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A lesson plan instills the importance of locating reliable sources. Scholars are challenged to locate digital sources, analyze their reliability, search for any bias, and identify frequently found problems that make a source unusable.
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Instructional Ideas
- Preview the three websites prior to assigning them to confirm their level of appropriateness for your population
- Turn on a Safe Search or visit a preapproved stock-photo website to keep class members from seeing things they shouldn't
- Post reflection questions on a blog—direct learners to answer each question and reply to at least one peer
- If applicable, coordinate the lesson with the school technology teacher—team teach and build on each other's current curriculum to address digital literacy
Classroom Considerations
- The lesson requires copies and each participant to have access to a digital learning device with internet
Pros
- Two links direct pupils to helpful videos
- Encourages pupils to be positive digital citizens and make smart choices
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- None