A.S.P.E.C.T

This week in Intro to  Publication, have began to explore new aspects of the internet. One of them being an incredibly useful tool: A.S.P.E.C.T

A.S.P.E.C.T- Is an acronym, in this case each letter tells about how you should examine a website, before using and trusting their information.

• The "A" stands for: Authority.

Somethings to keep in mind about authority are: Who wrote and published, do they have experience, do you recognize the name,  what information can you find about the publisher.

Another good idea, would be searching for any sponsoring agency, viewing the URL code at the top of the page would also be the intelligent thing to do.

Those are some key things to keep in mind of when searching for a reliable source.

• The "S" stands for: Sources.

Documentation, evidence to support statements, citations, footnotes, bibliography.

Are things to consider when searching for reliable information.

• The "P" stands for: Purpose.

Perspective, entertain, sell, and a mission statement.

Are things to look.

• The "E" stands for: Evenness.

Is the website presented objectively, is the information biased?

Those two things above, are key to great information.

• The "C" stands for: Coverage.

Is it new, comprehensive, or relevant?

If the website you are viewing is not comprehensive, or relevant. You might not be viewing, a reliable source.

• The "T" stands for:Timeliness.

Publish date, current information, and the reputation.

If you would like more in-depth information, view the presentation below.

Create your own mind maps at MindMeister

MindMeister, is a valuable source that can be used for many things.

The websites tool: mind maps, will allow you to create a visual that can show relationships, connections, and explain things that are apart of a specific topic.

In my opinion, it is quite simple. If you are a first time user for it, you may want to follow the tutorial present on the site it's self.

Other than that, there is nothing negative that I could say about this specific tool.

Being on the subject, there is another online tool that we used over the course of the week.

That being, the infamous Digital Driver's License.

Unlike the previous time that this component was used, we did not venture farther into cyber bullying and online etiquette. During this time of using it, we learned about Digital Media, and posting information online.

By that, we learned about how anyone with some form of internet access can post irrelevant information. Regardless of it being posted via webpage, blog, by social networking, or a online encyclopedia of some kind.

People can, and will post things that are not true as scams.

A famous person who had edited many pages on the source Wikipedia, that were untrue.

Is none other than Willy on Wheels. He is a classic case of what can be done by anyone on the internet. (Also, I am aware that I posted the link that will take you to the wiki-page, but I believe if there is a website that is aware of what "Willy" has done, it will be the website in which he had vandalized.)

Image of person spray-painting a wall, available at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/allchrome/5423888378/sizes/z/in/photostream/, image taken: February 21, 1979.

Other things covered under the section of Digital Driver's License, that we covered were: Were how to find out if a websites information is relevant or not.

In the mind map I posted above covers what you need to scan the website for.

With knowing this, I may have in the future absent mindlessly come across a scam website.

While on it, I may have fallen for a scam, but with my new found information I can be sure that I will not fall for one again, if I scan through the websites skeptically. 

With that being said, this week in Introduction to Publication has been amazing, and informational!