This discussion activity will introduce you to skills you can use to verify the credibility of internet sources. Your initial post is due Thursday, June 22 Two responses are due Sunday, June 25.
Directions for Initial Post:
Take five minutes to skim the below websites and decide which one you think is the most credible.
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (https://aapsonline.org/)
American Medical Association (https://www.ama-assn.org/)
If you haven’t already, watch the four videos about online verification skills on the English 102 Library Guide.
Apply the fact-checking techniques that the videos describe to the websites you just reviewed (https://aapsonline.org/ and https://www.ama-assn.org/).
Write two or three paragraphs responding to the below questions:
What parts of the websites did you initially look at in order to access their credibility? Based on what you saw, which website did you think was most credible?
What did you learn about the websites when you applied the fact-checking techniques discussed in the videos? How, if at all, did this information change your perception of the websites and the organizations that created them? Explain.
Post your two or three paragraphs to Blackboard by Thursday, June 20. This initial post should be a minimum of 200 words.
