Digital Citizenship Lesson 1

Class 1: Become an Online Sleuth
Student Handbook
Become an Online Sleuth

True or False? T F T F If I can find it online, it must be true. There is an email address listed in the website, so it must be a legitimate source! There is a logo of the White House at the top of the page, so I can definitely trust this website. The website looks really official. The information it offers must be true. There are a lot of graphs and charts on the site. With all this information it must be true. It is clear who wrote the content because there is contact information and the information seems current and errorfree. I can safely use this information for my homework assignment. I should always compare the information I find online with at least 2 other sources. I should always be a skeptic when it comes to information that I find online. I should always think about whats missing from a website. I should always review the sources (or author) of the website.
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While you watch List all the guidelines for evaluating and trusting online resources that are mentioned in the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXFbQKz3anw 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
check three sources
Be a sceptic
Ask yourself whats the point of view the websight What are they trying to get me to belive What ideas are missing WHo published the website
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Domains Top Level Domain Extensions: .com commercial sites .net commonly used by Internet service providers, web-hosting companies or businesses .org primarily used by, but not limited to, non-profit organizations .gov government sites .mil military sites .edu educational sites .biz small business site .info used to signify a credible resource site Popular Country Domains: .au .be .br .ca .ch .cn .fr .uk .in .jp .mx .nz Australia Belgium Brazil Canada Switzerland China France United Kingdom India Japan Mexico New Zealand
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Source List: Is There Life on Other Planets? Questionable/biased web sources:

http://www.aliensthetruth.com/ http://www.icr.org/article/can-life-existother-planets/ http://www.nicap.org/articles/hillzeta.htm http://hubpages.com/hub/milky-way http://www.chacha.com/question/isthere-life-on-other-planets http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/02/n asa-needs-a-plan-for-telling-the-publicabout- life-on-other-planets/ http://www.gravitywarpdrive.com/Reticula n_EBE.htm http://www.ufoevidence.org/ http://www.ufos-aliens.co.uk/ http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/37696 6
Credible/objective web sources:

http://www.seti.org/ http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/ask-anastrobiologist/popular/ http://www.kepler.arc.nasa.gov/ http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/technol ogies/Life_Detector.html http://www.science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2 010/04jan_fiveplanets.htm http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/ 2009/09/16/2072217.aspx http://www.israel21c.org/socialaction/israeli-fibers-help-nasa-locatelivable-planets-in-the-universe http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/virtualmuseu m/litu/litusyllabus.shtml http://www.alicesastroinfo.com/2009/12/a nswering-questions-life-on-otherplanets/the-universe
Examples of websites are included below:

http://www.aliensthetruth.com/ (questionable/biased/amateurish) o Number of visitors to the site o Focus is on persuasion than facts o The domain extension is .com http://www.ufos-aliens.co.uk/ (questionable/biased/amateurish) o The website is only sourced in one country -- UK o The focus is on conspiracies o Its calling for first-hand, non-vetted accounts of UFO sightings o There are several broken links and images http://www.kepler.arc.nasa.gov/ (credible/objective/expert) o Website is owned by a known and credible organization (you can tell by the domain extension NASA) o The focus is on experiments and scientific accounts
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Source Comparison Tool

Name of Web Source and URL Web Source 1: Web Source 2: Web Source 3: Look at the criteria below and mark X in the Yes or No column for each Web Source
Web Evaluation Authority it clear who wrote the the author an expert on the Does have good there information that can be Does the domain extension match the (See guide of domain Accuracy Do you believe that the is Does the information use correct spelling and Are photos, there are any, Objectivity the information the information there are on the in a balanced do they match No No No
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Web Evaluation No Currency there any date to show when the there any date to show when the last Do the links Coverage the subject in Can you find the information you were look Do links on the page lead to some other Are the pictures on the page No No
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SCAVENGER HUNT RECORD SHEET

Search Topic: _________________________ Site Address: ___________________________________ Group:_______________ Directions: Review a site and answer these questions and prompts. You may divide this task with group members.
Who wrote this information?
Can you identify an author? A real name or an alias?
What is the authors education, training, or experience as it relates to this content? Does s/he have a professional title or is s/he recognized as an authority? Identify the title. Is the author connected with an organization? If so, can you determine if it is a respected organization? Name the organization. Can you contact the author or company? How? If the author is unnamed, can you take extra steps to find information about this author? What steps did you take? When was the article written? Does the author include a date for the information written? What is it? Is it important that the information be current or are you researching a topic from long ago? Do the links on the site work, or are they outdated? Can the information be verified for accuracy? What sources does the author of this information use? Name one.
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Become an Online Sleuth

Source List: Is There Life on Other Planets? Questionable/biased web sources:

Credible/objective web sources:

Examples of websites are included below:

Source Comparison Tool

SCAVENGER HUNT RECORD SHEET

Can you identify an author? A real name or an alias?

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