Weekly Review Blog #5

This week we learned about website evaluation. In other words, how to tell if a website is real or a hoax. If you would like to see an example of a fake website, click here. If by any chance you believe that website is real, be worried. That means you could possibly lose a lot of money or even your identity by giving a website like that your information.

Picture from here.

Now, I will give you some ways to help you to tell if a website is real or fake. First, there is an acronym that you need to know. A.S.P.E.C.T.:

A ---- Authority. Who wrote it?

S ---- Source. What documentation or sources does the author provide?

P ---- Purpose. Why was it written?

E ---- Evenness. Is it one sided or are there balanced perspectives?

C ---- Coverage. How thoroughly is the topic covered?

T ---- Timeliness. Is it up to date?

Also, dealing with what you just read, we made something called a mind map. We made them at Mindmeister.com. Mine is at the bottom of the page. Basically what it is for, is to help better understand website evaluation techniques.

Why would you evaluate a website? Because anyone can put anything online. Just like the endangered Tree Octopus, it isn't real, but its on the internet. You can't trust everything you read on the internet.

For example, I could make a website saying that a giant pickle is going to be the cause of the world ending. Someone just might believe it, hopefully not many people, but someone might. If they knew how to evaluate a website (or use common sense) they might not have believed that. They could just be crazy.

I am not a professor, doctor, or even have a degree, so I have no good credentials. I also wouldn't be able to cover it very thoroughly, since it is made up. It would also be one sided or biased, since it would be my theory of the world ending. There would also be no documentation since it is my idea.

With all of that, it would not be a trustworthy site to use. I have no degree, no documentation, it is biased, and it is not thoroughly covered.

This has been a good week. This Friday we start clubs, and they have completed the construction on our building. Now all they have to do is move in the furniture, and we will finally be in our building. I'm just glad to get away from the chairs in the auditorium. I like that they are comfy, but the desks are too small, and it is quite cramped.

Almost everyday, someone nearly kills themselves trying to get to the end of the row. Basically, those rows are a "safety hazard". If someone got hurt, they could sue. Just kidding, I don't think anyone will get hurt from now until we get to our building. It won't be long, and everyone is excited!

Earlier this year we got to look at some pictures of it when it was still unfinished. The only thing I saw that I don't like, is the fact that the lockers are yellow. I don't know why, but I don't like the color yellow.

Here is my mindmeister map:


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