Week 8, Evaluation and Authentication

Lecture
Lots of people in the world use the World Wide Web for everyday jobs. You will find that people generally believe most things they read; why wouldn't they? You would never go to a website and believe that it's not real. If it's not real why would it be there? That is one of the questions you need to ask yourself. Every time you are surfing the Web you need to be aware that not everything you read will be entirely true. It may be a version of the truth, but not what actually happened. We need to remember that anyone can write and edit information on the Web, so it is important to make sure that you have evidence to prove your point.

The World Wide Web started in December 1969 and began with four host computers until it branched out two years later as more hosts were developed. The Web started off in America and after ten years had made itself known around the world.

Tutorial
If you're being asked a question and need to find the answer make sure you look on the right pages. You need to know exactly what it is that you need to find or you may be looking for a while. Make sure when you're reading information that it first makes sense ( e.g. correct grammar and spelling) and secondly make sure what you are looking at is true. Go to another website on the same topic and see if the information matches up.

You should always check who wrote the website and what their qualifications are. A perfect example is if they are a pilot and the website is on sharks it might not be too useful if he doesn't really know very much about marine life.

You need to identify why this web page is here. Is it here to give us information or to persuade our thoughts? You should try and look ahead and ask yourself what isn't being said.

The Psychedelic 60's
This site has a lot of information on what happened in the 60's. It is set out simply so that if you don't find what you need you can continue searching. It was published at the library of the University of Virginia. It was last updated on the 24th July, 2007. This page was designed to tell young people what happened in the 60's.

Sixties Project
This website has good contact information on the home page. It has an email address, PO Box as well as where it was designed. It was last updated in January 1999, which means it's not too modern. The point of this website is for people who lived in the sixties to write, for example, a blog on what they felt the sixties were about. This website would not be very good for information because anyone can post on it and it's just that person's opinion.