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Where do you get your news?

Assignment: Find a website that provides information about digital footprints. You may not use Wikipedia.

1. Name of the website:   

2. Why is this website reliable?  Look at the chart we used in class today to examine the website (author, credentials, bias, etc).

3. What is a digital footprint?

4. How can your digital footprint be used by advertisers, by employers?

5. How can you manage your digital footprint?

6. What are the benefits of a good digital footprint?

 

Authority: Why can we believe this source? ·Who is the author? ·Does the author provide contact information? ·What are the author’s credentials? ·Is the site created or sponsored by a reputable organization?

Viewpoint: What is the author’s perspective? ·What is the purpose for the website?

Accuracy: How up to date and accurate is the website? ·When was the website last updated? ·Is the site easy to navigate?

URL: What does the URL tell you about a website ·What is the extension in the URL? .com, .gov, .org … ·What does the URL say about the website?  Do the links work? List 2 websites that are linked to this page.