Please supervise your students carefully. A WEB SITE 1. Students then share their answers. Then, discuss why it may be easier to publish false or slanted information on the Internet than in newspapers or on television. The first four paragraphs of the article describe some misleading information on the Web.
People have to be their own editors and take that upon themselves.
Once you begin doing that, the habits become second nature. Students divide into pairs and select a computer as their workstation for this class and the next class. Allow each pair of students to select a Web site from the list of credible Web sites that you have prepared. Students should include what valuable information is provided on the Web site and offer their opinions as to whether or not they feel that the Web site is objective and credible. Discuss what makes a Web site appear to be credible and what would cause them to discredit information provided on a Web site.