Digital+literacies+REAL+&+RADCAB

Digital literacies **REAL**  L = Look at the links
 * Real** = acronym =>
 * R** = read the URL
 * E** = examine the content
 * A =** Ask about the author or publisher


 * Which pages are linked to this site: write to search engine: link:doman name (link:www.varia.fi) -> will pull up pages and sites that have links on that page
 * 1) Is the information on the website useful for your topic?
 * 2) Are additional resources and links provided? Do the links work?
 * 3) Is the site current? Do you know when it was last updated?
 * 4) Do you think the information is accurate?
 * 5) Does the information contradict information you have found elsewhere

R Relevancy A Appropriateness D Detail C Currency A Authority B Bias
 * RADCAB **

One of the lesser understood aspects of website validation has to do with **looking at links on websites**. There are two types of hyperlinks:
 * Backward links = what sites/pages across the web are linking TO the page your are investigating.
 * Forward links = links out

**Truncating URLs**
Truncating an URL is the act of clicking at the end of a web address and deleting all characters up to the previous left slash. By truncating an URL, a student may be able to determine the veracity of a site. Eli menemällä sivun osoitteen juureen, voi nähdä minkälaiseen sivukokonaisuuteen se liittyy