Communication
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Speach and Debate
- Connect to one of the following
sites on Healthcare Refrom
Gun Control & Illegal Immigration Alliance for Health Reform Alternatvie Energy & Capital Punishment Health-Care Reform - A Mindful Approach Health Care & Zero Tolerance & Minimum Wage Health Care Reform : The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Using the evaluation criteria,
evaluate the website assigned to your group.
- Rank the website Very Reliabe, Reliable or Unreliable and support you decisions
| Ranking | ||
| Very Reliable | Meets all of crteria, Site provides accurate information, Creditable author or organization. Recently updated, Very useful for research | |
| Reliable | meets most of the evaulation criteria maybe useful for research | |
| Unreliable | meets few or none of the criteria, Not recently updated, Nor useful for research | |
- Who
wrote the content and what are his/her credentials?
Does the author provide contact information?
Authors can be an organization or government agency
Know the difference between an author and a webmster. - What
is contained in the site and is it complete?
Is it an abstract or a complete article?
Does it require payment for additional information? - Where
is the site located?
What is its domain or sponsor?- Edu-Education
- Org-Organization
- Gov-Government
- Com-Commercial
- Net-Network
- When
was it last updated?
Does it have a copyright date?
Are the links updated?
Is the page automatically updated? - Why
was it published?
To inform/To sell/To persuade
Try to locate a page's "mission statement" or "about us" - How
accurate is the information?
Can the information be confirmed using other sources?
