Online Learning Part 1

             Online Learning Part 1

Observe the site’s availability

Judge a site’s reliability upon your own analysis and the information available within the site. Here are some methods that can be used to assess a site’s reliability:

·        Observe lessons that you are familiar with in order to observe the site’s reliability. If the site’s lesson is concise and can be compared to your own method the site is likely to contain accurate information.

·        Observe the language that is used in the website. Is it aggressive, satiric or overly impassioned? This may indicate that the site contains information that is untrustworthy.

·        Consider whether the arguments are logical and supported by evidence, and whether the site only provides information that is gathered from one perspective.

·        Examine the links that transport you to sites that the author acknowledges. Scholarly transcriptions, whether in print or in the internet should include a bibliography.
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It Is Online, But Is It On Target Part 3

It is online, but is it on target part 3

Dot-What?

Examine the web site’s address. What follows the dot?

·        Dot-com is not only utilized for business purposes; any individual can use the address domain. Dot-coms include well-known and

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·         respected companies, but also private individuals.

·        Dot-org usually indicates a non-profit organization. Many dot-orgs present unflavored and factual information, but others hold political agendas, they focus on debatable issues, instead of facts , and might not represent both opinions with in the debate.

·        Dot-gov indicates a government website at the federal, state, or local capacity. The federal government is a proper source to utilize for the viewing of statistics, these sites are widely considered the most reliable.

·        Dot-mil indicates sites that are part of the military.

·        Dot edu. Indicates a university website. While the research published by the university is widely considered trustworthy, anyone associated with the university, whether a world-renowned scholar or a freshman, can be allowed access to the server. Professors sometimes present a student’s classwork utilizing the internet, but you must never assume the student’s work is factual.

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It Is Online, But Is It On Target? Part 2

It is online, but is it on target? Part 2

Research with a skeptical attitude

Conduct your research with the attitude of a skeptic. As you examine websites for information that is factual or trustworthy, ask yourself these questions:

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·         Who is the author of this webpage? If you cannot identify the individual or the organization who has written this webpage do not utilize the webpage.

·         What are the author’s qualifications that will allow him to provide you with factual information upon the subject?

·         Has the article been properly examined by other individuals through an editorial process in order to ensure quality and accuracy?

·         What is the website’s purpose? Examine the motives of the website- such as selling products or gaining electoral votes- these situations could result in incomplete or favored information/

·         Is the information accurate? Has this information been updated?

·         Where had the author received this information?

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