Ferrell, K. (2011). Find the truth about the pacific tree octopus. Learning & Leading with Technology, 39(1),
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This article is about a child's trust of information on the internet to be true. Children and young students need to be informed about how to find good and reliable resources on the internet. Children need to learn that not everything they read on the internet is accurate. An assignment was given to students for them to find out if the information presented to them was in deed accurate. A great part about the assignment was that there was choices. Choices for students about subject matter or how to complete a task is great. It is important that students learn how to find proper and reliable information early on and will be more beneficial in the long run.
Would this be a valuable lesson to teach in my classroom?
Yes, this would be a fabulous lesson. This lesson would be beneficial for students of any age and grade range. Especially for high school students because of the more complicated and longer writing assignments. This would improve the level of quality of research in student course work.
How do you make sure a site is credible or accurate?
Websites should be academic in nature, ending in EDU or have connections to other academic sites. Look for academic Journals or publications, those are usually good indications of a reliable resource. Always look at multiple sites about the same subject or question you may have to see if they are similar in nature or random.
Yes, this would be a fabulous lesson. This lesson would be beneficial for students of any age and grade range. Especially for high school students because of the more complicated and longer writing assignments. This would improve the level of quality of research in student course work.
How do you make sure a site is credible or accurate?
Websites should be academic in nature, ending in EDU or have connections to other academic sites. Look for academic Journals or publications, those are usually good indications of a reliable resource. Always look at multiple sites about the same subject or question you may have to see if they are similar in nature or random.
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