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Untangling the Web
Have a look at these websites and ask the following questions: What are they about? Do they have lots of information? Is it a good source of information? Have you learnt anything new? Click on Attachments then the file 'Websites t...' for a list of websites.
Go through the websites again; are they what they seem?  How can we trust their information? Ask Who, Why, What, Where, When?
Information Literacy Quiz Click on Attachments and select the file 'Information...' 15 mins to go through and answer as much as you can. Go through the answers - Attachments, 'Error File 4...'
How to validate a website: Analyse the web address. Find the publisher of the site.  (www.easywhois.com) Look at the history of a website. (The Wayback Machine - www.archive.org) Check the websites external links to other websites. (www.altavista.com - type 'link:' then the URL)
Evaluate websites of your choice using the questionnaire provided.

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Web Literacy

  • 2. Have a look at these websites and ask the following questions: What are they about? Do they have lots of information? Is it a good source of information? Have you learnt anything new? Click on Attachments then the file 'Websites t...' for a list of websites.
  • 3. Go through the websites again; are they what they seem? How can we trust their information? Ask Who, Why, What, Where, When?
  • 4. Information Literacy Quiz Click on Attachments and select the file 'Information...' 15 mins to go through and answer as much as you can. Go through the answers - Attachments, 'Error File 4...'
  • 5. How to validate a website: Analyse the web address. Find the publisher of the site. (www.easywhois.com) Look at the history of a website. (The Wayback Machine - www.archive.org) Check the websites external links to other websites. (www.altavista.com - type 'link:' then the URL)
  • 6. Evaluate websites of your choice using the questionnaire provided.