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Lesson Topic:
Web Evaluation
Demographic information:
Students come from different environments and socio- economic status and they are first-year college students. Students are all under 25 years old and 2 students speak English as their second language.
Learning objectives:
Students will learn to evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic web sources.
Students will learn web evaluation criteria and based on that knowledge they will be able to select appropriate web sources for their Legislative History Essay. Students will be able to identify and define authentic problems and significant questions related to publicly accessible web sources.
Content:
1. Introduction 2. Brainstorming question (why Web page is useful for research) 3. Lecture (Web evaluation criteria: purpose, authority, objectivity, appropriateness, currency, responsibility, clarity, accessibility) 4. Group activity 5. Closure and assessment homework assigned
Recommended time:
Introduction (30 seconds) Brainstorming question (1 minute 30 seconds) Lecture (5 minutes)
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Assessment:
After the session, based on assigned reading and IL instruction students will be asked to post a short answer on the class blog on question: Why is it important to evaluate the source and validity of the information found on a Web site and why is it essential for their Legislative History Paper?