1 / 17

Introduction to Information Forensics: Finding Credible Data Online

Learn investigative techniques for evaluating the credibility of online information, using clues, databases, and browsing strategies. Discover how to find authors, publishers, evaluate links, accuracy, and evidence. Teaching resources and tools provided.

lexine
Download Presentation

Introduction to Information Forensics: Finding Credible Data Online

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. An Introduction to Information Forensics Web Site Investigator Carl Heine Dennis O’Connor What do we mean by Information Forensics?

  2. What keywords should I use? What database(s) or live pages should I search? How can I verify that the information I found is credible? Will I use a search engine, subject directory, browsing? How?

  3. Keywords to use: clues found in the information Specialized database(s) or strategic browsing How can I verify that the information I found is credible? Investigative techniques using a search engine or browsing

  4. 1 • Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus • Shrine to Cary Grant • Martin Luther King, Jr.

  5. Investigative Techniques: Find the Author WSI Training tutorial PNW Tree Octopus: Lyle Zapatopi (browsing, truncation) Shrine to Cary Grant: Jenny Curtis(truncation) Martin Luther King, Jr.: anonymous? 1

  6. Investigative Techniques: Find the Publisher WSI Training tutorial PNW Tree Octopus: Kevin Fraites (domain lookup) Shrine to Cary Grant: Jenny Curtis(.edu/~) Martin Luther King, Jr.: Stormfront (browsing) Don Black (domain lookup) 1

  7. Investigative Techniques: Evaluate Links WSI Training tutorial Martin Luther King, Jr.: Yahoo links: Impressions? 1

  8. Investigative Techniques: Evaluate Accuracy WSI Training tutorial PNW Tree Octopus: Fact Check:Octopus Paxarbolis Fact Check:Cascadia Evening Post 1

  9. Investigative Techniques: Evaluate Evidence WSI Training tutorial Shrine to Cary Grant: Google:Jenny Curtis Cary Grant 1

  10. Teaching Information Forensics • 21cif resources • WSI site • Full Circle Resource Kit • Evaluation Kit • Ethical Use Kit 1

  11. Teaching Information Forensics Hoax sites or Investigative Challenges? First Male Pregnancy Plecostoma Britney Spears’ Guide to Semiconductor Physics Susie Flynn for President 1

  12. Teaching Information Forensics • Research Requirements Model • Evaluation Wizard • Citation Wizard 1

  13. Teaching Information Forensics • Challenge Model • Sorting Hat Search Challenge: Find the Author • Interactive Tutorial: Locating the Author • Useless Facts Challenge: Find the Author 1

  14. Teaching Information Forensics • Discussion Model • Bad Apple Classroom Edition • Use it? or Lose It? 1

  15. 21cif.comkeywords: information fluency 1

  16. Contact Us! 1 • URL 21cif.com • General info Help@21cif.comu • Carl Heine carl@21cif.comDennis O’Connor dennis@21cif.com • Thank you for participating!

More Related