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Can You Trust It? A Website Reliability Web Quest
An Internet Web Quest on Website Reliability
Introduction | The Task | The Process | Conclusion |
Introduction Do you trust everything that you hear on TV?
Do you trust everything that you read in a book?
Do you trust everything that you read on the Internet?
Can Superman really fly?
The answer to all of these questions is 'NO!'
There are thousands of Internet sites that contain bogus, incorrect, biased, misleading or stupid information.
Task Your task is to investigate a series of websites to check for the authenticity of the information present.
The first four activities will take you to websites that have one real and one hoax link on the same topic.
You and your partner will examine two sets of the websites and evaluate each pair.
The last task gives you a website to scrutinize, debate and assess. You will either prove or disprove the website's information.
Write a one paragraph (5 sentence minimum) entry that describes why it is important to validate the information of a website BEFORE you believe it.
ProcessPhase 1 - Background Information
This unit addresses the following Information Literacy Standards as found in Information Power.
Standard 1: The Student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.
Standard 2: The Student who is information literate accesses information critically and competently.
Standard 7: The Student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and recognizes the importance of information to a democratic society.
Standard 9: The Student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.
Phase 2 - Roles
You and your partner are responsible for completing all steps outlined in the task section.
Evaluation Tools: Website Evaluation 2 If your teacher has not passed out these evaluation tools, please print out a copy of Website Evaluation 1 and a copy of Website Evaluation 2. Zoo Websites: Denver Zoo Investigate these 2 websites to check for the authenticity of the information.
Answer the following questions on your own paper.
1. Which site is real and which site is fake?
2. List 3 reasons to support your answer.
Dihydrogen Monoxide Websites: Wikipedia Article on DHMO Investigate these 2 websites to check for the authenticity of the information.
Complete evaluation tool 1 for both websites.
Using what you have learned decide which site is authentic.
Dog Breed Websites: The Bernese Mountain Dog Website Investigate these 2 websites to check for the authenticity of the information.
Complete evaluation tool 2 for both websites.
Using what you have learned decide which site is authentic.
Velcro Websites: California's Velcro Crop Draw a Venn Diagram graphic organizer to compare and contrast the information in the websites. Haggis Website: Investigate this website and decide whether the information is accurate. You will need to use two sources to either prove or disprove the website's information. Please list the 2 resources you used and at least 3 reasons to support your decision.
Phase 3 - Reaching Consensus
Find another group to discuss your findings for all 5 tasks.
1. Are there any noticeable differences in the results?
2. Did the checklist help you validate the correct site?
3. Were the checklists valuable in assessing the websites?
4. Did you find the Venn Diagram or checklist more useful?
5. Why is it important to use multiple resources when researching?
Conclusion
Write a one paragraph (5 sentence minimum) entry that describes why it is important to validate the information of a website using multiple sources BEFORE you believe it.
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