Integrating Technology
Evaluating Websites
Sample of “Hoax Websites”
DO NOW:
Look at these websites and choose the most realistic and the most ridiculous. Write an three reasons for each of your choices and share them with your neighbor.
California's Velcro Crop
Dog Island
Driver's License Search
Fun Phone
First Genetics
Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie
Amazing Cyber Photo
The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
Moon Hoax
Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide
Haggis Hunt
Ova Prima Foundation
McWhortle Enterprises, Inc.
Sellafield Zoo
MoonBeam Enterprise and the Lunar Travel Agency
"Facts About"
Facts about the American Civil War
Facts about Biomes of the World
Which is the "Real Site"
How could you use these in Lessons with your students?
Should we be concerned about hoax websites?
Evaluation Techniques and Resources
Intentionally Misleading Websites
Team Activity
Resources for Both Teacher and Student
Selection Criteria
The ICYouSee Guide to Critical Thinking About What You See on the Web
Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources
Evaluating Webpages - Experience Why It's Important
Evaluating Internet Research Sources
Evaluating Web Resources
Criteria for the Evaluation of Internet Information Resources
Evaluating Quality on the Net
Kathy Schrock's Critical Evaluation of a Website Rubric
Checklist for Evaluating Web Resources
Evaluating Webpages: A Webquest
An Educator’s Guide to Credibility and Web Evaluation