Learning4Content/Workshops/Face-to-Face schedule/L4C49/Workshop 3 - April 14 - 16, 2009 (School Librarians)/Library/Sheryl Valentine (Group 2)

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

Class
Form 1

Date
2 weeks

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?

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