HACE in-Class Assignment

HIV/AIDS Web-Quest

1.       Go to: http://www.catie.ca/en/basics/hiv-and-aids?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hiv%20and%20aids%20basics

Scroll to the very bottom of the site...

a.       Who published this information?

b.      What is the name of the group that claims to have verified this information?

c.       Click on the “Hon Code” symbol and record this website’s certification date:

d.      Do you trust this website as a source of reliable health information?  Why or why not?

2.       Go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS

a.       How many bibliographic sources have been cited for this article?

b.      What do the acronyms HIV and AIDS stand for?

c.       What is HIV?

d.      What is AIDS?

e.      Find the section of the article titled “misconceptions” – what are some misconceptions/myths about HIV/AIDS?

f.        Do you trust this website as a source of reliable health information?  Why or why not?

3.       Go to: http://www.ucsfhealth.org/conditions/aids/treatment.html

a.       What does this site say about curing HIV/AIDS?

b.      Who has published this information?

c.       When was this website last updated?

d.      Do you trust this website as a source of reliable health information?  Why or why not?

4.       Go to: http://patch.com/pennsylvania/uppermoreland/how-your-hiv-can-be-cured-by-a-spell-caster

a.       What does this site say about curing HIV/AIDS?

b.      Who has published this information?

c.       Has it been reviewed by a doctor?

d.      Do you trust this website as a source of reliable health information?  Why or why not?