DO the following:  

There are two parts to this exercise: PREPARATION and DISCUSSION.

PREPARATION—READ each of the articles. ANSWER the questions.  Remember, not all the answers are in the linked readings. You may have to search on your own.

TOPIC #1 (CONVERGENCE): 
— Go to http://whatis.techtarget.com/ and look up convergence
— Also read “Converged Communications: So what is convergence anyway?” (make sure you also click on: Read the full research results) http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/convergedcomms/0,3800012981,39163353,00.htm

1.  What is convergence? 
2.  What are the different types of convergence?
3.  What do the research results show?
4.  Give three examples of convergence not in the readings.
5.  What encourages convergence?
6.  What discourages convergence?

TOPIC #2 (WEB SITE EVALUATION):  Read about site evaluation: http://www.nv.cc.va.us/library/evaluate.htm
http://www.mlb.ilstu.edu/ressubj/subject/intrnt/evaluate.htm

1.  Which three criteria presented by these sites are most important?  Explain why.
2.  What is your favorite site for INFORMATION (one you personally use regularly)?  How does it compare to the criteria in the above sites?