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Evaluating Websites… The truth is out there - but so is the lie..

Evaluating Websites… The truth is out there - but so is the lie

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Evaluating Websites…Evaluating Websites…

The truth is out there - The truth is out there - but so is the lie..

Why do we need to learn how to evaluate websites?Why do we need to learn how to evaluate websites?

• To become people who think critically about the information that they find

• To find out if we can trust the information from the source

• To find out if the source is worth using for a research project

• To become people who think critically about the information that they find

• To find out if we can trust the information from the source

• To find out if the source is worth using for a research project

The quality of web resources varies greatly.The quality of web resources varies greatly.

• Free Web– Public access– No cost

• Free Web– Public access– No cost

• Deep Web– By paid

subscription– Password

accessible

• Deep Web– By paid

subscription– Password

accessible

Can I trust what I find on the internet? NOCan I trust what I find on the internet? NO

• rarely subject to any kind of quality control.

• anyone can publish anything on the Web, whether it be true or false, up to date or out of date, or subject to change (example: Wikipedia).

• quality, validity and reliability are open to question.

• rarely subject to any kind of quality control.

• anyone can publish anything on the Web, whether it be true or false, up to date or out of date, or subject to change (example: Wikipedia).

• quality, validity and reliability are open to question.

Criteria for evaluating websites:Criteria for evaluating websites:

• C – Current – (when it was published?)

• R – Relevant – (is it valuable info?)

• A – Accurate • A – Author

– (who wrote it?)

• P – Purpose

• C – Current – (when it was published?)

• R – Relevant – (is it valuable info?)

• A – Accurate • A – Author

– (who wrote it?)

• P – Purpose

It is a student’s responsibility to confirm that every source

used is reliable.

It is a student’s responsibility to confirm that every source

used is reliable.

Every time you evaluate or look at a website you should go through the test:C.R.A.A.P.

Every time you evaluate or look at a website you should go through the test:C.R.A.A.P.

Note: This word is only allowed to be used in this class when evaluating a websiteNote: This word is only allowed to be used in this class when evaluating a website

C is for CurrentC is for Current

DATEDATE

• Is it current? • How can you tell if the information is current?• Check the ___________________

What to look for:• When the resource was originally produced (A

publication date) • Whether the resource has been updated? (A

“last updated” date at the foot of the page)

Prove itProve it

R is for RelevantR is for Relevant

• Does it relate to my research?• Is it at my reading level?

A is for AccurateA is for Accurate

Are the facts real?Are the facts real?

• Is the information based on facts?• How do you know?

A is for AuthorA is for Author

• Who is the author?• Are they an expert?• If there is no author, who sponsored the

site? (a company, university, organization, e.g. NASA

AuthorAuthor

Who wrote it.Who wrote it.

What to look for:Author's or organization's name Details about how to contact the authorAn About Us section The author's qualification to write in the topic?

SourceSource

What to look for:• Is it someone’s personal page?

– A tilde (~) usually indicates a personal page within a website

• Is it a page posted by a student in another school?

• What type of domain does it come from– .edu educational institutions – .com commercial organizations – .org non-governmental, non-profit

organizations

What to look for:• Is it someone’s personal page?

– A tilde (~) usually indicates a personal page within a website

• Is it a page posted by a student in another school?

• What type of domain does it come from– .edu educational institutions – .com commercial organizations – .org non-governmental, non-profit

organizations

• Where the resource is from

Problems with author’s not having authority or expertise

Problems with author’s not having authority or expertise

• No expertise necessary to publish on the web.

• Even when an author’s name is provided, qualifications are not usually given.

• Sponsorship is difficult to determine.

• No expertise necessary to publish on the web.

• Even when an author’s name is provided, qualifications are not usually given.

• Sponsorship is difficult to determine.

P is for PurposeP is for Purpose

To persuade? Inform? Entertain?

To persuade? Inform? Entertain?

• What is the purpose of the website and who is the intended audience?

• Think P.I.E.• P – Persuade. Is it trying to persuade you?• I – Inform. Is it trying to inform you?• E – Entertain. Is it trying to entertain you?

PurposePurpose

What to look for:•Who are the intended users of this resource: general readers, students (what level?), specialists, professionals, or researchers?•Why was this website created? (remember P.I.E.)•Links to related websites are provided.

Always ask yourself:

Does it pass the C.R.A.A.P. Test? Why or why not?

Always ask yourself:

Does it pass the C.R.A.A.P. Test? Why or why not?

BibliographyBibliography• The IntegrationStation 14 Sept., 2005 <

http://www.jh.retsd.mb.ca/rbl>• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. 14 Sept., 2005

<http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.htm>• Internet for English. 14 Sept., 2005

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