A Brief Note On Websites That Gives Unbiased, Quality Information

Apon revisiting the web site NewsComAu.com, I realised that I had overlooked certain criteria while compiling our online presentation, and although the website’s coverage and currency are good, and the information I used is ratified by other sources, I now notice that the article I used is not referenced and the website is full of advertisements and sensational stories, which although not wrong in itself, would tend to question the objectivity and in turn the authority of the site, and I would hesitate to use it again, NewsComAu, (2014). Eelink.net (1999) inform us that although it is wise to evaluate a website, that ‘good information can be found on bad sites’, and re affirms the need to evaluate the information found on a website as well as the website itself. This becomes particularly applicable if we cannot find information on our subject of research on so called ‘good sites’, which may in fact turn out to have a bias regarding even reporting certain information. This leads us to consider our personal bias, which according to Eelink.net (1999) we all have. Our bias needs to be taken into consideration, because if unchecked this could cause us to dismiss information while researching a subject simply because we personally disagree with it,

If a person wishes to be up to date on what is going on the world around them, in all facets and walks of life, then they must spend a considerable portion of time merely skimming the water of each pool of knowledge, never having the time to truly sink their feet in. This correlates directly back to the massively increased availability of information and writings, whose shoulders Birkerts puts the blame of our loss upon. Nicholas Carr cites a study done on the “behavior of visitors to two popular research sites” which gives its users an even larger degree of online texts.

Currency is to view and evaluate when the page was last updated. Lastly, Coverage which is to compare the information with information found on other websites. Does one site provide more information, more references, and more contacts? Also compare the information on the website with information available in print sources such as books, journals, reports, etc.

I knew that the websites were genuine, and that the information in them was correct because the websites that I used were well known, and a lot of my friends use them. For example, I used Bitesize, and Wikipedia. There were a lot more pros than cons to using this source. One of the pros was that it was quick to search up what I needed to know, and it was good because I knew that the information was correct. I knew that the information was correct, because I double checked, by looking it up on another website just to make sure that I was 100% putting correct information. Another good point was that on the bitesize website, it the information was laid out in a formal way, so that I could easily understand what I was reading. Although, one of the cons was that when I was using Wikipedia, some of the information was laid out in huge blocks of writing, so therefor, it was sometimes hard to find the parts of information that I wanted, so obviously, Wikipedia wasn’t as good as bitesize. Another con to this was that because the information was quite hard to understand, I sometimes got really confused and wasn’t sure that what I was writing didn’t make any sense, and that the information could come across incorrect. So overall, this showed me that for me personally, I was only able to use websites that were laid out in a simple form, otherwise I would find the work really hard to complete.

Part Two: Explain why academic and professional research must use credible sources and explain the reasons that credible sources are more likely to be found using the online library than using general

Three ways an individual can critically analyze sources to determine if they are scholarly and credible are authority, accuracy, and coverage. It is serious to tell the concepts you discover on a site to a specific writer, association, or corporate. A source of data is

The human brain is extremely fragile and “any bump, blow, or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain” is considered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) (CDC quote). As an inpatient rehabilitation nurse, TBI 's are a large percentage of the patient population and are continuously growing. All brain injuries are different and unique from one another, but brain injuries could affect everything from a person’s memory and reasoning, to their sensations, their ability to communicate, or even their personalities or feelings. Brainline.org is a website that was found through Google and is made available for the public to offer information and resources “about preventing, treating, and living with TBI” (about us). BrainLine states that their purpose is to serve those who have been affected by TBI, either it be the person themselves, their families, or the healthcare professionals caring for them. (BrainLine).

In “Reading Less and More When Evaluating Digital Information”, Sam Wineburg and Sarah McGrew evaluate the credibility of digital information using an experiment. In this experiment, they test historians, students, and fact checkers. The participants are given “a set of six online tasks that took approximately 45 minutes to complete.” (6) They are allowed to use any additional resources or sites to justify if the site is reliable or not.

Hunting for the correct information is not a problem with the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s (UAH) website. While some websites lose their users among clutter or badly named tabs, UAH’s website keeps their visitors interested and on track. Since these visitors are usually families exploring the school, it is important to have an efficient website. Without this efficiency, a prospective student could be deterred from further pursuing the school. As a college website that provides information and services to prospective students, current students, and parents, the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s website successfully contains pleasurable design, vibrant readability, and fluent navigation.

Familydoctor.org is a website that offers information on a health related topics and wellness. This website has a domain of .org which means it is operated by an organization. The main purpose of this website is to provide families with information on health related topics and offer wellness information that will benefit all members of the family. This website was chosen based on the fact that many people have families. Anyone who is interested in any health topics and/or wellness can find this site by searching in various search engines, such as Google or yahoo, by typing into the search bar family health or whatever health

The growth of technology in the past decades has made the human race closer than ever before no matter what part of the world you’re from. With the creation of the web, obtaining information for personal and business purposes became as easy as a click of your mouse. Although with the vast amount of information one could find on search engines such as Google, Ask, Yahoo, and Bing, there are also misleading and false information on the internet. This is where the main difference between scholarly resources and popular resources appears. Scholarly resources are written by professional scholars in a specific field while popular resources are journalist or bloggers that target the general public. “That is why it is so important, especially when

Usability comes in many forms, and has many ingredients to it. For a start, the layout is the most important. You can have good graphics but bad layout, and your site is ruined. Not thinking further than your own computer screen is a big mistake. If a page does not fit my screen when I open it up it already lost some points, so standardised width is a bonus that all good sites have. Even if you don 't fill up the screen on bigger resolutions, having it usable on all is n good point (like nokia.com or cnn.com). Where you place everything is going to make it a good site or not.

Research in the library labs were very helpful and informative in spotting web sites that were biased and did not have creditable information. Many people make web sites that are not credible and it is always good to select scholarly sources when writing research papers for school. When one researches a subject, you should always keep good records. I am a disorganized person, and lose

They can identify websites frequently visited by users, those vulnerable websites that can be targeted and what users often search for.

I would like to share with you what I have recently learned about obtaining information through the Internet. The Internet is a tremendous potential source of information about virtually any imaginable topic of interest. However, because there is no regulation or quality control over what people choose to publish online, it is crucial to learn ways of distinguishing credible, reliable, factually accurate information sources from those that are not credible, unreliable, factually inaccurate sources. For example, websites that are maintained by government agencies, accredited university research programs, and licensed professionals are good candidates to be considered reliable sources of information online.