Why is it important for you to know how to evaluate Web resources?
Overview of Online Materials: The Internet
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
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Continued
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
Now consider the homepage of the Brady Campaign, which supports gun control legislation:
Notice that the layout has similarities with that of Gun Owners of America: The same color scheme (red, white, and blue) is used, but this site lacks the Minuteman icon (probably because he owns a gun). The site makes use of another all-American icon, however: Mom (and the Million Mom March against handguns). The message of this site is also: "Real Americans are for gun control."
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