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Evaluating Information 105
Evaluating Information

​​​​ Stop! - Practice "Click Restraint"! -- Before you click --> read those URLs!   ​​

 ​ Practice Click Restraint1,2

 ​  Understanding URLs3

 ​  Top-Le​vel Domains

 Understanding Results4,5  

Video link to How to Find Better Information Online: Click Restraint ~ 2:20 ~ Standford University Education Group
  > Video Transcript (PDF)​
Link to Lesson 9: Internet Tips: Understanding URLs - includes video ~ 2:28 min ~ 24 Mar 2017 ~ by and from GCFLearnFree.org

Link to Google Slide Presentation on Top-Level Domains of a URL

Video link to Understanding Search Results ~ UVM Libraries ~ 2:10 min
   > Video Transcript (PDF)​​​

 How do we evaluate information quickly? critically?​​​​​ ~ lateral reading6, Video Transcript (PDF)​ 7

 ​ CTRL-F: Introduction8

​  Animated Backgrounders9

  FakeOut Skill Checks10

  Online Verification Skills​11

Link to Video Playlist (2 videos) : CTRL-F: Introduction by CRTL-F from CIVIX
Link to Video Playlist (4 videos): Animated Backgrounders by Space Heart from CIVIX

Link to Playlist: FakeOut Skill Checks by and from CTRL-F

Link to Video Playlist (4 videos): Online Verification S​kills w Mike Caulfield: Digital Literacy Expert​ by Newswise, CIVIX,CJF

​   CTRL-F: Find​ the Facts​12

​   Fact-Checking Tools13

​​   Fact-Checking Sites ​

  Find the Facts: Tutorial14

Link to Video Playlist (12 videos) : CTRL-F: Find the Facts by CRTL-F from CIVIX

Link to Video Playlist (3 videos) : Fact-Checking Tools with Craig Silverman and Jane Lytvynenko by NewsWise from CIVIX and CJF
FactsCan.ca
Snopes.com​
FactCheck.org​
SciC​heck
CanadaFactCheck.ca​

Three Fundamental Skills:
1. Investigate the Source
2. Check the Claim
3. Trace the Information15
​ Wh​​at changed our information sources? 
​​ ​​


 Fake News 

 ​  *What is Fake News?16

 ​  How to Spot Fake News​17

 ​  Evaluating Fake News​18

   Break the Fake19

Link to Fake News ~ Read all the articles by The Learning Portal from College Lbraries Ontario
  Image Logo permission from LPP​
Link to Infographic (PDF) - How to Spot Fake News by IFLA

Link to Research Guide: Fake News: Savvy Info Consumers by UW Libraries from University of Washington  Image​ by Wokandapix from Pixabay  Link to BreaktheFake.ca: by Break the Fake from MediaSmarts
  

 Evaluating Information and Sources  ​- Lateral Reading and Critical Thinking are Key!​ 

 ​  Thinking Critically20,21

  Evaluating Information22 

 ​   Evaluating Social Media23

 Detecting Bias in the News​24

Video link to Thinking Critically About Information by UNLV Libraries from UNLV ~ 2:57 min ~ 2018
   > Video Transcript​
Link to a Reserach Guide: Evaluating Sources ~ Go through each tab - pay close attention as you get to end by WU Libraries
  
Link to Research Guide: Social Media: Savvy Info Consumers by UW Libraries from University of Washington
    
Image ​by Thomas Ulrich from Pixabay​​​ 
Link to Research Guide: Savvy Info Consumers: Detecting Bias in the News ​by UW Libraries from the University of Washington
  

 Evaluating Information and Sources  ​​​​

+ One Habit: Checking Your Emotions ​ 25 ​​

 ​  Evaluate for Quality26

  What is SIFT?27

SIFT: Evaluate Web Content28

   CRAAP Method29

Link to Evaluate for Quality ~ Read all the articles by TLP by College Lbraries Ontario
  Image Logo permission from LPP
Link to SIFT: Evaluate Information in a Digital World (Infographic & Text link) by Annie Z-K from University of Oregon Libraries
 
Video link to SIFT: Evaluating Web Content​ (video) by Wayne State University Library System from Wayne
 
Video link to CRAAP Method ~ 3:22 min ~ 17 Mar 2016 by Mrs. Katie Berger from BMS Library Media Center from Bueker Middle School
 
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 How do we react to information? with our emotions?    

 How should we react?  with our heads by thinking critically!


 Attributions and References

  1. How to Find Better Information Online: Click Restraint (Video) by Stanford History Education Group from Civics Online Reasoning (COR) from Stanford University, posted 6 Feb 2020.
  2. Video Transcript (PDF) of How to Find Better Information Online: Click Restraint by Stanford History Education Group from Civics Online Reasoning (COR).
  3. Lesson 9 Internet Tips: Understanding URLs - includes video and text by GCFLearnFree.org and from GCFGobal posted 24 Mar 2017.
  4. Understanding Search Results (Video) by UWM Libraries from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is licensed under CC BY 3.0
  5. Video Transcript (PDF) of Understanding Search Results​ by UWM Libraries​ from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is licensed under CC BY 3.0 ​
  6. Sort Fact from Fiction Online with Lateral Reading (Video)​ by Stanford History Education Group from Civics Online Reasoning (COR) from Stanford University, posted 16 Jan 2020.
  7. Video Transcript (PDF) Sort ​Fact from Fiction Online with Lateral Reading by Stanford History Education Group from Civics Online Reasoning (COR) from Stanford University.​
  8. Video Playlist (2 videos): CTRL-F: Introduction​ with Jane Lytvynenko: Disinformation Reporter and ​Mike Caulfield: Digital Literacy Expert by CRTL-F​ from CIVIX posted date 14 May 2020.
  9. Video Playlist (4 videos): Animated Backgrounders​: "CIVIX Explains Videos" produced by Space HeartfromCIVIX postings dates from 6 Sept 2019 and 19 Nov 2019, and "Behind the Scenes" by NewswisefromCIVIX and The Canadian Journalism Foundation posted 25 May 2018.​
  10. Video Playlist (3 videos): FakeOut Skill Checks​by CRTL-F​ from CIVIX posted date 27 Sept 2019.
  11. Video Playlist (4 videos): Online Verification Skills with Mike Caulfield: Digital Literacy Expert by Newswise from CIVIXand The Canadian Journalism Foundationposted​​ from 25 May 2018 to 29 Jun 2018.
  12. Video Playlist (12 videos): CTRL-F: Find the Facts​ with Jane Lytvynenko: Senior Disinformation Reporter and ​Mike Caulfield: Digital Literacy Expert by CRTL-F​ from CIVIX​ posting dates from 14 May 2020 to 29 May 2020.
  13. Video Playlist (3 videos): Fact-Checking Tools with Craig Silverman and Jane Lytvynenko by Newswise from CIVIX and The Canadian Journalism Foundation posted 25 May 2018.
  14. Tutorial: CRTL-F: Find the Facts​ by CRTL-F​ from CIVIX, n.d.
  15. Tutorial: CRTL-F: Find the Facts​ by CRTL-F​ from CIVIX, n.d.​
  16. Fake News by The Learning Portal from College Libraries of Ontario is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
  17. How to Spot Fake News by IFLA ORG from The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)is licensed under CC BY 4.0
  18. Fake News: Savvy Info Consumers ​by UW Libraries from the University of Washington is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0​
  19. Break the Fake by Break the Fake​ from MediaSmarts​, n.d.
  20. Thinking Critically About Information (video) by UNLV Libraries from UNLV is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
  21. Video Transcript (PDF) of Thinking Critically About Information by UNLV Libraries​ from UNLV is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
  22. Research Guide: Evaluating Sources by UW Libraries  from the University of Washington is licensed under a CC BY-NC 4.0
  23. Research Guide: Savvy Info Consumers: Social Media ​by UW Libraries from the University of Washington is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0​
  24. Research Guide: Savvy Info Consumers: Detecting Bias in the News ​by UW Libraries from the University of Washington is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0​
  25. + One Habit: Checking Your Emotions by Andrea Baer and Dan Kipnis from Campbell Library at Rowan University is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
  26. Evaluate for Quality by The Learning Portal from College Libraries of Ontario is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
  27. SIFT: Evaluating Sources Online: What is SIFT?  by Southwest Minnesota State University ~ McFarland Library from the Southwest Minnesota State University​ posted 16 Aug 2021.
  28. SIFT: Evaluating Web Content​ (video) by Wayne State University Library System from Wayne State University posted 16 Jun 2020.
  29. CRAAP Method (Video) by Mrs.Katie Berger​ (16 Mar 2016) from BMS Library Media Center from Bueker Middle School. perm.
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