1. Be a Detective
When Evaluating a Web Site…

2. I will use critical
thinking when using the
Internet for research
To cite or not to cite
How do you
evaluate a
webpage?

3. Think about it!
• Who can publish?
•True or False?
•Shelf Life?
Rodin, The Thinker

4. Gather Evidence
•Personal web site? Selling?
•About us
•URL or web address
.edu .gov .com
.org .net
•Google It!
Who
a common misconception

5. 1. The internet has content control.
A. True
B. False
2. I can find WHO…
A. If the web address has a .com
B. From the “about us”
C. From the pages advertisements

6. Gather Evidence
•Reliability?
•Balanced or one-sided?
•Broken links?
What
Wiki
Wikihow

7. 3. Google will make sure I find all the
available information on political parties.
A. True.
B. False.
4. Broken links on a web site are ok if the
site looks professional.
A. True.
B. False.

8. Gather Evidence
•Site created?
•Site last updated?
When

9. 5. A web site is good if the author is an
expert on that information.
A. True.
B. False.
6. If I am not sure the website has
accurate information I should.
A. Use it only if it is not my only
source.
B. Use it if there is no
advertisements.
C. Do not use it.

10. Be a Detective
Who? - question the source
What? - question the content
When? - question the date

11. Images in order of first appearance
Esther’s world. (2011, April 28). Murder at sunview.
Retrieved from http://estheryebon.edublogs.org/
Margie. (2010, Sept 23). Dump that so-called friend.
Retrieved from http://fulfilledlifedesign.com/home/2010/09/dump-that-so-called-friend/
Wikipedia. (2010). Paris 2010 – Le penseur.jpg.
Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paris_2010_-_Le_Penseur.jpg
“Magnifying glass” by flicker user Jeffrey Beall with CC license
attribution-sharealike
“Detective”. screen shot by Kilgallon. Retrieved from
http://www.vtstutorials.ac.uk/detective/index.html
“Question” by Mike Kilgallon.
“Evidence”. Screen shot by Kilgallon. Retrieved from
http://www.vtstutorials.ac.uk/detective/thelaw.html
“Shoe”. Screen shot by Kilgallon. Retrieved from
http://www.vtstutorials.ac.uk/detective/getonthecase.html
References
Place, E., Kendall, M., Hiom, D., Booth, H., Ayres, P., Manuel, A., Smith, P. (2006) "Internet detective: Wise up to
the web". Retrieved from: http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/