21st century information fluency program

Evaluating Digital Resources

Recognize Quality Resources!

A power evaluator contemplates triangulation of data.

Using the DIF process to improve evaluation skills.

In this module you will learn to:

  • evaluate the honesty of webpages
  • evaluate the fairness of webpages
  • discover the linkto trustworthiness of a website.

Understanding these ideas builds a foundation for thoughtful evaluation of webpages.

Objectives:

Expect to spend about 9 hours doing these assignments. By the end of this module you will be able to:

  • Detect the honesty of an author
    • Pass a quiz on author honesty
  • Explain clues about fairness
    • Recognize an author's point of view
    • Pass a quiz on website fairness
  • Perform a links to search
    • Find and evaluate pages linked to a webpage
    • Pass a quiz on using the link: tool

Getting Started:

  • Click on a sub-menu link.
  • Once you start an assignment it is best to complete it.
  • Please complete both the worksheets and module quiz.

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