Why is it important for you to know how to evaluate Web resources?
Overview of Online Materials: The Internet
>> What is the Web?
Overview of Online Materials: The Resources
Search Engines, Meta-Search Engines, and Subject-Based Search Engines
Things to Remember About Search Engines, Meta-Search Engines, and Subject Directories
Problems with Websites, Example 1
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Problems with Web Sites, Example 2
Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages
Criteria for Evaluation: Author or Webmaster
Criteria for Evaluation: The Author’s Point of View
Criteria for Evaluation: The Publisher
Criteria for Evaluation: Purpose
Criteria for Evaluation: Accuracy, Completeness, and Objectivity/Bias
Criteria for Evaluation: Accuracy
Criteria for Evaluation: Relevance
Criteria for Evaluation: Coverage
Criteria for Evaluation: Currency
Criteria for Evaluation: Visual Literacy
Criteria for Evaluation: Visual Literacy Continued
The Web (also known as the World Wide Web - or www) is a global Internet service connecting hypertext data and resources. It organizes information by pages that are accessible through a browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator). You can move quickly from one web site to another in search of information, graphics, and data.
In the early 1990's the advent of the World Wide Web was made possible through the creation of a computer language, Hyper-text Mark-up Language (HTML), that made information available in a more user-friendly format. By using HTML, the information put onto the Web could be accessed very easily using the point and click method. Before the Web's creation, users needed to know and be able to use one or more computer languages (like DOS) just to access Internet information.
The main functions of the Web are: information sharing, education, commerce, entertainment, and communication (both personal and organizational).
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