We started off the year learning more about the technology
that we use almost every day. Recently in class we did a couple activities that
were meant to teach us how to search and use online resources responsibly.
The first activity we did was a Google a Day. A Google a Day
is a website that asks you some questions and you use the website to search to
find the answers. The one thing that I really liked about this websites is the
tips and tricks tab in the top right hand corner. When you click on it, it
brings you to a list of advice that will help you find what you need faster and
more efficient. It was a little bit frustrating because our iPad was working a
little slow so we unable to finish during the class period. I am not sure if
that was a website problem or a poor Wi-Fi connection. From this site, I learned
to not type in a long sentence to search for something but rather to use
keywords. Link to a Google a Day :http://www.agoogleaday.com/
The second activity we did to educate ourselves more was
define a couple of terms. Then, we used the terms to evaluate a website. The terms
we had to define were accuracy, authenticity, and reliability. Accuracy is
having correct information. Authenticity is the quality of being real and
genuine and reliability is a trustworthy source. Once we figured out the definitions
we had to then use them to check to see if the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus was
a good source to use for school. The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, we later
found out, is a fake website about an endangered octopus. There were pictures
and videos on the site that looked really fake. In the end we figured out that
this would not be a valid site to use for school. Link to Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus: http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
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