Survey Components
I chose to survey my
students on the intent of the site, the author, and the date it was
created/updated. My students continue to struggle with deciding if
something is fact or not. Giving the opportunity to identify the purpose
of the site, would be the first step for them in identifying the
reliability. Identifying the author's opinion from their own is also a
difficult standard for them. I can see a misconception occurring when
they realize that a site shares the same opinion as they do. In that
case, they will learn how to dig deeper into the site, using the 5W's,
to determine it's reliability. Additionally, it's important for students
to identify who the author is. Knowing this will not only help with
determining the intent of the site, but also help them decide if there
is bias. Finally, I wanted my students to find the creation date. Things
change every day and I personally find it hard to locate a date on some
sites. They can become wiser researchers when they learn to take the
date and content into consideration and decide if it is still useful.
Using www.govote.com students can use their tablets to answer the survey questions.
Using www.govote.com students can use their tablets to answer the survey questions.
Below is an introductory lesson to critically evaluating sites.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is necessary to access material that can be used with students.
It's important to teach kids, and many adults, about using images or
videos from the web legally. I personally have not used the site before
but have used the advance search tool in Google with allows you to
change the "user rights" to "labeled for reuse." It has been helpful to
have image results filter out the ones that can't be used. It's a matter
of respecting the original author, and although my third graders aren't
knee deep in research papers, they can benefit from learning how to
choose allowed materials and give credit where it's due.
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