My history teacher assigned the class some activities that were meant to teach us how to search and use online resources responsibly. The activities showed us how to look at websites and see if the information is accurate and also showed us how to shorten things when looking them up.
The first activity the teacher assigned
was on website called a Google a Day (
the link to this website is http://www.agoogleaday.com/#game=started). The
website has a series of questions that are asked and students had to look up
the correct answer. I enjoyed this game even though it could be difficult at
times. The frustrating parts were when I thought I had the right answer but it
was wrong because I only had parts of the answer and not the specifics the
questions were asking for. One thing I learned experiencing this activity was
that I had to read through most of the parts when finding my answer. Also, I
learned how to search key words to find the most accurate answer.
When looking at a websites for facts one
must make sure that the facts are accurate, authentic, and reliable. The
accuracy of a websites is to see if the facts are true or precise. The
authenticity of a website is when other facts from other websites match each
other. Reliability of a website is very important because it tells if a website
is good in quality of performing the information on it. My history teacher
assigned the class to look at a website for Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus (link
to the website; http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/). This website could not be
used as a source in school because the website isn't authentic or reliable. The
photos of the tree octopus on the websites look photo shopped. Also, the person
who made the website isn't an octopus expert so the facts on the websites
aren't reliable. When looking up information on websites looking at accuracy,
authenticity, and reliability are the best way to evaluate a website to see if it’s
a good website to use.
below is a picture found from the website of a tree octopus
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