Web Site Evaluation
Just because you read it on the Web doesn't make it true! ANYONE can publish web pages. That can be a good thing or a bad thing, right? The Internet is an open environment where anyone can express an opinion. It can be a potentially dangerous information source or it can open wonderful new windows of information for you to explore. You need to be prepared to evaluate the information you encounter on the Web. Prepare to be EMPOWERED to look at all your resources with the critical and creative thinking skills you need to be a savvy information gatherer. "Credible Sources Count!" - published by the Vaughan Memorial Library, Acadia University

Load the following two Web pages on your screen. You will jump back and forth from one window to the other, so go ahead and resize each window so they appear side-by-side.

Use the Covert Critical Evaluation Skills online form to evaluate the funny site called “Haggis Hunt.” (By the way, there’s no such thing as a Haggis!)

• Covert Critical Evaluation Skills
• Haggis Hunt

Here's another activity that will make you laugh out loud! Different types of media (Internet, newspapers, TV commercials, ads and more) can influence the way you think, act, shop and eat. Don't be fooled! Learn to look for the truth and Make Up Your Own Mind (MUYOM) about the meanings and messages often hidden from sight.

Uncover mind-blowing advertising tricks at the amazing PBS Web site, "Don't Buy It!" Learn what makes models look so good on magazine covers. Find out how commercials trick you into buying things. Check out the list of items a food photographer uses to make you drool, like Superglue, glycerin and waterproof spray!

Now that you're ad-savvy, create your own cereal box online with PBS!

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