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What have you seen on the internet that is not true?

What have you seen on the internet that is not true?. How do you know if something you read on the internet is true or not?. The Reliability of Internet Sources. Elizabeth Ann Brown ED 498. Author Domain Organization Motivation Verifiability. Author.

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What have you seen on the internet that is not true?

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  1. What have you seen on the internet that is not true?

  2. How do you know if something you read on the internet is true or not?

  3. The Reliability of Internet Sources Elizabeth Ann Brown ED 498

  4. Author • Domain • Organization • Motivation • Verifiability

  5. Author Website type (personal or professional) Contact information Affiliation and credentials http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-119

  6. Organization • Academic or scholarly • Recognized • Credible • Authoritative

  7. Domains .org = nonprofit organization .edu= educational institution .gov= reliable government website .com / .net= personal, commercial, etc

  8. Motivation • Intended audience • Possible bias • Self-publication • Financial gain

  9. Verifiable • Links to sources • Background information on site http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-119

  10. Verifiable • Bibliography http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/foot-pain/MY00082

  11. Internet Reliability You be the judge • Who wrote it? • What is its purpose and motivation? • What organization supports it? • Can the information be verified? Knee Replacement

  12. Sources • Bedfordstmartins.com/guidebook/online_7.htm • Homeworktips.about.com/od/researchandreference/a/internet.htm • Library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/ • Mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/web-eval-sitess.htm • Virtualsalt.com/evalu8it/htm • Websearch.about.com/od/referencesearch/a/evauatesource.htm • www4.uwm.edu/libraries/help/faq/reliability.cfm

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