Evaluation - why be wary? - BrainPop Online Sources

Evaluating web sites - the 5 Ws - (adapted from Kathy Schrock ) and (5w's of cyberspace) and webevaluation tutorial/quiz

  • WHO - who wrote the pages and are they an expert?
  • WHAT - what does the author say is the purpose of the site?
  • WHEN - when was the site created
  • WHERE - where does the information come from?
  • WHY - why should I use his information? It is useful?
  • Evaluating websites 5W's video
  • WHO - who wrote the pages
  • WHAT - what's the purpose, information
  • WHY - is there a bias
  • WHEN - when was the site created
  • HOW - well is the page designed

OR

R = Reliability: accuracy, information backed by other sources
E = Evidence: do they explain and cite their evidence
A = Authority: who wrote the article
D = Date: when was the website updated

Lakeview High School, Battle Creek, Michigan

S = see if the author(s) have authority
M = many sites may be outdated
A = audience specifically may be targeted
R = reliability helps determine accuracy
T = try to determine is information is unbiased
SMART website evalutation video

 

GoAnimate.com: Evaluating Web Sites by alechan
(Fay School Library)

 

 

Groups on the web - different groups publish web sites

Hate Directory

Hate groups (http://www.martinlutherking.org/)

URL information finders - who are the authors - who sponsors these sites?

Hackers spreading false information and rumors with links to malicious websites - Google search results on

Online marketing towards kids - pop ups and cookies

Personal web pages -- free web site hosting

Personal web pages at universities and colleges - .edu sites with a ~ (tilda)

Wikipedia - an online encyclopedia that is able to be edited (vandalism) -- now how to use constructively - Wikipedia for Credit

Wikipedia prank and it's consequences - NY Times article on Seigenthaler

25 biggest blunders in Wikipedia history - false deaths and libel situations

15 biggest Wikipedia blunders

You still can't trust it -PCMac.com 2011 article

BUT --Mike the Headless Chicken =real

Check out some of these sites - are these valid sites??


War of the Worlds panic, NYT 10/30/1938


Human Birdwings.net 2012
from Eight greatest tech hoaxes in history

Hoaxes and bogus sites

Yves Rossey Fusion Man/Jet man video

 

 

 

 

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