How to Validate Information on the Web
This chapter is all about teaching students to question the information presented to them on the internet. Too often, students accept information that looks authentic as the "truth".
November suggests a four-step process called REAL.
R = Read the URL
E = Examine the content
A= Ask about the author and publisher
L= Look at the links
R- November says that one of the most expedient ways to find out if a website is authentic is to glance at its address. November suggests that you ask yourself: Do you recognize the domain name, what is the extension in the domain name, and is this a personal page?
A list of common extensions can be found on p. 33
E- November compares and contrasts websites to print material, saying that unlike print material websites are not broken into genres. Therefore, students must use critical thinking skills to determine if they are looking at fiction, nonfiction, an editorial etc.. They also should not let graphics distract them from evaluating the content information.
There is a check list for examining the content on p. 45.
A-Most schools have filters that protect students from inappropriate websites; however, a large majority of students have internet access outside of the the school day. With this and the fact that anyone can be an author and/or publisher of a website we must teach students how to check for the author and owner.
A helpful web site to use to find out who owns a web site is http://www.easywhois.com
This chapter is all about teaching students to question the information presented to them on the internet. Too often, students accept information that looks authentic as the "truth".
November suggests a four-step process called REAL.
R = Read the URL
E = Examine the content
A= Ask about the author and publisher
L= Look at the links
R- November says that one of the most expedient ways to find out if a website is authentic is to glance at its address. November suggests that you ask yourself: Do you recognize the domain name, what is the extension in the domain name, and is this a personal page?
A list of common extensions can be found on p. 33
E- November compares and contrasts websites to print material, saying that unlike print material websites are not broken into genres. Therefore, students must use critical thinking skills to determine if they are looking at fiction, nonfiction, an editorial etc.. They also should not let graphics distract them from evaluating the content information.
There is a check list for examining the content on p. 45.
A-Most schools have filters that protect students from inappropriate websites; however, a large majority of students have internet access outside of the the school day. With this and the fact that anyone can be an author and/or publisher of a website we must teach students how to check for the author and owner.
A helpful web site to use to find out who owns a web site is http://www.easywhois.com
URL endings like ".org" or ".edu" are clean. It is important to teach kids how to search safe.
ReplyDeleteBrenda,
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job! I love how he breaks this down and makes it so simple.