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Evaluating Websites

Evaluating Websites. Last updated: 9/2014. Objectives. By the end of today you will know: Why websites should be evaluated How to evaluate websites. Why Evaluate?. All websites are not created equally Example: Martin Luther King, Jr. http://www.martinlutherking.org.

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Evaluating Websites

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  1. Evaluating Websites Last updated: 9/2014

  2. Objectives • By the end of today you will know: • Whywebsites should be evaluated • How to evaluate websites

  3. Why Evaluate? • All websites are not created equally • Example: Martin Luther King, Jr. http://www.martinlutherking.org

  4. Google results

  5. http://www.martinlutherking.orgWould you use this site?

  6. What do you think about this site?

  7. Sample flyer

  8. Who’s the author of the site? 8

  9. What do you think of the author?

  10. So, how will you know if a website is reliable?

  11. How to Evaluate? • Start your research using reliable sources • Cross reference - find the same information in another source

  12. How to Evaluate? • Check Domain names Example, .com, .edu • .gov = governmental agency (very reliable!) Example: hawaii.gov Information at .gov sites needs to be approved before posting.

  13. Link check • Find out who is linking to the site Example, Link:http://www.martinlutherking.org

  14. Link check results:Used as a Web Credibility Exercise

  15. URL clues • Check the URL or the web address: • Does is have a tilde “~”? • Indicates a personal website Ex. http://www2.hawaii.edu/~Higa (Who’s Higa? Teacher? Student? Expert in the field?)

  16. Currency • Consider your topic… • Do you need current, or up-to-date information? • Would “old” information be okay?

  17. Authority: Sources listed? • Does the author/site include a list of sources used? • Where did they get their information from? • Can you tell if the sources are credible or not?

  18. Author’s purpose? • To share facts versus opinion? • Fact = something that is true • Opinion = what someone thinks • Bias = a preference for a particular belief or idea over other ideas and beliefs

  19. Wikipedia: What do you think?

  20. Wikipedia: Good & Bad

  21. Wikipedia: The Bad Side E.g., A 2007 news article: • 1,662 Wikipedia edits made from Univ. of Hawaii computers • 776 edits made from Dept. of Ed. computers

  22. Wikipedia: The Bad Side Examples: • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice died in a Texas bathroom in 2004 • Hawaii Congressman Neil Abercrombie has killed more than 5 million wolves (anyone can post information)

  23. Wikipedia: The Good Side You might find great information under External links

  24. Wikipedia Rule of thumb: • Might be a good place to start (if it has a list of references) • Bad place to end your research.

  25. Let’s Review • How can you evaluate a website? • Check domain names (.gov is good!) • Link check – are others linking to the site and if yes, who? • Currency • Author’s background and purpose (ex. fact versus opinion)

  26. Thank you for your attention, now you try it!

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