Are There Whales In Lake Michigan ? Creative mjgorman This power point may not be video taped or redistributed without permission A Seven Step Approach To Evaluating Web Page A-G Chapter C – Currency Michael Gorman 2011

Michael Gorman Presents A Mini Power Point Seven Steps To Effective Web Site Evaluation (A-G) STEP A

Introducing The ABC’s of Web Research Along with the DEFG’s

The Seven Steps To Web Site Evaluation

CURRENCY Is the Article Timely and Current

C. Currency Of Information Date of Article…. When was it published? Updates to Site… When was site or article last revised? Importance of Currency – Does your purpose rely on currency?

Date Of Article article publishing date if not listed use context reading to infer do not confuse with web site publication (unless web site is the entire article)

Updates if article has been updated… when do the update refer to what is being researched (web page vs article in web page) if web site is article does, it provide update info (Wikipedia – view history) view past cached view of web site (Wayback machine –

Importance does your purpose rely on currency does research depend on up-to-date-information could primary resources from history be important would date field assist in an internet search

Web Example Up-dates Article vs site Relevance Web tools

C. Taking Two Looks At The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Both are credible sources as far as author/organization, although some may regard NOAA more credible than Wikipedia

C. Looking At Currency Of NOAA Site NOAA makes no mention of Gulf Oil Spill of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill On March 24, 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez grounded on Bligh Reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound, rupturing its hull and spilling nearly 11 million gallons of Prudhoe Bay crude oil into a remote, scenic, and biologically productive body of water. It was the largest single oil spill in U.S. coastal waters. First published on January 30, 2008, and last revised on January 29, Emergency Response Division (ERD) | Disclaimer Web site owner: Office of Response and Restoration | NOAA's Ocean Service | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | US Department of Commerce | USA.govEmergency Response Division (ERD)DisclaimerOffice of Response and RestorationNOAA's Ocean ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationUS Department of CommerceUSA.gov Live Link

C. Looking At Currency Of Wikipedia Site Wikipedia mentions the Gulf Oil Spill of Live Link Exxon Valdez oil spill …occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989, when the Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker bound for Long Beach, California, struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef and spilled 260,000 to 750,000 barrels (41,000 to 119,000 m 3 ) ofcrude oil. [1][2] It is considered to be one of the most devastating human- causedenvironmental disasters ever to occur in history. [3] As significant as the Valdez spill was — the largest ever in U.S. waters until the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill — it ranks well down on the list of the world's largest oil spills in terms of volume released. [4]Prince William SoundExxon Valdezoil tankerLong Beach, CaliforniaPrince William SoundBligh Reefspilledcrude oil [1][2]environmental disasters [3]Deepwater Horizonoil spilllargest oil spills [4] Revision on 08/29/10

Is Currency Important If Researching Recent Oil Spills? In this case, yes!

C. The Winner For Currency This could change anytime after the date this presentation was created. NOAA may be more credible, but their last revision in January 2010 did not include the Gulf Oil Spill.

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Are There Whales In Lake Michigan? Michael J. Gorman 21centuryedtech Fort Wayne, Indiana Johns Hopkins University, Indiana University, Western Michigan University ISTE - International Society For Technology In Education All resources available at : – Teacher Of The Year Fort Wayne Chapter USA Air Force Association Facilitator For National STEM Institute International Professional Development Co-chair Board Member Communications Chair