Encourage students when online to ask: “Can we trust this information?” Introduce a checklist to help them evaluate information.
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10-question quiz
Understand the importance of evaluating information.
List criteria for evaluating information.
Recognise text which presents an opinion or is aimed at selling something.
Apply evaluation criteria to information found through the Internet.
Search for historic information on a local area.
Use language related to time and identify periods on a timeline.
Develop ways to be more discerning about information and adopt evaluation criteria.
Examine information presented in the media and distinguish between fact and fiction.
Evaluate Information is one of six Lessons Plans from the Evaluate strand of CLISTE.
Evaluate teaches students how to assess online information and increase awareness of media messages and online advertising.
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