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A Seven Step Approach To Evaluating Web Page A-G Chapter A – Author/Sponsor/Host http://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com http://21centuryedtech.wikispaces.com Michael Gorman 2011. Are There Whales In Lake Michigan ?.
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A Seven Step Approach To Evaluating Web Page A-G Chapter A – Author/Sponsor/Host http://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com http://21centuryedtech.wikispaces.com Michael Gorman 2011 Are There Whales In Lake Michigan ? This power point may not be video taped or redistributed without permission Creative Commons @21centuryedtech mjgorman
http://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/ Michael Gorman Presents A Mini Power Point Seven Steps To Effective Web Site Evaluation (A-G) STEP A
Introducing The ABC’s of Web Research Along with the DEFG’s
A. Find More Out About The Author Who wrote…. Author Sponsoring Organization… Group supporting site Hosting Service… Where is website’s home Credential Of Author/Sponsor… … check external sources by searching … check internal by investigating web site
Who Wrote… Author • Author is the one who wrote the article • May not be the same person as the publisher /sponsor of the web site • It may even be someone that is no longer living • If no author … investigate sponsor
Sponsor Organization • group supporting site • if no author … find and investigate sponsor • usually has an interest in the information given. • may be found anywhere on page… title, bottom • every page should have a sponsor
Hosting Service • service providing network servers on the web • is their a relationship with sponsor or author • do not confuse with sponsor
Credentials • author… bio, title, occupation, accomplishments • sponsor… credibility, purpose, reputation • external check using other reference material • internal check with links, stories, other pages
Web Example Sponsor Author Host Credentials
A. Author/Sponsor From Nobel Lectures, Physics 1901-1921, Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1967 This autobiography/biography was written at the time of the award and first published in the book series Les Prix Nobel. It was later edited and republished in Nobel Lectures. To cite this document, always state the source as shown above. At the bottom of article it states it is an autobiography. Link To Page
Albert Einstein is the author Nobelprize.org is the sponsor
Internal Information FromNobel Lectures, Physics 1901-1921, Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1967 This autobiography/biography was written at the time of the award and first published in the book series Les Prix Nobel. It was later edited and republished in Nobel Lectures. A. Author… Credibility Since this an is autobiography credibility is obvious, but also note further links to content which supports page.
A. Credentials Of Sponsor - Internal Nobelprize.org is the official web site of the Nobel Foundation. Here you will find information for every Nobel Prize since 1901, including the Nobel Laureates' biographies, Nobel Lectures, interviews, photos, articles, video clips, press releases, educational games and more. As the official online information source for the Nobel Prize, visitors learn about the names of the year's Nobel Laureates just seconds after the prize announcements are made by the Nobel Prize-Awarding Institutions each October. While this is on the site, it should be verified in another place.
A. Web Verification Of Sponsor - External Author – Autobiography (Albert Einstein) CREDIBLE (no need to Google Name) Organization - Nobleprize.org CREDIBLE Nobelprize.org (http://nobelprize.org) is a registered trademark, and is produced, managed and maintained by Nobel Web. Nobel Web AB is a Swedish corporate entity and subsidiary of the Nobel Foundation Rights Association, a non-profit association managing the rights of the Nobel Foundation. Google the Author and/or sponsor
A. Nobelprize.org : Albert Einstein Scores a 5 for Author/Organization
Evaluating A Web Site A-G Michael Gorman (mjgormans@gmail.com) 21centuryedtech Fort Wayne, Indiana Creative Commons: For classroom use only – Please obtain permission for professional development and teacher in-service purpose.
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