Choose and read/view any one (or more) of the following, to be referenced in the assignments that follow:

• Evaluating Information Found on the Internet: This brief guide by Johns Hopkins University helps students to determine the reliability of information on the web.
  http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/
• Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask: This guide from the University of California at Berkeley is designed to guide students through a brief series of questions to determine the reliability of information from the web.
  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
• Show Trends and Forecast Sales with Charts: This brief tutorial focuses on sales data and trends but could also be used to visualize trends and forecasts from any data.
  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HA010877851033.aspx
• Top 10 Forecasts 2008: How well did the World Futurist Society do in forecasting trends for 2008? What are the implications for trends in technology and the environment in the future?
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKYY_8iqaB0
• 5 Mega Trends: Are you part of one of these mega-trends?
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2pIzQM9U-o