1 / 20

Importance of Health-Related Research Skills in Online Information Seekers

Explore why health-related research skills are crucial for online information seekers. Learn how to assess the credibility of health websites, check posting dates, identify qualified authors, and evaluate accreditation. Discover how to use reputable sources like KidsHealth.org and CDC.gov.

reese-walter
Télécharger la présentation

Importance of Health-Related Research Skills in Online Information Seekers

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Health – Related Research SkillsAre they important?

  2. Why?

  3. Does it matter where you get your health information online?

  4. How do you usually begin an Internet search?

  5. How can you determine if a website is giving you good information?

  6. Who sponsors the website?

  7. .com

  8. .gov

  9. .org

  10. .edu

  11. When was the information posted/reviewed?Look for a current date!

  12. Who posted/reviewed the article?Is this person qualified?

  13. Is this website accredited by the Health on the Net Foundation?

  14. Is the information useful to you?What do you need/want to know?

  15. www.kidshealth.org

  16. Choose “Teen health” and pick a topic under “Your body” • Read an article with a partner and write a one paragraph summary. Be sure to include proper citation information such as the author’s name, date written, and website used.

  17. www.cdc.gov

  18. Choose “diseases & conditions” • Choose one of the diseases/conditions from the list and write a one paragraph summary. Be sure to include your citation information.

  19. What about Wikipedia?

  20. You need to check the talk tab at the top to check for accuracy • Go to www.wikipedia.organd search “breast cancer” • Click on the talk tab near the top of the page. If your phone is not in desktop mode you will have to fix it. • What grade does this article have? • Where does that fall on wikipedia’s quality scale? (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) • What is the criteria for this level of article?

More Related