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Searching for Info in Websites

Searching for Info in Websites. How to Make Decisions When Surfing the Web . When you do a search on the Internet to find websites with information on a topic, you have SO MANY search results to choose from How do you choose the right one?

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Searching for Info in Websites

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  1. Searching for Info in Websites

  2. How to Make Decisions When Surfing the Web • When you do a search on the Internet to find websites with information on a topic, you have SO MANY search results to choose from • How do you choose the right one? • You choose the right one using a process of selection to identify the most accurate and credible information • This process is outlines on the Evaluating Info on the Web handout in last week’s lesson. Please keep this on hand. You will need to reference it throughout this week’s lesson as well.

  3. Let’s Do a Practice Search • To demonstrate what I mean, I am going to do a search on both duckduckgo.com and google.com • I am going to search for “treating acne” • To follow along, first do a search for “treating acne” on duckduckgo.com. You should see similar results to the ones I have on the following slide…

  4. Duckduckgo.com Results

  5. Evaluating the Results • What do you notice about these sites? First looks at their URLs. URLs that end in .gov, .edu, and .org are going to be more professional that simply .com sites • What do you notice about who wrote the information? Do any sites CITE the author’s name? Scroll through some searches and look for references. References and authors’ names indicate more credible sites

  6. Evaluating the Results • Also, think about how the sites look. Are there a lot of ads? Is the information written in a professional and clear manner? Does the site avoid using Internet abbreviations like “u” and “r”? • Be sure you know if the information in part of a blog, forum, or opinion column. This would indicate that it is NOT reliable.

  7. Google.com Results Part 1

  8. Google Results • Now perform the search on Google. What do you notice that they do at the top of their results? • They provide some answers for you, from websites THEY select. The sites here are pretty reliable, but be aware, that this is another example of how Google is shaping your understanding of a topic. • Let’s see the websites they recommend

  9. Google Results Part 2

  10. Google Results Part 2 • Take a look at the some of the website’s here and ask yourself some of the questions listed on the handout.

  11. Additional Activity • Compare the following sites: • http://dermatology.about.com/od/treatmentoverview/Treating_Your_Acne.htm • http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/acne/acne-vulgaris-treatment-overview • http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000873.htm • http://www.mariobadescu.com/acne-treatment

  12. Questions to Think About • Using the websites from the previous slide: • Evaluate the information, the presentation, etc.  Use the handout Evaluating Info on the Web in Lesson Four as your guide. • The website from Medline Plus is the best website.  Explain why this is the case. • Comment on each of the remaining three sites.  Tell why each of those sites is NOT as good as the Medline Plus website.  Please be clear in your explanation.

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