WEB PAGE EVALUATIO

N:CAN EVERYTHING

ON THE INTERNET

BE TRUSTED?

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The Inte

rnet

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TRUSTWORTHY

CAN’T BE TRUSTED

I. Evaluate the web address or URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

II. Check for Authority and Currency

III. Assess the Content

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View Part I → Evaluate the URL or web address

View Part II → Authority and Currency

View Part III → Content

Practice and Bibliography sites

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http://www.smithsonian.org/

World Wide Web equals the acronym www

PART I: Evaluate the URL (address)

Uniform Resource Locator

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http://www.smithsonian.org/

protocol

hypertext transfer protocol

https

secure

://

PART I: Evaluate the URL (address)

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http://www.smithsonian.org/

Domain Name Host Name

Server = Computer

dot very important

information

.org

.mil

.com

.us

.edu

.gov

= organization = education

= commercial = government

= United States = military

PART I: Evaluate the URL (address)

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PART I: Evaluate the URL (address)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/history

http://www.duke.edu/~de1/evaluate.html

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ory

or F

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ash Another

Directory or Folder

tilde

About the history of the White House

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PART I: Evaluate the URL (address)

http://www.duke.edu/~de1/evaluate.html

protocol

Domain Name Host Name

Server = Computer

directory path or file path

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PART II: Authority & Currency

Expert???

Reputable???Knowledgeable???

About

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PART II: Authority & Currency

Currency means the

copyright date or the “last

updated” date.

Does the link work by going to another web

site?

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PART II: Authority & Currency

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PART III: Content

A. Is the content arranged so that it is easy for you to use?

B. Is the primary purpose of the site to inform the reader, entertain the reader or to sell something to the reader?

C. Is the information you are reading on the web site accurate?

D. Is the information current?

E. Is the information on the web site objective and not biased?

F. Can the information be verified with other trustworthy sources?

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PART III: ContentA. Is the content arranged so that it is easy for you to use?

Table of Contents for

entire web site.

Table of Contents for

this web page.

Quick links to navigate on web page.NextContents

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B. Is the primary purpose of the site to inform the reader, entertain the reader or to sell something to the reader?

Educational

but has lots

of advertising.

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PART III: Content

C. Is the information you are reading on the web site accurate?

C. Is the information

you are reading

accurate?

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PART III: Content

D. Is the information current?

Always shows today’s date.

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PART III: Content

E. Is the information on the website objective and not biased?

Objective websites provide balanced

information.

Biased websites

DO NOT provide balanced

information.

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PART III: Content

F. Can the information be verified with other trustworthy sources?

Books

Encyclopedias and other

reference books

Reliable websites

Newspapers and magazines

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PART III: Content

A. Is the content arranged so that it is easy for you to use?

B. Is the primary purpose of the site to inform the reader, entertain the reader or to sell something to the reader?

C. Is the information you are reading on the web site accurate?

D. Is the information current?

E. Is the information on the web site objective and not biased?

F. Can the information be verified with other trustworthy sources?

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TRUSTWORTHY

CAN’T BE TRUSTED

I. Evaluate the web address or URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

II. Check for Authority and Currency

III. Assess the Content

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http://www.dhmo.org

http://www.rythospital.com

http://www.iditarod.com

Use these websites to practice your website evaluation skills.

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html

Use these websites to learn more about evaluating web sites.

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