What's In The Hat?!

Presented by: Brooke Dittmar

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Description:

Students will choose URLs for bogus websites out of a hat while being told that half of them are valid websites and half are bogus. Students will need to determine if their website is real or not. The Teacher-Librarian will teach students what website characteristics to look for.

Goals & Objectives:

Instructional Goals:

 

·         Students will locate a website when provided a URL.

·         Students will gather information from the accessed website.

·         Students will evaluate the information from the accessed website.

·         Students will share their evaluations during a discussion period.

·         Students will understand the importance of evaluating information accessed on the internet.

·         Students will write a report describing their evaluation of the website.

 

 

Learning Objectives:

 

·         Students will identify five items that inform them of a website’s validity.

·         Students will identify three items that helped inform them that their website did not contain valid information.

·         Students will produce a written report describing at least three factors that make the website information invalid 

 

 

Motivational Goals:

·         Inspire students to want to evaluate information accessed on the internet.

·         Build students’ confidence in evaluating information provided on the internet.

·         Increase students’ interest in knowing if information is valid or not.

·         Promote satisfaction in website information evaluation accomplishments.

 

Materials:

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Procedures:

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Assessment:

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