Part A: Watch “Investigate the Source with Jane Lytvynenko” video to learn why we should investigate sources online. How does the internet make it more challenging to identify who produced a piece of content? 2. What two questions should we be asking when we see information online? Part B: Watch “Skill: Just Add Wikipedia” to learn a quick way to investigate a source’s reliability. 3. What is Wikipedia useful for? 4. Describe the technique used for looking up Wikipedia entries. 5. What two questions should we ask when reviewing an entry about a source on Wikipedia? Part C: Watch “Skill: Advanced Wikipedia — Bias & Agenda” and respond to the questions below. 6. Why is it more important to evaluate the source’s “agenda” rather than its “bias”? 7. How should we evaluate information from sources that aim to influence or persuade? 8. What should we do if we are unsure about the quality of a source?
Today's Activity
Part A: Watch “Investigate the Source with Jane Lytvynenko” video to learn why we should investigate sources online.
- How does the internet make it more challenging to identify who produced a piece of content?
2. What two questions should we be asking when we see information online?
Part B: Watch “Skill: Just Add Wikipedia” to learn a quick way to investigate a source’s reliability.
3. What is Wikipedia useful for?
4. Describe the technique used for looking up Wikipedia entries.
5. What two questions should we ask when reviewing an entry about a source on Wikipedia?
Part C: Watch “Skill: Advanced Wikipedia — Bias & Agenda” and respond to the questions below.
6. Why is it more important to evaluate the source’s “agenda” rather than its “bias”?
7. How should we evaluate information from sources that aim to influence or persuade?
8. What should we do if we are unsure about the quality of a source?
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