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