January
27
Using the internet
Evaluating Websites
This Education Victoria website illustrates how to differentiate between a hoax website and a valid website.
http://mrspapazoglou.global2.vic.edu.au/
Internet Detective.
This is a UK website developed by:
- Emma Place, University of Bristol
- Debra Hiom, Service Manager, Intute: Social Sciences
- Paul Smith, Web Developer and Project Manager, Intute Virtual Training Suite
- Ben Joyner, Web Designer, Internet Development Group
- Paul Ayres, Online Information Specialist, Intute: Social Sciences
- Anne Manuel, Online Information Specialist, NCESS
http://www.vtstutorials.ac.uk/detective/detectivework.html
Teacher reference:
Web Site Evaluation for Schools
http://edselect.com/web-site-evaluation-for-schools
The Verification.Handbook
How do you tell fact from fiction when following tweets or other feeds, reading news feeds and photographs? This handbook gives you strategies to assess information and differentiate fakes from fact. Is a photo the real deal or is it incorrectly attributed? Look inside to find out.