MisInformation+on+the+Internet

**We already know that not everything that we find on the web is trustworthy or reliable. To test your internet savvy skills, you will evaluate one of the websites below using the Evaluation Website Worksheet. Print out the worksheet for your journal and use it to help you decide whether your website is credible or not. Tomorrow in class students will present their finding to the whole class.** Evaluation Websites Worksheet
 * How good are you at spotting the fakes?**

**Websites for Evaluation ** 1. California Velcro Crop

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2. Facts About the Civil War []

3. American Civil War [|**http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/**]

4. Dangers of Bread []

5. The Constitution []

6. Google Technology []

7. Mythology []

8. Caveman Facts []

<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">9. 5 Second Rule <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">10. Mothers Against Video Game Violence <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">11. Preparing for Emergencies <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">12. Feline Reactions to Bearded Men Research Report <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">@http://www.improbable.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html

<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">13. DHMO <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">14. Your Body – Your Health <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">[]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">After you have completed your evaluation of the websites, in the discussion tab above list __five__ (5) key things that students should pay attention to on a webpage in order to check for reliability, trustworthiness and credibility. **