Friday the 4th of April Week 6

Summary of the Tutorial Week 6- Evaluation and Authentication

Review the ICYouSee Critical Thinking page. http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html which has strategies for evaluating the information found in websites. In your own words briefly describe these strategies in your learning log. Now compare what you found with “INCO 48” webpage. http://www.taftcollege.edu/newTC/Academic/INCO48/sec6-4.htm or the “Good, the Bad and the Ugly” http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html and see if there are any further tips you can find.
Complete the "Reliving the Sixties: a Web Site Evaluation Assignment" exercise on the ICYouSee website. http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think60.html
You are asked to evaluate two of the websites on the list. Use the following criteria in your evaluation. ACCURACY ~ AUTHORSHIP ~PURPOSE ~ DETAIL AND DESIGN ~ OVERALL WORTH Note: Some of these sites appear to be unreliable and may not be accessible. Record your findings in your learning log.