Tech 101
D) The Internet
5) Evaluating Web Content
From personal web sites to blogs (short for web logs), anyone can publish information to the web.
With so much information on the Net, how do you know if the content that you have found is reliable?
In this section, you will learn to apply important criteria for evaluating the content of a web site.
ACTIVITY:
Complete the online tutorial and quiz listed below. Then, using the worksheet attached, evaluate the listed web site using six (6) key criteria:
- What is the URL?
- Who wrote the page?
- What is the purpose of the page? (Does it just provide information? Is the page author trying to sell or convince you of something?)
- When was the site created / last updated?
- Where does the information come from?
- Why is the information useful (or not useful)? (Are the views balanced or biased towards one side?)
STEPS:
Complete the following web tutorial and its associated quiz.
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1) The Quality Information Checklist |
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2) Quick Quiz |
Review the sites below about nutrition.
Complete the Website Evaluation worksheet. Tip: Also think about what you learned in the Safe Surfing section.
1) Kellogg's Nutrition (in particular, read about sugar)
2) Eating Well With Canada's Food Guide
Review the following the article below. What are your thoughts about this article and how it relates to what Kelloggs is telling us?
Be prepared to discuss your ideas in class.
Section
A) Get to Know Your Computer (PC)
D) The Internet
E) Email
F) Netiquette