TRAC Practice activities
Play Check-it-or-Wreck-it with some websites!
For this activity, you will use the Check-it-or-Wreck-it score card you got in class to evaluate a website. You can choose either website. Circle the items on the scorecard that you see! (or don't see) on the website. There is a math problem at the bottom of the sheet. Add up your totals and do the math.
|
Use TRAC to evaluate an eBook
Watch this video to learn how to use the eBook for this lesson.
Click the "pop-out" button in the top right
corner of the video if it will not load. |
Information Sources
The most common information sources for research are:
Evaluating Sources
Information sources: similarities and differences
BooksTrustworthy: Definitely - because a publisher is taking responsibility*
Relevant: Maybe - depending on your topic - use the index and table of contents to check. Accessible: Maybe - depending on the learner. Current: Maybe - but once it's published, it can't be updated! *This refers to professionally-published books. |
databasesTrustworthy: definitely - because a publisher is taking responsibility.
Relevant: Maybe - depending on your topic - try different keywords to see. Accessible: Probably - many different reading levels are offered. Current: Probably - even if an article has been published, it can be updated because it's an online source. |
websitesTrustworthy: Maybe - it depends on who is taking responsibility and this can be tricky to tell.
Relevant: Maybe - depending on your topic - try different keywords to see. Accessible: Probably - many different reading levels are offered. Current: Probably - websites can be updated at any time, so there's a good chance it will be (but not a guarantee). |
What is TRAC Video
This is the video we watched in the first part of class.
Click the "pop-out" button in the top right corner of the video if it will not load.