelling and grammatical errors? Are the images and color and font schemes constant? (consistency) 1.02 Understand how to validate, authenticate, and legally use information from the Interent. 1.02 Authenticating Content

Validation Criteria – Content (continued) Is it believable and authentic? Can you back it up with research? What does authentic mean? Not counterfeit or copied Genuine, real, original, true Examples: Authentic: Gucci bag Inauthentic: Gucci bag knock-off 1.02 Understand how to validate, authenticate, and legally use information from the Interent. 1.02 Authenticating Content

Validation Criteria – Content (continued) Does the page appear to be useful for its stated purpose? What other sites are linked? Use link URL to find out who has linked to a particular web site. 1.02 Understand how to validate, authenticate, and legally use information from the Interent. 1.02 Authenticating Content

Truth or Fiction? Visit these sites: http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ http://www.thedogisland.com/ 1.02 Understand how to validate, authenticate, and legally use information from the Interent. 1.02 Authenticating Content

What’s next? We will validate some websites! 1.02 Understand how to validate, authenticate, and legally use information from the Interent. 1.02 Authenticating Content