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Evaluating Websites

Evaluating Websites. How To Help Your Students Achieve Information Literacy. By: Stefny Woolston EDEL 522 Sect. 52. Why Evaluate?. The Internet has instant access to information that is uncensored and unsupervised Individuals are challenged to distinguish between fact and fiction

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Evaluating Websites

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  1. Evaluating Websites How To Help Your Students Achieve Information Literacy By: Stefny Woolston EDEL 522 Sect. 52

  2. Why Evaluate? • The Internet has instant access to information that is uncensored and unsupervised • Individuals are challenged to distinguish between fact and fiction • In this age of information, individuals must be able to critically evaluate sources to make informed decisions • An individual who has achieved information literacy can distinguish, access, evaluate, incorporate, utilize, and understand different types of information

  3. Sink or Swim? • Student ability to filter information will determine their level of success in supporting their opinions • Current education standards are requiring students to cite sources and provide viable evidence to support their findings • Good starting point = What type of information are you looking for? What are you trying to achieve from your search? • Goal oriented search = narrowed sources of information to review

  4. CRAAP Evaluating Strategy • CRAAP = widely adopted method of evaluating information • Stands for: Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose • Answers 5 basic questions: • When was the information published? • Does the information relate to your topic? • Are the sources who created the information credible? • Is the information verifiable and/or supported by a third party? • Is the information objective and unbiased or does it try to sell, persuade, or entertain?

  5. Domain Recognition • The type of domain in a website’s URL can provide insight into its credibility • Here are common ones to look for: • “.com” = commercial business • “.gov” = U.S. government agencies • “.edu” = educational institutions such as universities • “.org” = organizations, usually non-profit • “.net” = network organizations

  6. Key Ideas to Remember • The best way to improve a student’s ability to utilize and evaluate sources of information for an intended purpose is exposure • Engage students in activities that utilize CRAAP • Teach students about domains • Help students set a goal for their search of information • http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic32.htm • http://www.juniata.edu/services/library/instruction/handouts/craap_worksheet.pdf

  7. References Evaluating Internet Resources. (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2015, from http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic32.htm Green, T. (2001). Teaching Students to Critically Evaluate Web Pages. The Clearing House, 32-34. History of the Web. (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2015, from http://webfoundation.org/about/vision/history-of-the-web Hoax or No Hoax? Strategies for Online Comprehension and Evaluation - ReadWriteThink. (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2015, from http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/hoax-hoax-strategies-online-1135.html?tab=3 (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2015, from https://www.itsolution.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Image-Domains-www.png (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2015, from http://mybuycheapenglishessay.com/images/daduvego.jpg (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2015, from http://i.ytimg.com/vi/35PBCC5TKxs/maxresdefault.jpg (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2015, from http://people.cornellcollege.edu/NOneil14/Information.jpg (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2015, from http://www.juniata.edu/services/library/instruction/handouts/craap_worksheet.pdf (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2015, from http://s3.amazonaws.com/libapps/accounts/6386/images/CRAAP.jpg (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2015, from http://www.ala.org/acrl/issues/inforlit/intro (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2015, from https://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2015, from http://www.bigkahunahosting.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/domain_registration.jpg

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