Use it? or Lose it? by: Tanya Winter

21CIFAction Zone Games:
Use it or Lose itFound at:
http://21cif.com/rkitp/challenge/evaluation/use_it_or_lose_it_aircar.swf

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Where have these tools been all my life?  I absolutely fell in love with this week’s assignment!  I wish I had known about these resources for my undergrad and DEFINITELY the past year working on my MastersJ  I will  absolutely use this tool in my classroom.  This is a tool that I feel any class can use. Most of us will require some sort of essay or possibly a research paper assignment.  What a great way to teach kids what is credible and what is not credible.  The game that I chose in particular was “Use it?  Or Lose it?”  I love the eight questions one is to ask throughout the game via the use of a tutorial. The tutorial will tell you to Use it…or Lose it…based on how you were able to answer the questions.  This is so awesome! I love it!

Eight questions that the tutorial uses that one should simply memorize in order to quickly determine if a resource is credible or not!!

AUTHORSHIP-                      Who wrote the information?

PUBLICATION-                     Who published the information?

DATE-                                     How recent is the information?

ACCURACY-                         How accurate is the information?

BIAS-                                      How bias is the information?

EVIDENCE-                           Do other sources agree with the information?

LINKS TO-                             Who links to the site?

LINKS FROM-                       Who does the site link to?