Skill Lesson 2
Evaluate the effectiveness of different online resources. Examine online resources to determine their credibility as a source of information. Explore events in Sudan & assess whether Darfur can be considered a genocide.
What are the different purposes people have for putting information online? How might these different purposes affect how information is presented? Inform, Entertain, Persuade, Sell Product. Content included/left out, look of page, level of editing
terminator-seeds-become-seedsaver terminator-seeds-become-seedsaver What is the website’s purpose? Who is behind the screen? What is the website trying to say (summary)? Is the information biased in any way? Is information up to date? What purpose would we use this info for? Why?
You may return to the sites you found while searching the global pageflake or you may look for new sites. Each member of your group needs to complete 2 different site evaluations prior to viewing the documentary. Each person will complete 1 additional new site evaluation after viewing the documentary.
Why is it important to be so thorough in evaluating our sources of online information? Post info for different reasons Reason influences what is posted Must sort to determine relevance & reliability
Find a new website that elaborates upon/relates to your African conflict. Complete “Evaluating Online Information” organizer for this new website.