DIGITAL LITERACY + RESEARCH

HTTP://TINYURL.COM/RESEARCHCCSS

Serena McKinney– Ed Tech TOSA

IF IT’S ON THE INTERNET, IT HAS TO BE TRUE…

WHY EVALUATE?

"The problem with quotes found on the internet is that they are not always accurate."

- Abraham Lincoln

Slide from Lee Olney, Venado MS- 2013

YAHOO ANSWERS IS LEGIT, RIGHT?

A GREAT STARTING POINT – WIKIPEDIA.COM

SOURCE CREDIBILITY

USE YOUR SITE RESOURCES

CCSS- CONNECTION

Gather relevant information from multiple

print and digital sources, using search terms

effectively; assess the credibility and

accuracy of each source; and quote or

paraphrase the data and conclusions of others

while avoiding plagiarism and following a

standard format for citation. 8th Grade Writing Standard- CCSS

DIGITAL LITERACY - BASIC LESSON OUTLINE *Purpose is to change the conversation and change the lens of the student*

1) Give Digital Literacy Quiz

2) Grade in class and take an informal “level of savviness” poll

3) Review good, okay, poor examples from Website Evaluation Guide

4) Go over Digital Literacy Practice directions, break up into groups and walk the room.

5) Review the practice in class and talk about the WHY as a whole class

6) Move into research right away- timing is everything

POST LESSON AH-HA’S “No, you can’t use that source! It doesn’t have an author.”

“This website has an ad for sunglasses on it, do you think it is the best one to use?”

“I can’t find anything about when this was last updated, so it’s probably not that current, huh?”

RESOURCES OWL Purdue Writing Lab- Evaluating Sources Overview https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/553/01/

Using effective search terms- Google Lesson Planshttp://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/lessons.html

8Th Grade Lesson Plan by Serena McKinney:https://drive.google.com/a/iusd.org/#folders/0B9i6dPbIOKPpaW5XMFlIdkc3Q1U

NoodleTools Tutorial by Serena McKinney:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIvDTKstzY8

Caitlin Tucker- 10th Grade ELA Teacher- Digital Credibility GoogleFormhttp://catlintucker.com/2013/06/common-core-evaluating-research-credibility/