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Evaluating websites using hoax sites activity 2

M
Martin Brown

Students are divided into groups and each group is assigned a hoax website to evaluate for trustworthiness using a website evaluation worksheet. The hoax websites assigned include sites about explorers, dihydrogen monoxide, tree octopuses, aluminum foil hats, jackalopes, dehydrated water, and a dog island. The goal is to teach students how to evaluate websites for accuracy and reliability.

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Evaluating websites: Using hoax websites to teach evaluation skills Divide students into groups Give each group one of the website addresses below and ask them to evaluate the trustworthiness of the site using Worksheet: Evaluating a Website http://allaboutexplorers.com/ All About Explorers http://www.dhmo.org/ Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus http://zapatopi.net/afdb/ Aluminium Foil Deflector Beanie http://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htm The Jackalope Conspiracy http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/ Buy Dehydrated Water http://www.thedogisland.com/ Dog Island

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Evaluating websites using hoax sites activity 2

  • 1. Evaluating websites: Using hoax websites to teach evaluation skills Divide students into groups Give each group one of the website addresses below and ask them to evaluate the trustworthiness of the site using Worksheet: Evaluating a Website http://allaboutexplorers.com/ All About Explorers http://www.dhmo.org/ Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus http://zapatopi.net/afdb/ Aluminium Foil Deflector Beanie http://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htm The Jackalope Conspiracy http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/ Buy Dehydrated Water http://www.thedogisland.com/ Dog Island