User comments on How Do I Evaluate Online Information?
Average rating 4.46 of 5
(1 = not effective, 5 = very effective)
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Shown below are the 200 most recent comments as of January 24, 2024.
| Date | Rating | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2024 | 5 | Helpful |
| January 21, 2024 | 5 | great |
| January 21, 2024 | 5 | It was a great tutorial and helped me further how to evaluate online sources. |
| January 21, 2024 | 5 | Had to do it |
| January 20, 2024 | 5 | N /A |
| January 18, 2024 | 5 | This tutorial was very effective and informing. |
| January 17, 2024 | 5 | Great tutorial! |
| January 17, 2024 | 5 | izzy rakunas |
| January 16, 2024 | 5 | It was an informative step by step tutorial and I will definitely be using the steps I learned to fact-check the articles I use for my papers. |
| January 16, 2024 | 2 | Many things reviewed that have been previously taught. |
| January 14, 2024 | 5 | Useful and thorough tutorial, interactive format is helpful |
| January 14, 2024 | 4 | I thought it was super interesting it helped me learn things I did not previously know. |
| January 11, 2024 | 5 | Very important in the fight against misinformation |
| January 10, 2024 | 1 | Tutorial has technology issues and unclear requests. |
| January 10, 2024 | 4 | nice clear format |
| January 10, 2024 | 5 | I liked it, easy to follow. |
| December 27, 2023 | 5 | thank you I learned a lot. |
| December 06, 2023 | 5 | Was fun doing this :) |
| December 06, 2023 | 5 | good tutorial |
| December 06, 2023 | 4 | great |
| December 06, 2023 | 4 | Great |
| December 06, 2023 | 5 | Good |
| December 05, 2023 | 5 | Another great hands on experience! |
| December 04, 2023 | 5 | great! |
| December 03, 2023 | 5 | good tutorial overall |
| December 02, 2023 | 5 | Quick and simple straightfoward. |
| December 01, 2023 | 5 | Very Helpful |
| November 29, 2023 | 4 | I thought it was helpful. The only issue is it was hard to manage the tutorial. |
| November 29, 2023 | 5 | great tutorial |
| November 29, 2023 | 5 | I enjoyed this tutorial! |
| November 29, 2023 | 4 | I thought this was very helpful. |
| November 29, 2023 | 5 | I enjoyed this tutorial! |
| November 28, 2023 | 4 | Was informative but was pretty self explanatory. |
| November 28, 2023 | 5 | I thought that the SideCar tutorial offered effective and extensive practice for learning how to evaluate online sources. |
| November 28, 2023 | 1 | I disagree with the American College of Pediatrics. Like most hate groups I see them as morally and scientifically wrong. However creating a learning tool that depicts such a controversial opinion in either a positive or negative light feels politically charged and biased in and of itself. You can teach about identifying unreliable sources without targeting such a political topic. |
| November 28, 2023 | 5 | It was amazing. |
| November 28, 2023 | 5 | Solid tutorial. |
| November 28, 2023 | 5 | Great tutorial. |
| November 28, 2023 | 5 | It was a sick read |
| November 27, 2023 | 5 | Was so so effective. It helped me a lot. |
| November 27, 2023 | 5 | It taught me a lot about looking into credibility. |
| November 27, 2023 | 5 | Intresting! |
| November 27, 2023 | 5 | It was helpful, but not something I really enjoyed. |
| November 27, 2023 | 4 | Great learning experience! |
| November 27, 2023 | 4 | It was fine. It was informative. |
| November 27, 2023 | 5 | I thought it was very helpful in showing me what to look for in deciding if a website is credible. |
| November 26, 2023 | 5 | I thought it was very informational and formatted in a way that was interesting and enticing. I also liked how it used controversial topics to exemplify when publications are being biased or not. |
| November 23, 2023 | 5 | Really good with the bait and switch for the credibility. At first I was also confused as to why the website was not credible, but through the tutorial it was very clear as to what I should have researched instead of blindly following because they cite academic sources. |
| November 21, 2023 | 4 | It was pretty awesome |
| November 21, 2023 | 5 | epic |
| November 21, 2023 | 4 | It was pretty fun. |
| November 21, 2023 | 5 | Do I get a certificate? |
| November 21, 2023 | 3 | It was alright just really not my thing. This was still pretty helpful on the other hand. |
| November 10, 2023 | 4 | good tutorial! |
| November 08, 2023 | 1 | Just because someone is conservative does not mean they are a hate group - it is child abuse |
| November 03, 2023 | 1 | It did not work |
| November 02, 2023 | 5 | Good at explaining |
| November 02, 2023 | 5 | Good information |
| November 01, 2023 | 4 | it was helpful |
| October 31, 2023 | 4 | The simulation was pretty helpful and was well designed. |
| October 30, 2023 | 5 | Shalom : ) |
| October 29, 2023 | 5 | I thought that this tutorial was to be very helpful as I’m writing a research paper in this class and to be able to research on my own and find good credible sources |
| October 29, 2023 | 5 | It helped to be able to answer questions and learn with a hands on approach. |
| October 29, 2023 | 5 | It was great. I learned a lot from the tutorial. Thanks for the information! |
| October 29, 2023 | 5 | went well |
| October 29, 2023 | 5 | good tutorial and very effective |
| October 29, 2023 | 5 | Great!\r\n |
| October 28, 2023 | 5 | very helpful |
| October 28, 2023 | 5 | it was good just needs to be more streamlined |
| October 27, 2023 | 1 | All sources are biased whether you want to believe it or not. When one source is naming facts from a study, just because another source doesn't like that, doesn't make the initial sources facts false. |
| October 27, 2023 | 5 | This was great! Thank you! |
| October 26, 2023 | 4 | it was alright |
| October 25, 2023 | 2 | The tutorial was effective, but I have concerns about the example chosen. As a trans person who is often in community with LGBTQ+, including those younger than me, I worry that this example could blindside them and be triggering. |
| October 25, 2023 | 3 | I feel like I already knew this information. However, the hands-on tutorial was new and helpful. |
| October 24, 2023 | 5 | Very easy to follow, and provided practical advice on how to go about fact checking. |
| October 24, 2023 | 4 | Learned something new about checking about the source. |
| October 23, 2023 | 5 | Very informative, it helped me realize that you can't trust a source no matter how official, professional and coherent it looks. |
| October 23, 2023 | 5 | I really enjoyed it and I thought it was beneficial. |
| October 23, 2023 | 5 | good |
| October 23, 2023 | 3 | It coo ig |
| October 23, 2023 | 1 | BUSSIN |
| October 23, 2023 | 5 | Very helpful and it reminded my how important it is to do a background check to see if authors or organizations could be biased. |
| October 23, 2023 | 4 | It was pretty interesting to learn the background of a source and the Biase behind it. |
| October 23, 2023 | 5 | Very informative |
| October 22, 2023 | 3 | I think it is very helpful especially to those who may not be familiar with checking a sources credibility. |
| October 21, 2023 | 5 | Very informative and thought provoking |
| October 21, 2023 | 5 | Very interactive |
| October 21, 2023 | 5 | Great! |
| October 20, 2023 | 4 | cazry |
| October 18, 2023 | 4 | its good |
| October 17, 2023 | 5 | This tutorial really helped to know more on evaluating online information which deeply helps in research papers. |
| October 16, 2023 | 5 | Very useful! |
| October 15, 2023 | 3 | Tutorial was somewhat confusing. |
| October 15, 2023 | 5 | This is a great resource! |
| October 12, 2023 | 3 | I believe this will be a wonderful resource for students. I am far beyond this level of learning, myself, so this happens to feel tedious for me. Which is not to gauge its usefulness to other students. |
| October 08, 2023 | 5 | Perfect to achieve my goals in my paper\r\n |
| October 08, 2023 | 5 | nice. |
| October 08, 2023 | 5 | It is great! |
| October 06, 2023 | 5 | I feel this activity was effective at teaching how to lateral read and what lateral reading is. |
| October 06, 2023 | 5 | Informative and easy to follow. |
| October 06, 2023 | 5 | I tend to think that I can easily tell if something is reliable, but this tutorial proves that a resource can seem reliable but is not. |
| October 05, 2023 | 5 | Great! |
| October 05, 2023 | 5 | It was troubling seeing the ACPeds source at first because I was not sure the direction it was going to take. I am glad that I was not misled by them even before looking into the organization, but I cannot trust that my instincts will always lead me in the right direction. |
| October 04, 2023 | 5 | great |
| October 04, 2023 | 5 | The tutorial served its purpose. |
| October 02, 2023 | 5 | great |
| October 02, 2023 | 5 | I found the method of teaching to be very interesting and varied through different uses of texts, video, quiz and also a proper tutorial to practice what you have learned. |
| October 01, 2023 | 5 | I thought this tutorial was extremely helpful! |
| October 01, 2023 | 5 | Great Course |
| September 28, 2023 | 5 | As a librarian at another college looking for a tutorial on lateral reading and online source evaluation, this was perfect! Thank you! |
| September 26, 2023 | 4 | good |
| September 26, 2023 | 4 | I thought this lesson was pretty effective! I definitely learned things I didn't know before. I never knew what lateral reading was, yet now that I do, I will be able to find even more credible and reliable sources. |
| September 25, 2023 | 4 | I thought it was very informative on how to use the toolbar. I also thought that it was a great way to save time and truly take advantage of the readings. |
| September 25, 2023 | 4 | The educational background and author's association require assess for resource use. |
| September 25, 2023 | 4 | nice |
| September 25, 2023 | 3 | Unnecessary |
| September 25, 2023 | 4 | very good! |
| September 25, 2023 | 5 | Great tutorial! |
| September 25, 2023 | 1 | not very engaging or effective |
| September 25, 2023 | 5 | I found this tutorial very helpful and informative. |
| September 25, 2023 | 5 | It was very helpful |
| September 24, 2023 | 5 | i enjoyed this research tutorial |
| September 23, 2023 | 5 | I liked the hands on tutorial |
| September 23, 2023 | 5 | It was a great lesson to be able to identify many important things in an article. |
| September 22, 2023 | 5 | Great! |
| September 21, 2023 | 5 | It was nice. Good example |
| September 21, 2023 | 4 | I liked the interactive nature of this tutorial |
| September 20, 2023 | 5 | I thought this was really interesting considering that the organization seemed to be a reliable source but it is actually a disguise to push their agenda. |
| September 20, 2023 | 5 | This is useful |
| September 20, 2023 | 5 | This is useful |
| September 18, 2023 | 4 | good ty |
| September 18, 2023 | 4 | the hands on part of the tutorial was a little long but overall very good |
| September 15, 2023 | 5 | Great! |
| September 15, 2023 | 5 | This tutorial was very helpful for me. |
| September 15, 2023 | 5 | It was helpful. |
| September 15, 2023 | 5 | It was helpful. |
| September 15, 2023 | 3 | It was fine |
| September 14, 2023 | 5 | very effective |
| September 14, 2023 | 4 | I liked this tutorial, the opinion-based questions could've been worded better. |
| September 14, 2023 | 5 | Very adept demonstration of the importance of lateral reading. |
| September 14, 2023 | 4 | It was very informative |
| September 13, 2023 | 5 | Very helpful . |
| September 13, 2023 | 5 | Very informative, and easy to follow. |
| September 11, 2023 | 5 | great\r\n |
| September 10, 2023 | 3 | good |
| September 10, 2023 | 5 | The tutorial was easy to follow through with and was entertaining because it was interactive. |
| September 06, 2023 | 5 | I thought it was to the point and very informative. |
| September 06, 2023 | 5 | helpful |
| September 03, 2023 | 3 | Good info |
| September 03, 2023 | 4 | I thought it was a good way of helping and showing what credible sources are. |
| September 01, 2023 | 4 | I enjoyed the comprehension check after the video |
| August 27, 2023 | 5 | It was a thoughtful tutorial! |
| August 27, 2023 | 5 | great tutorial |
| August 27, 2023 | 4 | The tutorial was informational |
| August 27, 2023 | 4 | honeslty not too bad a good start for understanding this process. |
| August 27, 2023 | 5 | I thought it was fun! |
| August 26, 2023 | 5 | I think its important to evaluate the information you search and choose, because it always exist the pages that can be edited by google and mostly wrong information. |
| August 25, 2023 | 2 | Why didn't it just have all the information in one place |
| August 25, 2023 | 5 | It is good.\r\n |
| August 24, 2023 | 5 | I thought this tutorial was very informative and interesting. Tutorials like these are very good for students to take in order to learn about the credentiality of articles. |
| August 24, 2023 | 4 | Good examples on bias websites and to not always believe what you read. |
| August 23, 2023 | 3 | I liked this tutorial it helped me understand reliable sources\r\n |
| August 23, 2023 | 4 | Seemed pretty informative. Liked how it was hands on. |
| August 23, 2023 | 5 | This was helpful and I would recommend for others to try it. |
| August 23, 2023 | 5 | It was a good reminder of how to identify a trustworthy source apart from one that is biased. |
| August 23, 2023 | 5 | I thought the tutorial was easy to navigate and provided me a good understanding of the topic. |
| August 22, 2023 | 5 | I would say the tutorial was helpful but a little confusing at times. |
| August 21, 2023 | 4 | Very informative. |
| August 07, 2023 | 5 | The tutorial was beneficial in providing an example of a bias article |
| August 04, 2023 | 5 | Thank you! |
| July 30, 2023 | 5 | Thank you. |
| July 30, 2023 | 5 | i think it really helpful for me |
| July 29, 2023 | 5 | Thank you! |
| July 27, 2023 | 5 | This is a great article for students who are doing research for their papers. This way, you can make sure you're paper is relatable and cited correctly. |
| July 18, 2023 | 4 | ok |
| July 10, 2023 | 5 | boo hate groups!! |
| May 23, 2023 | 2 | Cruddy topic to use. |
| May 22, 2023 | 4 | na |
| May 21, 2023 | 1 | Unable to access in browser. Wouldn't move on from exit full screen. |
| May 09, 2023 | 4 | na |
| May 06, 2023 | 4 | I learned a couple things I did not know. |
| May 05, 2023 | 5 | good |
| May 05, 2023 | 4 | very good for fact checking. |
| May 04, 2023 | 5 | This was a great learning experience. The example given was a eye opening lesson. |
| May 04, 2023 | 3 | na |
| May 04, 2023 | 5 | very interesting |
| May 02, 2023 | 4 | This tutorial was very helpful in finding reliable sources, and differing them from unreliable sources that may appear legit. |
| May 02, 2023 | 2 | helpful |
| April 19, 2023 | 5 | I like how it gives examples and hands on practice for the information that is being presented. |
| April 19, 2023 | 5 | I like the structure of this hands-on activity. |
| April 19, 2023 | 5 | I though the tutorial was good! |
| April 19, 2023 | 4 | I thought the tutorial was extremely helpful and really kept me engaged. It taught me how to do many things that I normally struggle with. |
| April 19, 2023 | 4 | Great tutorial it helped me get a better understanding\r\n |
| April 18, 2023 | 4 | It was helpful to go through an example of the process of fact-checking. I felt it was overall a good tutorial although some of the questions were worded in a confusing way. |
| April 18, 2023 | 5 | It was good, I had no idea you could think a source was very credible then find out it was actually a fringe hate-group. |
| April 17, 2023 | 4 | . |
| April 04, 2023 | 4 | good |
| April 02, 2023 | 5 | Very effective and creative |
| March 31, 2023 | 5 | GREAt |
| March 29, 2023 | 4 | good |
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