Objective+11

Objective 11: Critique digital content for validity, accuracy, bias, currency, and relevance.

Suggested Activities: 1. Students research several sources of information on one topic. Compare and contrast the information found in college libraries, in books and journals with newspapers, general magazines, etc. Discuss why some information is credible and some is not. 2. Have one group of students create a web page filled with detailed information that may or may not be accurate. Have another group analyze the information and decide if the web page data is valid. 3. Students gather advertisements from radio, TV, and online, and discuss them in pair/class activities. Then develop propaganda project where students develop own imaginary product and PowerPoint presentation to advertise. http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/evalwebstu.html http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/eval.html http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html

What grade, subject, and suggested implementation plans do you recommend for this objective? (What grade should it be "I" - introduced, "R" - reinforced, "M" - mastered?)