Digital Literacy
Kathy Kraemer and Becky Beck
What is Digital literacy?
Why do we care?
How do we know
if we have a good source?
Where do we start?
URL
Anatomy of a URL
Http://doepud.co.uk/blog/anatomy-of-a-url.php
http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/188619681.html
Domain name extensions
.gov
.com
.net
.org
.govt
.co
Location codes
.au
.cn
.tx
.jp
.es
.ca
Whitehouse.COM
MartinLutherKing.org
Is the author trustworthy?
Teaching Zack
to Think
http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~abutz/index.html
Now, we can cheat.
Is the author trustworthy?•Look for a biography of the author.
•See if you can contact the author.
•Look to see what sites are linked to the author.
What sites are linked to this site?
Use this trick…
Is the organization trustworthy?
• Check the URL.
• See who is linked to their site.
• See if you can contact the organization.
• Use multiple sources.
Hurricane Sandy Slideshow
90,ooo
70,000
What photos don’t belong in
this Hurricane Sandy slideshow?
Authentic Hurricane Sandy?
Is the author trustworthy?
The Old Guard’s response
Authentic Hurricane Sandy?
French Art Installation
Fact or opinion?
When was the site updated?
Is the site free of spelling
and grammatical errors?
Are sources
given for statistics?
Can you tell the difference
between ads and content?
Who sponsors the site?
Name 3 things that aren’t trustworthy…
Wikipedia as a springboard
Google as a place
for an appetizer
ELM as a place for a meal
Café ELM (elm4you.org)
DESTINY
Global Issues in Context
Global Issues in Context
http://goo.gl/PSDPp
Use multiple resources.
Use multiple resources.
Use multiple resources.
Use your tricks
• Examine the URL.
• Verify that the author and organization are
trustworthy.
• Confirm sites are linked to your resource.
• Determine opinion from fact.
• Utilize reputable sites.
• Use multiple resources.
Thank you!
Kathy Kraemer and Becky BeckFridley IB World Schools
