Transcript Evaluating Websites: Spoof, Spam and Spite

Evaluating Websites: Spoof,
Spam, and Spite
Marsha Lustigman, M.A., M.L.S
Librarian, Bialik High School, Montreal
March 17, 2009
Teaching Information Literacy
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Media literacy(curriculum reform)
To ‘google’ or not to ‘google’
Using the internet as the world’s
library: pros and cons
Proliferation of opinion as fact on
Web2.0
Spoof & Spam on the Web:
‘Just because it’s out there, doesn’t mean it’s good!’
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Social Studies: Create a Travel
Brochure Mankato, MN
Media: New York Times
Technology: The Search Engine
How does Google work?
Hoax and Hate on the Web
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Martin Luther King
The White House
Institute for Historical Review
Evaluation Criteria for Websites
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Authority
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Accuracy
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Currency
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Content
Evaluation Criteria: Authority
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Who wrote it?
.com, .edu, .org., gov?
Professional publisher?
Commercial vendor?
Amateur or individual author?
Educational organization?
NGO?
Evaluation Criteria: Accuracy
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Have you compared this information
with other websites on the same
topic?
Are there links to other sources?
Is there a bibliography of print or
other media sources?
Verify! Verify! Verify!
Evaluation Criteria: Currency
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Is the information up-to-date?
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How do you find out?
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Medical & scientific information
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Historical information
Evaluation Criteria: Content
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Is the text well-written or are there
spelling and grammatical errors?
Is the text too academic or difficult to
understand or is the text too simple?
Are there many pictures or photos on the
topic versus text?
Is the layout designed by a professional
or academic organization versus an
amateur or commercial organization?
Just because it’s on the Internet does
not mean its for real!
Real Mankato Mn. website:
http://www.ci.mankato.mn.us/
 Fake Mankato Mn. website:
http://descy.50megs.com/mankato/m
ankato.html
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Evaluation Forms to LEARN about
critical thinking
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The Research Path: 7 steps to
success (Bialik Library Guide)
Information Skills for Lifelong
Learning – the MELS reform
(Quebec, CA)
The Research Path: 7 steps to success
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..\Desktop\researchpath.pdf
How to Evaluate an Internet Site:
Guides for Educators
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Bialik Library Internet Guide
Internet Public Library: A + Writing
& Research Guide
All About Explorers
Using Evaluation Forms to Teach
Critical Thinking
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Schrock Evaluation Guide for High
School Students
Berkeley Library Guide
How to Evaluate Websites:
Recommended Guides for Students
and Educators
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/aplus/infosearch.htm
Berkeley Library Evaluation Form
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm.
pdf
Bialik Library Evaluation Information
http://www.jppsbialik.ca/en/bialik/leo-roskies-library
Kathy Schrock’s Guides
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide
/eval.html
November Learning
www.novemberlearning.com/resources/informationliteracy-resources