1. Ohio Academic Content Standard(s): Standard 5: Technology and Information Literacy.
2. Benchmark(s): Benchmark A: Evaluate the accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, coverage and relevance ofinformation and data sources.
3. Indicator(s): 4. Investigate the authority of an online information source to determine the author's qualification to be an expert about a topic (e.g., famous scientist versus a sixth-grader's Web site; well-known organization versus a personal Web site).
4. What will your students know and be able to do at the end of this lesson? Students will have the tools to be able to evaluate a Web site to see if it is a reliable source. They will then use these learned skills to find a valid website to write a one page research report.
Critically Evaluating Online Sources
Interactive Lesson Plan
Teacher Miss Jones Subject Language Arts Grade 6
-Learning Goals
1. Ohio Academic Content Standard(s): Standard 5: Technology and Information Literacy.
2. Benchmark(s): Benchmark A: Evaluate the accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, coverage and relevance ofinformation and data sources.
3. Indicator(s): 4. Investigate the authority of an online information source to determine the author's qualification to be an expert about a topic (e.g., famous scientist versus a sixth-grader's Web site; well-known organization versus a personal Web site).
4. What will your students know and be able to do at the end of this lesson?
Students will have the tools to be able to evaluate a Web site to see if it is a reliable source. They will then use these learned skills to find a valid website to write a one page research report.
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