Activity 1:
Using the information that you have found on this website about the four criteria for evaluating information sources (relevance, accuracy, credibility and perspective) create your own "checklist for evaluating websites". We recommend you refer to the infographs below. You may also wish to view the videos or extra information.
Infographs
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Videos
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Activity 2: |
In the video on credibility, we mentioned some examples of websites from around the world that could be trusted. These include:
the CSIRO, the Australian Museum, the Smithsonian, National Geographic kids, Charles Sturt University (CSU), and the Children's University of Manchester.
In groups, see if you know of any other reliable websites that can be used for research purposes. Check them using the four criteria (relevance, accuracy, credibility and perspective) and record them with a class curation tool such as diigo or google classroom. This will be a great resource for your class for future inquiry projects.
Optional Activity:
Play the following game created by google. Can you distinguish between fact and fiction on the internet?
https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland/landing/reality-river
https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland/landing/reality-river
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