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Evaluating Email or Web Content on the
Internet
Just because a website looks smart, it does not mean that its
contents are official or true. The following are some questions
to ask yourself when visiting websites or when receiving
information from the Internet to assess if the information is
true or reliable.
Who created the information or website? If it was created by an organization, what is
the purpose of the organization?
Who is the target audience for the website or information?
Are there independent sources of information quoted on the
website?
Is there contact information on the
website?
Is the information up to date?
How regularly is the website
updated?
Is the site properly designed?
Does it carry official logos? Website
Resources
Assessing when an email is a hoax:
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/
http://www.vmyths.com
Other Useful Sites
ClickThinking - a good information and resource guide for
children and young people developed by the National Grid for
Learning in Scotland.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/clickthinking/
QUICK -
The Quality Information Checklist to be used by children to
assess the quality of information on a web site ('QUICK', Health
Development Agency, UK).
http://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm
The ABC's of Web Site Evaluation by Kathy Schrock.
http://kathyschrock.net/abceval/
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