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Introduction to fake websites Librarians and educators need to be able to illustrate to students and users alike that websites cannot always be trusted to provide truthful and accurate data. This page provides examples of websites that are full of lies, inaccuracies or false information - either for amusement or for more worrying reasons. Fake websites - scientific and commercial All of the following websites are, to the best of my knowledge fake sites, spoof sites or parodies of 'real' sites. Sites are arranged in subject groupings, with what I consider to be the most credible examples at the top; hopefully this will help when you come to choose examples for yourself or students. This page contains examples of scientific and commercial sites. Please note however that I cannot tell you if a site is a fake or spoof site. Dihydrogen Monoxide Sounds like a very dangerous chemical indeed. Type: Scientific Credibility? Child safe? Genochoice Save the Tree Octopus RYT Hospital Credibility? Hetracil Related:  Internet

Internet och källkritik – IKTsidan Jag har satt ihop en lista med mina favoritsajter när det gäller att arbeta med Internet och källkritik, en viktig grundsten för både elever och lärare idag. Ur Lgr11 kap.1 Skolans värdegrund och uppdrag / Skolans uppdrag Eleverna ska kunna orientera sig i en komplex verklighet, med ett stort informationsflöde och en snabb förändringstakt. Ur Lgr11 kap. 2 Övergripande mål och riktlinjer / 2.2 Kunskaper / Mål Skolan ska ansvara för att varje elev efter genomgången grundskola kan använda sig av ett kritiskt tänkande och självständigt formulera ståndpunkter grundade på kunskaper och etiska övervägandenkan använda modern teknik som ett verktyg för kunskapssökande, kommunikation, skapande och lärande Webbsidor .SE lär dig mer om internetStatens mediaråd har i uppdrag att verka för att stärka barn och unga som medvetna medieanvändare och skydda dem från skadlig mediepåverkan. Mediasmart är ett kostnadsfritt läromedel som riktar sig till barn i grundskolan och gymnasiet. UR Är det sant? Fler tips

Successful Information Literacy Programs - Information Literacy Resources for Librarians What makes a successful Information Literacy Program? How you measure success depends on a number of factors: the environment you work in; the community you serve and how well the goals of your program have been met. Here are some examples of programs that have been deemed a success: 1. Find 91,166 guides by 21,111 librarians at 1384 libraries worldwide. 2. On its Website, Santa Monica Community College Library, publishes a Guide to Library Research: Seven Steps to Effective Library Research. 3. Tigard (OR) Public Library’s “Re-Boot Camp” consists of two ninety minute sessions offered over two consecutive days. 4. The School Corps program in Portland, Oregon is a model partnership between a public library and the local school community.

Home - Evaluation of health information on the Web - Subject Guides at Dalhousie University There are six broad criteria for evaluation of health information you find on the web. They are: Credibility, Content, Disclosure, Links, Design and Interactivity. Each of the criteria is described in more depth in the boxes below. These criteria were originally defined in Policy Paper: Assessing the quality of health information on the internet published in 1998. Variations on the criteria have been used widely ever since. Another good practice is to look for the HONCode Certificate symbol. is certificate to health sites who comply with ethical and trustworthy practices And as a general rule of thumb when looking for health information, stick to reputable sites from educational instututions, government sources, and health related associations and societies.

Rubrics for Teachers - Assessment A collection of rubrics for assessing portfolios, cooperative learning, research process/ report, PowerPoint, oral presentation, web page, blog, wiki, and other social media projects. Quick Links to Rubrics Social Media Project Rubrics Wiki Rubric Criteria for assessing individual and group Wiki contributions. Blog Rubric Assess individual blog entries, including comments on peers' blogs. Twitter Rubric Assess learning during social networking instructional assignments. Discussion, Teamwork, and Cooperative Learning Rubrics Online Discussion Board Rubric Assessing ability to share perspectives, refine thoughts through the writing process, and participate in meaningful discussionPrimary Grade Self-Evaluation Teamwork Rubric (pdf) Features of a sandwich to graphically show the criteria Upper Elementary Teamwork Rubric Karen Franker's rubric includes six defined criteria for for assessing team and individual responsibility PowerPoint and Podcast Rubrics Web Page and ePortfolio Rubrics

What Does Facebook Know About You : The Scary Facts If you’ve read a news website, turned on the TV or not been under a rock over the past few weeks, then there is a good chance you’ve heard of a guy named Edward Snowden. He’s the US analyst who is currently stuck in a Russian airport looking for asylum because he exposed that – surprise, surprise – the US government/NSA had been spying on pretty much everyone. (parody) via BoingBoing.com This case has helped bring to the surface a vocal part of the internet that is – rightly so – pushing and promoting this issue as much as possible in an attempt to let people know: ‘Hey, these guys are getting information on you without you knowing!’ It’s a pretty shitty thing no doubt, but it baffles me that this comes as such a surprise to many. In fact, I’m willing to bet an extremely large majority of people who are outraged by this data capturing and spying revelation have a Facebook account; one of the most in-depth personal information gathering services ever known to mankind. Lots there huh. Woah!

Kicker - gokicker.com Types of URLs - Libraries - Dalhousie University A website’s address (i.e., it’s Uniform Resource Locator, or URL) gives you clues about the site’s purpose and the type of information it contains. Some governmental and academic websites have URLs which are easy to identify, as do some commercial and not-for-profit organizations. A website address can’t critically explain what kind of information is on the site, but it can help you evaluate sites and organize your online research. Government and non-governmental websites have a variety of URL suffixes depending on the nation or jurisdiction: • .gc.ca - represents Canadian government websites • .gov.ns.ca - represents Nova Scotian websites; most Canadian provinces follow this convention • .gouv.qc.ca - represents websites from Quebec, and gnb.ca represents New Brunswick government websites; these provinces use different name conventions to account for linguistic differences. • .gov - represents American government websites. Commercial and non-commercial websites use .com.

Fake News: Recommendations - Media Literacy Clearinghouse If you read any news story about “fake news” in the past 18 months, you no doubt came across the phrase “media literacy.” From the various news stories and blog posts, I have compiled the following recommendations and advice. (NOTE: lesson plans, handouts and related videos are posted near the bottom of this list) Newest materials are posted last. Do you have suggestions for content that could be added here? Please consider sending it to me: fbaker1346@gmail.com Click image for larger version. In the article “Five Things To Do To Avoid Posting Fake News on Social Media,” the author offers this timely advice, which includes some important “media literacy” type questions: – does this (posting) seem believable on a basic level? And the advice offered is: 1. From: Fake News Is A Real Problem & Here’s How Students Can Solve it(See also, video)The 5 C’s of Critical Consuming #1: Context – Look at the context of the article. #2: Credibility – Check the credibility of the source. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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