Communications 11 – Media Study – Ms. Maley

Welcome to the Communications 11 Media Study class page!

Here is the link to the video from youtube: Evaluating Websites Tutorial

Web links for evaluation (a copy of this worksheet and live links are below)

Look at each pair of websites and evaluate them using CCRRAP criteria (Currency,
Coverage, Relevance, Reliability, Authority and Perspective.
White House

The White House           Whitehouse.com

Dogs

Dog Island         Dogs (from About.com)

Octopus
The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
The Giant Pacific Octopus (Royal BC Museum)

Applied Chemistry
Buydehydratedwater.com         Dihydrogen monoxide

Here are some copies of the worksheets you will need for this assignment:

Evaluating for Reliability and Credibility using CCRAP

CCRAP worksheet

Have fun!