Evaluating Information Online - Explained by Common Craft - INDV

This video walks through the basics of evaluating a website to find quality information. It encourages viewers to evaluate websites in the way an editor would review an article. By thinking like an editor, we can be our own gatekeepers and learn to find the most trustworthy information. It teaches:

• Why editors matter in helping books and newspapers ensure quality information

• How the Web has allowed most people to publish without an editor, creating inconsistency

• Clues that everyone could learn from editors that help them evaluate a website's trustworthiness

• Consideration of bias and controversial subjects

Video Info:

• Duration: 02m 59s

• Captions Available: YES

• Lesson Plan: YES

• Category: Technology, Net Safety, Study Skills

• ISTE Standard: Knowledge Constructor, Indicator 3b

• ACRL Info Literacy Frame: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Searching as Strategic Exploration, Scholarship as Conversation