Consider
the topic of the Mayan
Calendar. Take a brief look at all of the following
five sites, and then select two
to evaluate more thoroughly.
- Maya
Calendar and Cosmology
- Mayan
Calendar
- Dreamspell
Calendar
- Mystery
of the Maya
- Portals
of Destiny
When you evaluate the two
sites, please address the questions after each point:
- Make sure you are
in the right place : Is this site a good source for the information
you need? Was the page worth visiting?
- When
in doubt, doubt: Do you have good reason to believe that the
information on the site is accurate? Are the facts documented?
- Consider the source:
Who are the authors and who is responsible for the site? What
is their expertise? What is their bias?
- Know what's happening:
What is the site's purpose or point of view?
- Distinguish Web
pages from pages found on the Web: Was this page designed for
the Web, or is it something else, such as a government document or a
journal article?
Yes, it is difficult to be
both thorough and brief at the same time, but please do your best.
Please check with your instructor
how to submit your answers.
Note to Instructors: I gladly grant
permission for others to use or adapt this assignment. I only have one
condition. Please let me know. For technical reasons, I now ask you to
create your own means of collecting answers from your students instead
of emailing them to me with a copy to yourself. |
