Lesson 1: Using and Organizing Information (Topic: Evaluating websites)

Strand

Evaluate information critically for bias, currency, accuracy, authority, and relevance.

Class

Form 1

Date

2 weeks

Objective

Students will be able to: Evaluate information on websites

Preknowledge

Students should have a basic idea about: Search engines Key-word searching. Webbing

Intelligences Addresed

• Verbal-Linguistic
• Visual-Spatial

Set Induction

• Use two fake/spoof websites and discuss the contents with the students to get their opinions on whether the information on each website is accurate.

Strategies/Questions to Guide Learning:

1. Questions to consider when looking at Bias:
2. Who wrote the information posted on the website? Was it a person/an organization?
3. What are the credentials of the author?

Media

Multimedia projector Computers Internet Websites such as : Phil Bradley’s website

Activity

Students are put into groups of four. Each group is given a list of websites and a rubric to evaluate the websites. The rubric will contain the following headings: Bias Currency Accuracy Authority Relevance

Assessment

Group presentation on the selected websites, based on the concepts and values outlined in sub-topic: Limits of Armed Conflict, Social Studies Curriculum.

Integration with

• Social Studies Curriculum Forms 1-3
• Technology Education curriculum Forms 1-3

Closure/Summary

• Students will recognize the importance of assessing and critically evaluating the information that is found on websites

Follow-up/Continuation Activities

Webquests