The websites that were given to decide were credible, all looked very valid at first. But upon closer evaluation, they all were complete frauds. For example, the website about Martin Luther king was written by white supremacists who are completely biased on all the good deeds of MLK. The octapus website was about octopus's that live in trees? That information is completely ridiculous. Then there was the website complaining about water, also know as Dihydrogen monoxide. These websites all showed how easy it is to fraud the public with false information.
To make sure my students are using credible websites for research I would give them a checklist that they would have to go through for each one similar to the ones that were available for use on "Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators" site. Although, considering I am teaching elementary school, for the younger grades I will give them websites that they may use that I have deemed credible. But it is always good to start early in teaching good resources, so as a class we can play a game called "is this a credible site?". Everyday I could put a site up and we will have to look for things that make this a good website. I will encourage the 5 W's: Who made the site, What is the purpose of the site, When was it last updates, where was the site created, and Why is this information useful.
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