EVALUATING WEB CONTENT INFORMATION
Using Facebook.com
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Let’s discuss:
Definition of Digital Information Literacy Five criteria for web evaluation Evaluation of Facebook.com
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Digital Information Literacy (DIF)DIF is the ability to find, evaluate and use
digital information (web content) effectively, efficiently, and ethically.
Resource: http://21cif.com/resources/difcore/
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Five criteria for web evaluation
Authority – Author’s credentials Accuracy – Truth of information Objectivity – Goals met Currency – Updated or outdated Functionality – Free or no special
software
Resource: http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/webcrit.html
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Facebook.comUsing the search term “reading
comprehension,” we’ll evaluate the top four links.
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Facebook.com
Here’s the search field. (You need to sign in.)
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Top Four Sites
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B
C
D
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A – Wikipedia; Reading Comprehension
Authority – No; Accuracy – Yes; Objectivity – Yes; Currency – Yes; Functionality - Yes
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B – UPCAT
Authority – No; Accuracy – No; Objectivity – No; Currency – Yes; Functionality - No
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C – Reading Comprehension
Authority – No; Accuracy – No; Objectivity – No; Currency – No; Functionality - No
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D – From Wikipedia
Authority – No; Accuracy – Yes; Objectivity – Yes; Currency – Yes; Functionality - Yes
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What did you learn?
Send an evaluation - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B55GYXQ.
How can you use Facebook.com as a social resource?
Where else can you apply these search techniques?
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Now it’s your turn
Go to Facebook.com Pick a search term(s) Use this online form to tally your results:
http://on.fb.me/tbGkWB
Learn to evaluate other sites athttp://on.fb.me/sS0LwQ
Links in this presentation from 2011 search.
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About Me
Judine Slaughter Master of Library and Information Science student at
Catholic University of America. Projected graduation in 2012.
Web Content Manager at Federal Aviation Administration since 2002.
Contact mePhone: 301-219-9378Email: [email protected]
© 2011
