What A Tangled Web We Weave
March 18th, 2007
I hope the session you had on evaluating the web sites was a real “eye opener”; hope it was a “brain opener” too!
I hope all of you will take the time and effort to respond thoughfully and reflectively to the prompts I came up with in my last posting.
Remember, the point is not the DESTINATION(How did I do for the challenges/quizzes) but the JOURNEY (what did I learn and come to understand?)
Here is a list of micromodules (notes and more) on the criteria (what to look out for when evaluating a website) that you explored in the last posting. There are additional criteria to look at or take into consideration.
Please go through them on your own and post your comments, questions etc.
Which are the sites Linked To it?
Which are the sites Linked From it?
Here are some questions/prompts to help you along:
1) If you could rank the criteria, which would be your top two and bottom two criteria for evaluating a website? Why?
2) Which is the easiest and hardest criteria to apply to a website? Why?
3) Which criteria do you need help in to understand?
4) How do you feel about the internet or web sites after going through the ‘notes’?
Only after you have gone through, thought through, asked questions and made comments for all the micro-modules above, do you attempt the module below.
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Digital Investigator Training
In this module you will learn to:
- evaluate the honesty of webpages
- evaluate the fairness of webpages
- discover the linkto trustworthiness of a website.
Understanding these ideas builds a foundation for thoughtful evaluation of webpages.Objectives:Expect to spend about 9 hours doing these assignments. By the end of this module you will be able to:
- Detect the honesty of an author
- Pass a quiz on author honesty
- Explain clues about fairness
- Recognize an author’s point of view
- Pass a quiz on website fairness
- Perform a links to search
- Find and evaluate pages linked to a webpage
- Pass a quiz on using the link: tool
This module is for you to complete at your own time and pace. Remember, as always , to post your comments on what you are thinking, reflecting upon, pondering or questioning as you go through the site!
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See also:
- Any QUESTIONS??? (August 14th, 2007)
- Pictures speak a 1000 words (July 28th, 2007)
- QUOTES (July 2nd, 2007)
- All Summer in A Day – Venus (June 6th, 2007)
- IDIOMS are EVERYWHERE! (April 10th, 2007)
March 18th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
For the site teaching us how to look out for the publisher, they gave an example about the publisher not knowing the writer, therefore, the publisher is not responsible if the information is not reliable. But I feel that every piece of information that wants to be published on that particular website must be allowed by the publisher, so doesn’t that also mean that a reliable publisher will only allow reliable information to be posted.
March 18th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
1) My bottom 2 criteria are: the links to it and the links from it.
2) I don’t really think that I have an easiest criteria as all are tough, the hardest criteria is the accuracy, because if I do not have any PK about the subject, I would be pretty much lost as to what the thing is about and whether there is such a thing.
3) N.A.
4) I feel more safe about using the internet when doing research now.
March 19th, 2007 at 2:11 am
I think that the most important criteria when evaluating websites is evidence and accuracy.
Evidence shows proof that the information stated on the website is accurate and reliable, and this usually assures the reader.
Accuracy is also equally (if more)important because even if there is evidence, it would go nowhere without accurate information.
March 19th, 2007 at 3:33 am
When i use the “last modified” method on the ” is it up to date”, It keeps changing every time you do it. maybe it is a trick.
March 19th, 2007 at 4:13 am
same for the other micro modules and this very blog!!!
March 19th, 2007 at 4:18 am
But, when I test it out with my blog, it does not do that!
March 19th, 2007 at 4:29 am
I experienced that deleting a comment from a blog is also called “updating”. Just now I was deleting IDIOTI( JEK KEE’s comments on my blog. sorry for the string of comments. I needed to find out something before I posted. sorry for the inconvenienced caused.
March 19th, 2007 at 8:44 am
For Ex.1…
-The first website on “Who Is The Publisher?” really taught me that I should look out for the publisher in order to determine the reliability of the results. However, for Site 1…I wonder if the author really is helping people in Romania. Afterall, anyone can fake the information and pretend to be helping others right?? ( It’s a good way of earning money without much effort needed…)
-For the example on “Education Weekly”, I don’t really understand the paragraph after that. What does “…Does this imply and responsbility?” mean?
-One question: Does it mean that just because the publisher is an organization, the information is reliable??
Please answer my questions. Thank You
March 19th, 2007 at 9:06 am
Ex.1
2nd website – What is Bias??
Actually I find that it is natural to be biased against or for something as every one has his/her own point of view and own stand. However, I do not really understand these statements made in the website:
What are some indicators of bias on a website?
The author wishes to present a limited view of the topic. – What is this important?
Questions to keep in mind as you seek indicators of bias
Who is paying for the website? – What does this have to do with the credibility of the information on the website??
March 19th, 2007 at 9:22 am
*Sorry…for the above comment, I meant “Why is this important?” (Line 6)
Ex.1
Who is the author?
The information given here is indeed very helpful. Now, I have a better idea on how to ensure the credibility of information on the web page by checking out the author’s experience in that particular area. Before this lesson, I did not even know how to use certain criteria to judge the reliability of information on the Internet and simply believed everything stated on the website. Thanks Mr. Grosse!
Is it current or up to date?
This website is really interesting…indeed, I never thought of it before that “updated” could mean a single typo error or just adding one link. Previously, I assumed that “updated” meant that the information on the website was altered to fit new discoveries. Perhaps, another way to check for reliability of the information on the website is to check out other websites to see if their results or information is similar to others.
March 20th, 2007 at 5:14 am
Ex.1
Links to
Interesting information!
Links from
Why is : “Are the pages on another site or the same site? Domain?” important??
March 20th, 2007 at 6:11 am
Who is the publisher?
What if they website does not show the publisher’s name, not even on a single page? Then what do we do? Do we trust the site or not?
March 20th, 2007 at 6:19 am
Evidence
If you don’t know much about the subject, how would you know if the information was correct?
March 20th, 2007 at 7:00 am
Mr Grosse, why do you keep on changing the blog format???
March 22nd, 2007 at 4:52 am
I prefer this blog format. Anyway, thanks for the interesting website.
March 29th, 2007 at 8:06 am
Hmm… very interesting sites. Very useful information. Really gained alot of new insights from it.