What’s It Worth to You?

Subject Area(s):

• K-12: Technology
• K-12: Science

Grade Level(s):

• 7th-8th Grade

Description:

This lesson is intended to help students evaluate websites as well as distinguish between various types of websites. Eighth grade students will apply the evaluation tool WebMAC 2.0 to various websites that may or may not subsequently be used for research of Science Exit Projects.

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Procedures:

Assessment:

See attached lesson plan

Supporting Files:

• IMPACTles1.doc
  
• WebMAC Middle 2.0.doc
  

Standards:

National Information Literacy Standards (K-12)

Accesses information efficiently and effectively.

• Recognizes the need for information.
• Recognizes that accurate and comprehensive information is the basis for intelligent decision making.
• Identifies a variety of potential sources of information.

Evaluates information critically and competently.

• Determines accuracy, relevance and comprehensiveness.
• Identifies inaccurate and misleading information.

Strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation.

• Assesses the quality of the process and products of personal information seeking.

Participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.

• Shares knowledge and information with others.
• Respects others' ideas and backgrounds and acknowledges their contributions.
• Collaborates with others, both in person and through technologies, to identify information problems and to seek their solutions.
• Subject: K-12: Foreign Language

National Content Standards (K-12)

• Understands and interprets written and spoken language on diverse topics from diverse media
• Presents information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics
• Subject: Thinking and Reasoning
• Applies decision-making techniques
• Subject: Working With Others
• Displays effective interpersonal communication skills
• Subject: K-12: Technology

What is Government and What Should it Do?

• Understands the nature and uses of different forms of technology