Be a Detective

When Evaluating a Web Site…

I will use critical thinking when using the Internet for research

To cite or not to citeHow do you evaluate a webpage?

Think about it!

• Who can publish?

•True or False?

•Shelf Life?

Rodin, The Thinker

Gather Evidence

•Personal web site? Selling?

•About us

•URL or web address .edu .gov .com .org .net

•Google It!

Who

a common misconception

1. The internet has content control.A. TrueB. False

2. I can find WHO…A. If the web address has a .comB. From the “about us”C. From the pages advertisements

Gather Evidence

•Reliability?

•Balanced or one-sided?

•Broken links?

What

Wiki

Wikihow

3. Google will make sure I find all the available information on political parties.

A. True.B. False.

4. Broken links on a web site are ok if the site looks professional.

C. True.D. False.

Gather Evidence

•Site created?

•Site last updated?

When

5. A web site is good if the author is an expert on that information.

A. True.B. False.

6. If I am not sure the website has accurate information I should.

A. Use it only if it is not my only source.

B. Use it if there is no advertisements.

C. Do not use it.

Be a Detective

Who? - question the source

What? - question the content

When? - question the date

Images in order of first appearance

Esther’s world. (2011, April 28). Murder at sunview. Retrieved from http://estheryebon.edublogs.org/

Margie. (2010, Sept 23). Dump that so-called friend. Retrieved from http://fulfilledlifedesign.com/home/2010/09/dump-that-so-called-friend/

Wikipedia. (2010). Paris 2010 – Le penseur.jpg. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paris_2010_-_Le_Penseur.jpg

“Magnifying glass” by flicker user Jeffrey Beall with CC license

attribution-sharealike

“Detective”. screen shot by Kilgallon. Retrieved from http://www.vtstutorials.ac.uk/detective/index.html

“Question” by Mike Kilgallon.

“Evidence”. Screen shot by Kilgallon. Retrieved fromhttp://www.vtstutorials.ac.uk/detective/thelaw.html

“Shoe”. Screen shot by Kilgallon. Retrieved from

http://www.vtstutorials.ac.uk/detective/getonthecase.html

References Place, E., Kendall, M., Hiom, D., Booth, H., Ayres, P., Manuel, A., Smith, P. (2006) "Internet detective: Wise up to the

web". Retrieved from: http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/