Web Page Evaluation Why is it necessary to proceed with caution when accessing information on the Internet?

Standards  Standard Students gather information from a variety of sources, analyzing and evaluating the quality of information they obtain to answer research questions.  Standard 1.9 Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources for a variety of purposes.

The Internet provides all the right answers and accurate information. 1. True 2. False

The Internet provides experts, editors and reviewers to verify all content. 1. True 2. False

Internet users need to be taught skills to use the Internet successfully. 1. True 2. False

The Internet is NOT a library… Stein, Ed. "It's A Library Honey." Cartoon. Rocky Mountain News, NEA [Denver].

Subscription Databases  SIRS  World Book Online  CultureGrams

What is the important thing about a:  Subscription database paid for pre-selected material reliable published magazines, reports, documents, newspapers, books, images, etc.

The Important thing about a subscription database is that:  _________________  It________________ _________________  And______________ But the most important thing about a subscription database is that: _________________ _________________

Domain Names  Some common domain suffixes are.com - commercial.edu – educational institutions.gov – government agencies.k12 – school districts.mil - military.org – non-profit organizations.net – generic, all-purpose

What is the important thing about:  Domain names are part of the web site URL point to one or more IP address sometimes indicate the following about a web site:  type of site  where the site resides on the web  the sponsor of the web site

The Important thing about a web site domain is that:  _________________  It________________ _________________  And______________ But the most important thing about a subscription database is that: _________________ _________________

Without training, using the Internet can be like going on a trip with no road map

The ABCs of Website Evaluation  Authority Who is the author? What is the author’s area of expertise?  Bias What is the purpose of the site? Where does the information come from?  Credibility, content and currency When was the site created or updated? Why is the information valuable?

Remember: Looks Can Be Deceiving…

What do you think?  Why is it necessary to proceed with caution when accessing information on the Internet? Why is the critical evaluation of a web site important? Since no one is out there fact-checking the Web for you, who has to do it? What is the important thing about the critical evaluation of web page information?

The Important thing about the critical evaluation of Web page information is:  _________________  It________________ _________________  And______________ But the most important thing about the critical evaluation of Web page information is: ___________________