As Internet pages are found, students will bookmark the sites for later reference. Using Netscape Navigator Gold or similar browser software, students will create and save a bookmark file with folders organizing the data related to their research problem. Concluding the Activity 4. Give each group time to reflect on the quality and value of the material they have collected. Discuss criteria that can be used to evaluate the validity of written material.
Many students think that everything on the Web is fact and is accurately stated.
Some sources are more valid and reliable than others. Help students to recognize this. Assessment Present students with a list of sources of information. Ask them to develop a list of criteria they would use to evaluate the validity of the sources.