Reading laterally is the process of consulting third-party sources to help verify authority and reliability of the source.
Blog activity - Evaluate a site
This activity is derived from the Evaluate a site activity in Caulfield, M. A. (2017). Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers.
Tasks
- Select two websites from the list.
- Evaluate the reputations of the sites you selected by “reading laterally”
- Prepare a short blog post reporting your findings.
- Remember to tag or label your post using the course code: LiDA104
Activity - Expert or crank
Complete the activity: Expert or crank[1].
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References
- ↑ Caulfield, M. A. (2017). Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers
Reading laterally is the process of consulting third-party sources to help verify authority and reliability of the source.
Read laterally
Consult part 4, Read laterally, of Caulfield, M. A. (2017). Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers.
Blog activity - Evaluate a site
This activity is derived from the Evaluate a site activity in Caulfield, M. A. (2017). Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers.
Tasks
Activity - Expert or crank
Complete the activity: Expert or crank[1].
How did you go? Share a reflection by posting a comment on WENotes, for example:
You must be logged in to post to WEnotes.
Note: Your comment will be displayed in the course feed.
References
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