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Internet Detective
A free online tutorial designed to help students develop the critical thinking required for their Internet research, produced by the University of Bristol and Manchester Metropolitan University.
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/
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Studies in Media and Information Literacy Education - The problem of online misinformation and the role of schools
"Amid all the excellent free information that is available online, there are many damagingly false assertions and misleading arguments... Some prominent individuals and institutions are calling for schools to prepare young people to identify reliabl
http://www.utpjournals.com/simile/issue17/levine.html
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Contentbank.org - The Search for High-Quality Online Content for Low-Income and Underserved Communities: Evaluating and Producing What's Needed
Research and recommendations to encourage the creation of low-barrier content and the careful evaluation of existing content to ensure that low-income and underserved individuals find a wide array of the online resources they want most. An Issue Brief
http://www.contentbank.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Research_From_The_Childrens_Partnership&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=6646
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Evaluating Public Websites
A brief instruction how to use the linked, one page PDF form to evaluate sites. The form results generates an overall numeric rating with an indication of acceptable or unacceptable for use. The focus of the form is on information quality, not appearance
http://aumnicat.aum.edu/internet/evaluateweb.html
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Thinking Critically About Research Sources
Lesson plan to help teachers and students with critical thinking and processing information found on websites.
http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/units/research/
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Searchpath: WNEC Library Tutorial
Tutorial to help learn how to find and critically evaluate information resources. Sponsored by Western Michigan University Libraries.
http://mars.wnec.edu/~infolit/searchpath/
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Evaluating Web Sites
A brief introduction to the World Wide Web as a source of information, and evaluating sites for educational content.
http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~pstohrer/eval.html
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Web of Deception: Misinformation on the Internet
[Book review.] Web of Deception offers an exposé of the types of chicanery, fraud and misinformation that's all over the Internet and suggests what to do if you get stung by it.
http://searchenginewatch.com/2160991
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