slideshow presentation by Joyce Valenza re evaluating information in the digital age
UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops
"It began as a newspaper column, became an Internet hoax, was turned into a song by a hipster movie director and is now a hit on radio stations around the country. Along the way, it became an example of how words – known to the e-generation as "content" –
<<Librarians and educators need to be able to illustrate to students and users alike that websites cannot always be trusted to provide truthful and accurate data. This page provides examples of websites that are full of lies, inaccuracies or false informa
<<All About Explorers was developed by a group of teachers as a means of teaching students about the Internet. Although the Internet can be a tremendous resource for gathering information about a topic, we found that students often did not have the skills
<<One of the skills that today’s students need to learn--and that many schools fail to systematically teach--is how to identify hoax websites. In a world where content can be created by anyone, being a critical consumer of online content is not an option
Re the conspiracy theorists who say it never happened... <<Adam Savage, the co-star of the television show “MythBusters,” spent an episode last year taking apart Moon hoax theories bit by bit, entertainingly and convincingly.>> Must look up that episode..
One of those hoax websites good for teaching students to question what they read on the internet... <<The Pacific Northwest tree octopus (Octopus paxarbolis) can be found in the temperate rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula on the west coast of North Ame