EVALUATING WEB CONTENT INFORMATION

Using Facebook.com

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Let’s discuss:

Definition of Digital Information Literacy Five criteria for web evaluation Evaluation of Facebook.com

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Digital Information Literacy (DIF)DIF is the ability to find, evaluate and use

digital information (web content) effectively, efficiently, and ethically.

Resource: http://21cif.com/resources/difcore/

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Five criteria for web evaluation

Authority – Author’s credentials Accuracy – Truth of information Objectivity – Goals met Currency – Updated or outdated Functionality – Free or no special

software

Resource: http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/webcrit.html

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Facebook.comUsing the search term “reading

comprehension,” we’ll evaluate the top four links.

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Facebook.com

Here’s the search field. (You need to sign in.)

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Top Four Sites

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B

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D

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A – Wikipedia; Reading Comprehension

Authority – No; Accuracy – Yes; Objectivity – Yes; Currency – Yes; Functionality - Yes

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B – UPCAT

Authority – No; Accuracy – No; Objectivity – No; Currency – Yes; Functionality - No

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C – Reading Comprehension

Authority – No; Accuracy – No; Objectivity – No; Currency – No; Functionality - No

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D – From Wikipedia

Authority – No; Accuracy – Yes; Objectivity – Yes; Currency – Yes; Functionality - Yes

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What did you learn?

Send an evaluation - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B55GYXQ.

How can you use Facebook.com as a social resource?

Where else can you apply these search techniques?

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Now it’s your turn

Go to Facebook.com Pick a search term(s) Use this online form to tally your results:

http://on.fb.me/tbGkWB

Learn to evaluate other sites athttp://on.fb.me/sS0LwQ

Links in this presentation from 2011 search.

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About Me

Judine Slaughter Master of Library and Information Science student at

Catholic University of America. Projected graduation in 2012.

Web Content Manager at Federal Aviation Administration since 2002.

Contact mePhone: 301-219-9378Email: 90slaughter@cardinalmail.cua.edu

© 2011