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Internet Literacy

Learn the RADCAB method to assess online content: Relevancy, Appropriateness, Detail, Currency, Authority, Bias. Stay informed and surf smartly!

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Internet Literacy

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  1. Internet Literacy Your Vehicle for Information Evaluation

  2. Why not Google? • Anyone can make a website. • The top sites Google gives you is based on popularity. • Google only shows the surface web, not the deep web.

  3. What is RADCAB? This tool will help you to assess and judge information you find online and to think critically about information

  4. Relevancy Ask yourself: • Is the information relevant (or closely connected) to my question? • Am I on the right track?

  5. Relevancy Keywords Let’s pretend we have a research assignment on recent findings about new planets being discovered outside of our solar system.

  6. Appropriateness Ask yourself: • Is the information suitable for my age and core values? • Will it help me answer my question?

  7. Appropriateness • Information sources that make you feel confused or uneasy are information sources to be exited ASAP. • You are in charge of “policing” your own research activity. How? By setting your own personal boundaries for what you view, read and listen to that take into account your age and core values.

  8. Detail Ask yourself: • Howmuch information do I need? • Is the depth of coverage adequate?

  9. Detail

  10. Which site has enough detail?

  11. Currency Ask yourself: • When was the information published or last update?

  12. Currency • The quality of our research is related to how carefully we analyze the currency of our information sources. • http://solarsystem.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm

  13. Authority Ask yourself: • Who is the author of the information? • What are his or her qualifications?

  14. Authority • Authoritative information sources have everything to do with how accurate and credible the information presented is. • What are the author's qualifications? Is the author associated with a particular school, university, organization, company, or governmental agency? Is his or her email address included on the website?

  15. Bias Ask yourself: • Why was this information written? • Was it written to INFORM me, PERSUADE me or SELL me something?

  16. Bias How do you know if the information you have found has a special agenda behind it? Does the information have a particular angle, slant, or spin to it?Look for clues. Clues like: • the domain name • the domain suffix (.com, .edu, .gov, etc.) • the advertising • the mission statement • the authorship or organization behind the information • the tone of voice or language used

  17. Best places to start Iowa AEA Online http://www.iowaaeaonline.org/ EBSCO and World Book Web Sweet Search http://www.sweetsearch.com/

  18. Adapted with permissionfrom author “RADCAB” ™ A mnemonic acronym for information evaluationCreated by Karen M. Christensson, M.S. Library Media Education

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