Lesson Plan
IntroductionWhen it involves information, someone once said, "Believe very little of what you hear, half of what you read and most of what you actually see for yourself." We live in a world of information. People use the world wide web as a major source of information. Students must be able to evaluate and validate sources of information they find and use on world wide web pages. This lesson will familiarize students with ways to determine and analyse the validity of information presented on World Wide Web pages. Subject: Information Technology and ANY subject area.Topic: Research MethodsGrade Level: 6 - 12Student Lesson name and URL:ctap295.ctaponline.org/~bgurnick/student Standards AddressedList the California State Standards your lesson addresses.Students will demonstrate able to analyze the potential validity of information presented on web pages. Language Arts- Writing - Research and Technology (Grades Nine and Ten) Instructional ObjectivesInsert your learning objectives here.
The Credibility Challenge
Summary The Internet can be a rich and valuable source of information – and an even richer source of misinformation. Sorting out the valuable claims from the worthless ones is tricky, since at first glance a Web site written by an expert can look a lot like one written by your next-door neighbor. Objectives In this activity students will: Learn how to determine authority on and off the Web. Background Many students still learn research skills based on the idea that they’ll be getting their information from books, journal articles and other highly vetted sources of information. Materials 1. 2. Procedure Decide how you will have students present their results (class presentation, short paper, etc.). In the full class, ask students some general questions: How often do you get information from the Internet? Divide the class into groups of two to five students each. Exercises Exercise #1 – Anatomy of a URL Have students rank the following URLs in order of authority: Optional Activity About the Author
Library Media Center / Evaluating Websites & Resources
Can you believe it? Evaluating Resources to Determine Credibility and Authoritativeness Although there is a significant amount of excellent free information available on the Internet, there is also quite a bit of misinformation. Find out about your topic in books, print encyclopedias, and online subscription databases before you search the Internet for facts. Website Evaluation Guides and Tools: Use these to help you determine whether or not the information on a website is correct. Let's examine some websites: Compare these two websites on Ancient Egypt: Tutorial on YouTube about evaluating websites (there are quite a few, but this one was relatively short and to the point) Evaluate the reliability of the information on websites with a "What's the SCORE?"
Evaluating Sources in a "Post-Truth" World: Ideas for Teaching and Learning About Fake News
Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie
Welcome to the AFDB Website This site is dedicated to spreading the word about the Aluminum* Foil Deflector Beanie and how it can help the average human. Here you will find a description of AFDBs, how to make and use them, and general information about related subjects. I hope that you find the AFDB Homepage to be an important source of AFDB know-how and advocacy. What Is An AFDB? An Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie (AFDB) is a type of headwear that can shield your brain from most electromagnetic psychotronic mind control carriers. What are you waiting for? REBUTTAL TO THE MIT ANTI-AFDB STUDY: Rahimi et al.' BEWARE OF COMMERCIAL AFDBS: Since you should trust no one, always construct your AFDB yourself to avoid the risk of subversion and mental enslavement. AMIGA AND LINUX USERS: It is advised that you get a copy of MindGuard for your personal anti-psychotronic needs.
Fake News vs. Real News: Determining the Reliability of Sources
Welcome To The White House
Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
Help Save The ENDANGERED From EXTINCTION! The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus Rare photo of the elusive tree octopus The Pacific Northwest tree octopus (Octopus paxarbolis) can be found in the temperate rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula on the west coast of North America. An intelligent and inquisitive being (it has the largest brain-to-body ratio for any mollusk), the tree octopus explores its arboreal world by both touch and sight. Reaching out with one of her eight arms, each covered in sensitive suckers, a tree octopus might grab a branch to pull herself along in a form of locomotion called tentaculation; or she might be preparing to strike at an insect or small vertebrate, such as a frog or rodent, or steal an egg from a bird's nest; or she might even be examining some object that caught her fancy, instinctively desiring to manipulate it with her dexterous limbs (really deserving the title "sensory organs" more than mere "limbs",) in order to better know it. Why It's Endangered
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How to Spot Fake News
Fake news is nothing new. But bogus stories can reach more people more quickly via social media than what good old-fashioned viral emails could accomplish in years past. Concern about the phenomenon led Facebook and Google to announce that they’ll crack down on fake news sites, restricting their ability to garner ad revenue. Not all of the misinformation being passed along online is complete fiction, though some of it is. A lot of these viral claims aren’t “news” at all, but fiction, satire and efforts to fool readers into thinking they’re for real. We’ve long encouraged readers to be skeptical of viral claims, and make good use of the delete key when a chain email hits their inboxes. In 2008, we tried to get readers to rid their inboxes of this kind of garbage. Those all still hold true, but fake stories — as in, completely made-up “news” — has grown more sophisticated, often presented on a site designed to look (sort of) like a legitimate news organization. Consider the source.
Evaluating Internet Resources
How do I evaluate the quality of websites? How can I teach students to evaluate websites? Where can I find checklists for evaluation? Evaluating Internet Resources There's lots of good information on the Internet, but you will also find opinions, misconceptions, and inaccurate information. Read Evaluating Information: An Information Literacy Challenge by MaryAnn Fitzgerald. Do you believe everything you read? Look for what Wikipedia calls the "verifiability" of information. Read Wicked or Wonderful: Revisiting Wikipedia by Annette Lamb. Misleading Websites Some websites were designed to be intentionally misleading. Read How to Spot a Fake Website by Garen Arnold (2009). Use the following websites to explore the issue of Internet content. Fake news has become a popular form of satire. The Onion The Daily Show from Comedy Central Colbert Report from Comedy Central A few websites are addressing the issue of misleading information. Criteria for Evaluation Authority. Filtering Information
