Dig Cit: Digital Literacy & Information Validation
How can you tell if the information you find on the internet is REAL?
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Directions
1. Work with a partner and select a topic.

2. Each partner will select one website on the group topic.

3.  Each partner will analyze his/her website using the guide below to determine if the information provided is valid.
 
Topics
Dihydrogen Monoxide
Link 1 http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html
Link 2 https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A190890193/SCIC?u=j070908044&sid=SCIC&xid=735b961f

Jackalope
Link 1 http://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htm
Link 2 https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A73581268/MSIC?u=j070908044&sid=MSIC&xid=60dde512

Chupacabra
Link 1 http://skepdic.com/chupa.html
Link 2 https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/chupacabra/628261#

Student First and Last Name *
Teacher *
Class Period *
What is your group topic?
What is the address of the website you are analyzing? *
R- READ THE ADDRESS
Based on the domain, what type of site is this?  EDU= K-12 School, .COM = Business, .GOV=Government, etc.
What is the purpose or agenda of the site based on the domain?  
What did you learn when you shortened the website. (Or deleted back to the .com, .org, etc.)
What does the web address tell you about the validity of the website? *
E- EXAMINE THE CONTENT
Is the information on the web site useful for your topic?
Are additional resources and links provided?  
Do the links on the website work?
Is the site current?  
Do you know when it was last updated?Do you think the information is accurate?
Does the information contradict information you have found elsewhere?
What does the website content tell you about the validity of the website? *
A- ASK ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Is the author’s name provided?
Is there a contact person or an address provided?
Is there biographical information provided about the author?
Does the author seem knowledgeable?  Is he/she an expert in the field?
What kinds of results do you see when you do a search on the author’s name?

What does the author tell you about the validity of the website? *
L- LOOK AT THE LINKS
What links does this site have to outside sources?
What sites link to this site?
What do the links tell you about the validity of the website? *
Should you believe the information on this website? *
Debrief with your partner.  What is one valid piece of information on this topic?
Debrief with your partner.  What is one invalid piece of information on this topic?
How can you use REAL in the future?
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