Research Skills

Use these online resources to help you find, select, and evaluate information.

EVALUATING WEBSITES

The term fake news is often in the media and on the internet. However, perhaps it is more useful to think of 3 categories:

1. misinformation, or “mistakes”;

2. disinformation, or “lies” and “hoaxes”, which are false and spread deliberately to deceive;

3. malinformation, or “gossip”, which may perhaps be correct but is intended to harm.

Grade 4 Activity: Finding reliable resources on the internet

Look through the two websites. Remember to look for the AUTHOR, OBJECTIVITY (does it give correct facts?), VERIFY (can you prove it and check with another website to confirm the facts?) and CURRENCY (check the copyright date and updated information). Choose one of these websites and answer the question in your Research Google Classroom.

Source 1: Dog Island Free Forever

Source 2: Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

Source 3: All about Explorers

Be skeptical of everything you see, hear, or read!

• Satire can include fake news that makes fun of the news.
• Some fake news is not satire, however.
• Some fake news is intentionally misleading.
• Some "real" news is unintentionally misleading.

Problem:

• Incorrect or misleading news
• slips into the social media stream and people usually cannot distinguish the "fake" news from the "real" news.

Solution:

​Always evaluate the author and source. Be skeptical. Check sources for accuracy. Don't forward until you fact-check!

Inquiry cycle - Watch the videos below to help you find useful information on the internet.

Note taking strategies