Pew Research: News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2016
FACTITIOUS
A Google a Day Challenges
YOUR MULTISTEP SEARCH PROBLEMS
FACTITIOUS
A Google a Day Challenges
YOUR MULTISTEP SEARCH PROBLEMS
The CRAAP Test
Currency: The timelineness of the information.
Currency: The timelineness of the information.
- When was the information published or posted?
- Has the information been revised or updated?
- Does your topic require current information, or will older sources work as well?
- Are the links functional?
- Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question?
- Who is the intended audience?
- Is the information at an appropriate level (i.e. not too elementary or advanced for your needs)?
- Have you looked at a variety of sources before determining this is the one you will use?
- Would you be comfortable citing this source in your research paper?
- Who is the author / publisher / source / sponsor?
- What are the author's credentials or organizational affiliations?
- Is the author qualified to write on the topic?
- Is there contact information, such as a publisher or email address?
- Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source (examples: .com .edu .gov .org .net)?
- Where does the information come from?
- Is the information supported by evidence?
- Has the information been reviewed or refereed?
- Can you verify any of the information in another source or from personal knowledge?
- Does the language or tone seem unbiased and free of emotion?
- Are there spelling, grammar or typographical errors?
- What is the purpose of the information? Is it to inform, teach, sell, entertain or persuade?
- Do the authors / sponsors make their intentions or purpose clear?
- Is the information fact, opinion or propaganda?
- Does the point of view appear objective and impartial?
- Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional or personal biases?
YOUR CHALLENGE:
Locate information about one of the following environmental challenges and apply the CRAAP Test to your findings.
1. The Global Sand Shortage
2. When Hagfish Attack!
3. Polar Bear Population On the Rise
Locate information about one of the following environmental challenges and apply the CRAAP Test to your findings.
1. The Global Sand Shortage
2. When Hagfish Attack!
3. Polar Bear Population On the Rise
TWO PINOCCHIO AND AN ABE LINCOLN
- Find two news stories or websites that are at least some what plausible but are false.
- Locate one news story or website that seems unlikely but is factual.
- Create a Google Document or Slides presentation that contains the three stories.
- Share your one link with the group.
- BONUS POINTS if the three stories are related or focused on one topic.
DATA SOURCES
USA Facts
100+ Data Sources for Your Next Infographic
GapMinder
Google Trends
33 Places to Find Authentic Data from Byrdseed.com
USA Facts
100+ Data Sources for Your Next Infographic
GapMinder
Google Trends
33 Places to Find Authentic Data from Byrdseed.com
YOUR CHALLENGE
Create 2 charts or graphs with data that you have located in one of the sources. One chart should accurately represent the information. The other chart should inaccurately represent the information.
POST A LINK TO YOUR CREATIONS HERE
Create 2 charts or graphs with data that you have located in one of the sources. One chart should accurately represent the information. The other chart should inaccurately represent the information.
POST A LINK TO YOUR CREATIONS HERE
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