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Subjects

• Technology

Grades

• K-2
• 6-8

Brief Description

Students complete a tutorial on Web literacy and use what they learn to evaluate a Web site.

Objectives

Keywords

technology, Internet, literacy, content evaluation, critical thinking, media literacy

Materials Needed

• computer with Internet access
• The Quality Information Checklist
• Critical Evaluation of a Web Site: Elementary School Level, one copy for each student
• URLs for such age-appropriate content sites as

  The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
  Cool Science for Curious Kids
  Dole 5 A Day

Lesson Plan

• Explore with students, or ask students to independently explore, the eight ways of checking Web site information on The Quality Information Checklist. Encourage students to take the online quiz after they complete the tutorial.
• Provide each student or pair of students with a copy of The Quality Information Checklist and the URL of a content-related Web site. Assign the same URL to several students or pairs of students.
• Ask students to evaluate their assigned Web sites and complete the evaluation forms.
• Encourage students who have evaluated the same Web sites to compare their results.

Assessment

Lesson Plan Source

Submitted By

Linda Starr

National Standards

Technology:
  NT.K-12.5

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