1. ICT InteraCT 2 for KS3 © Hodder Education 2008 Introduction to Unit 1.1 Evaluating information found on websites

2. ICT InteraCT 2 for KS3 © Hodder Education 2008 Objectives for this unit >In this unit you will learn: Techniques for evaluating information on websites How to work out whether a website is reliable >How to tell the difference between a fact and an opinion

3. ICT InteraCT 2 for KS3 © Hodder Education 2008 Who owns websites? >The address of the websites (known as a URL) gives you a clue about who owns it. >For example, what do these codes mean?: –.gov –.com –.co.uk –.org >What other codes have you seen and what do they mean?

4. ICT InteraCT 2 for KS3 © Hodder Education 2008 Trusting the information >Different people and organisations have different reasons for putting information on websites: –To persuade –To inform –To entertain >Can you think of examples of each? >You can make a judgement about how reliable information is depending on the purpose. >For example: –Information on a government or charity website is likely to be reliable as it is there to inform people. –Information on a.com website could be put there by anyone, anywhere in the world.

5. ICT InteraCT 2 for KS3 © Hodder Education 2008 Facts and opinions >A fact is a statement that can be checked to see if it is true. >An opinion is a statement of what someone believes to be true. >Information on websites might be a mixture of fact and opinion. >For example: –“Everyone aged between 5 and 16 should be at school according to the law” is a fact. –“Everyone should stay on and do more education after the age of 16” is an opinion.

6. ICT InteraCT 2 for KS3 © Hodder Education 2008 Making a judgement >It is not always easy to tell the difference between fact and opinion. >It is possible for facts to be wrong. >You should check facts from more than one source to test whether it is true.